I asked the tourist office for information about the statue of the pilgrim at the entrance to Carrión de los Condes. Here is their reply. auto-translated: "The Monument to the Pilgrims" is a sculpture that was made by Carlos Díez Galán in 2005. That same year it was placed in the Plaza de Piña Merino in the town of Carrión de los Condes.It is located in that place to receive the pilgrims who arrive on the Camino de Santiago from Villalcázar de Sirga, welcoming visitors right where one of the entrances to the old walled city of Carrión was located.The sculpture is made of bronze, it represents a pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago and he appears dressed in a cape and hat and with the Jacobean attributes; the shell and the stick with the pumpkin.There is also a snail that you have to look for, and finding it brings good luck and good weather for the journey. The snail symbolizes the power to carry the house on you, you only possess what you carry yourself, and in turn you can slowly enjoy the Camino.
So I'll be looking for that snail on my next camino.
So I'll be looking for that snail on my next camino.
