Mark Francis Auchincloss
The Auk
- Time of past OR future Camino
- From Braga to Santiago.
I just wanted to share some info for those who want to start their Camino in Barcelona. See http://empresa.gencat.cat/web/.content/20_-_turisme/publicacions/documents/arxius/doc_13378668_1.pdf
There's a variation in the Camino for those who don't want to start at beginning at Port de la Selva. There's two caminos that take you out of the centre of Barcelona ( Plaça Sant Jaume) and the camino is well marked as it takes you to Montserrat. I prefer to take the metro to Mundet (L3) and pick up the yellow arrows near there. It's a short, but beautiful walk from there over the mountain to the Monastery at San Cugat and onwards and eventually upwards to the stunning Monastery at Montserrat. You can do either camino routes in this in 2 or 3 stages.
Pilgrims can also take the English speaking Mass each Sunday at
Parroquia de Maria Reina.
Avinguda d’Esplugues, 103, Barcelona
See website http://www.englishmassbarcelona.com/
I was at the special celebration there on the Day of Santiago and was amazed by the kindness and treatment I received from all there but especially Father John, an american proud of his local parish and who does an excellent mass.
There's a variation in the Camino for those who don't want to start at beginning at Port de la Selva. There's two caminos that take you out of the centre of Barcelona ( Plaça Sant Jaume) and the camino is well marked as it takes you to Montserrat. I prefer to take the metro to Mundet (L3) and pick up the yellow arrows near there. It's a short, but beautiful walk from there over the mountain to the Monastery at San Cugat and onwards and eventually upwards to the stunning Monastery at Montserrat. You can do either camino routes in this in 2 or 3 stages.
Pilgrims can also take the English speaking Mass each Sunday at
Parroquia de Maria Reina.
Avinguda d’Esplugues, 103, Barcelona
See website http://www.englishmassbarcelona.com/
I was at the special celebration there on the Day of Santiago and was amazed by the kindness and treatment I received from all there but especially Father John, an american proud of his local parish and who does an excellent mass.