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Do they then have to walk in from their final port (Muxia/Coruña)?
Please tell me that article was published on April 1st.
However, I, too, wondered whether the article was published on 1 April.
A Coruña is a port of call for cruise ships by the way !More like small yachts etc which can fit in the marinas, but I am sure that some-one will 'try it on'. However it seems a good way to encourage sailing pilgrims. Do they then have to walk in from their final port (Muxia/Coruña)? which though under the 100kms walking distance will qualify by the 150 nautical miles sailed on a sometimes difficult and challenging coast
Thanks Tia, will keep this infoCork to Roscoff, Roscoff to Plymouth, Plymouth to Santander - all on Brittany Ferries. Leave Cork on Friday and eventually arrive in Santander on Monday. It took us ages to see where the Pont Aven went between reaching Plymouth on Thursday and then sailing out again on Sunday.
I have a friend who, in her sailing days, would have loved the journey along the coast of Spain and to Santiago. She has driven to Santiago, but no longer sails and sold her yacht.
You could also go St James's Gate, Dublin to Rosslare to Fishguard, Fishguard to Plymouth and Plymouth to Santander.Thanks Tia, will keep this info
It says under this link that seafaring pilgrims have to walk the Ruta del Mar from Pontecesures-Padrón to the Cathedral in Santiago to obtain the maritime Compostela.
So this option of a maritime pilgrimage route may not be so brand new after all.
As the named ports are along the north coast I assume that maritime pilgrims will be accepted walking the short arm of the Inglés (from A Coruña) which does not meet the requirements for walking pilgrims. Other ports may not be on the Camino and therefore unsigned, thinking of Viveiro, although there is a road to Santiago and it was an old way for pilgrims. It will be interesting to see how many sailing pilgrims are recorded, where they sail from and where they land to complete their pilgrimage on foot.The ports are integrated North Sea and Marina Yates Gijon, in Asturias; those of Hondarribia, Donostia, Orio, Getaria, Deba, Mutriku and Bermeo in the Basque Country; Marina Santander in Cantabria and Corunna Marina Seca, Vivero, Muros, Galicia Pobra and Muxía. All of them were represented in Dusseldorf, earlier this year, where they planned the initiative and the request to the Galician Archdiocese.
In the news clip, they show a map which seems to indicate that one has to cover the distance from Noia to Santiago.
Did it always have this text: The Compostela is granted to those who did "al menos los 100 últimos kilómetros a pie o a caballo, los 200 últimos kilómetros en bicicleta o 100 millas y terminando los últimos kilómetros a pie?"
This is a joke, right? (The link was broken...)Mickey Plans to be a Pilgrim
by John Swift
(Anaheim, CA) According to internal sources in the Disney Corporation, Walt Disney Cruise Line and Theme Parks and the provincial government of Galicia, Spain, are weeks away from finalizing a joint venture agreement to build a destination theme park in A Coruña, Spain, celebrating the millennia-old pilgrimage routes to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, the reported burial place of one of the apostles of Jesus Christ. With an estimated 5 million visitors per year and a total complex of nine square miles, Camino Disney is a mere fraction of its larger theme park siblings, but it is expected to provide a major tourism boost to the ailing Spanish economy. Disney Pilgrims can depart on a Disney Cruise Line (referred to internally as the “Camino Cruz”) from a not yet available list of major European ports and stay in the 10,000 person Camino Disney Resort on the theme park grounds. Hardy, adventurous types have the further option of a guided walking pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, fully supported with baggage service, catering, massage therapists, and foot care. Both on the cruise and at the resort, pilgrims can buy high-tech, ultralight backpacking equipment, all with Disney-themed branding. All of this is made possible by a recent decision to recognize pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela made by sailing. Disney Corporation is alleged to have been a quiet supporter of the passage of this measure as a condition for their investments in Galicia.
“Uncle Walt was the son of a Congregationalist deacon and a man deeply committed to prayer. Not many know this, but we think he would have approved wholeheartedly of blending the magic of Disney, opportunities for family adventure, and the Christian faith,” said a source within the Disney public relations department on the condition of anonymity. “Can you imagine the fun of a Disney Camino when walking with Disney princesses?! We’re collaborating with the Spanish government and the Catholic Church to make the world a better place. For instance, a long-controversial statue of St. James Matamoros is being removed, and in its place will be a statue of Mickey Mouse as a medieval pilgrim. How wonderful is that!”
“We’re good partners, and we want to help revitalize this ancient tradition,” said Alan Abel, Disney’s Director of Community Relations. To that end, Disney is investing in many renovations throughout the Camino de Santiago infrastructure while introducing the subtle influence of Disney motifs. For instance, the famed, silver, Botofumiero incense burner that swings the entire width of the Santiago Cathedral is in need of refinishing, and Disney is paying handsomely to engrave subtle images of the dragon from Sleeping Beauty into it. In another part of the Camino, the aging cast iron silhouettes of medieval pilgrims fighting their way against a stiff wind will be replaced with a similar outline of Disney characters in the wind.
Not everyone is convinced that this will be a good thing. FICS, the Fraternidad Internacional del Camino de Santiago, has privately expressed grave concerns regarding the over-commercialization of the Camino de Santiago and the impact that excessive numbers of pilgrims have on resources and infrastructure. Given Disney’s five year projections of quadrupling the number of pilgrims from roughly a quarter million to over a million, such growth will come at a price, but one that Disney is apparently willing to pay provided the Galician government and the Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela remain cooperative. Evidently, it's a small world after all.
I was shocked too. Not sure what's wrong with the link.This is a joke, right? (The link was broken...)
I'm not normally gullible, but perhaps am getting a wee bit cynical. I can imagine this actually happening...
The website mentions the Compostela, but as the requirements for a Compostela have not changed on the Cathedral website
Reading the itinerary it looks as though the sailing distance is the qualifying distance and the walking distance is nominal.
It smells like an April Fools joke.I was shocked too. Not sure what's wrong with the link.
Yes, you're right, sorry - I missed that addition. Well, it still sounds like this could be more of a "special event" kind of thing, but it will be interesting to hear if it remains and individual sailors start receiving a compostela, who have not taken part in one of these group events. In theory they should be, based on this - although it seems odd that the text only specifies "los ultimos" rather than a specific number of final kilometres to have been walked in addition to the distance sailed. In the advertised event they will be walking only the final 10km, but the text in the credential doesn't specify even that.Have a look at the credencial ("Official Camino Passport") that you can order through this very forum https://www.santiagodecompostela.me...passport-from-the-pilgrims-office-in-santiago - see the text half way down the second page inside - there you have your 100 km, your 200 km and your 100 nautical miles. I suppose plenty of people already have a credencial with this text, no?
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