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The Association of Friends of the Camino de Sevilla / Vía de la Plata has announced that 1600 walkers have reached Santiago on this route during this year. Their share of all pilgrims is still low (1,4%) but it doubles from year to year, as it says in the Voz de Galicia...
For all of you getting close to Ponferrada or those who have a chance to go there this might be interesting.
Today's Correo Gallego talks about an exhibition of 300 objects of various centuries beeing displayed in the basílica de la Encina and in St. Andrew's church (iglesia de San Andrés). Juan...
On my visit to the cathedral last week I noticed that the Statue of Santiago Matamoros made by José Gambino, which is located in a niche close to the chapel of St. Catherine in the left transept, is halfway covered by flowers.
The result is that the beaten Moors at the lower part of the statue...
The number of passengers to and from Santiago's airport (Lavacolla) has grown to an extent that makes extending the airport necessary. Seems like the nine-hole golf course must make way for the new landing strip.
So where will golf players be swinging their clubs in the future? Right. An old...
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