Pilgrims who are walking their camino in Galicia in summer time will be surprised at how many festivals are being held here. Joining these festivals is a great way of knowing local culture and living the Camino more deeply. The region of Galicia loves its festivals, the perfect blend of pagan and religious traditions. It […]
Is the Camino Primitivo a good alternative to other caminos? The Camino Primitivo is the original pilgrim to Santiago, which starts only at about 300km from Santiago de Compostela. The Camino Primitivo is perfect for those wishing a more challenging alternative to the popular Camino Frances. A journey through quiet unspoilt landscapes and charming medieval […]
The Ascension Festival was celebrated from the 24th to the 28th of May this year since it is usually a variable date corresponding to the sixth Thursday after Easter Sunday. The Ascension Festival, the city’s second-most important after the Apostle Santiago Festival. This festival, which lasts for a week approximately, is one of the city’s […]
As we have already written on last week´s post, there are plenty of wild medicine plants on the Camino de Santiago. So here we can watch some more: Bay leaves You can find bay leaves along all Caminos, Camino Francés, Camino Portugués, Camino Primitivo and so on. Bay laurel is an evergreen tree or shrub […]
There are lots of wild plants on the Camino Francés, Camino Portugués, Camino Primitivo and the others caminos to Santiago de Compostela. They can be picked up from the camino ditches and roadsides and they were used by former pilgrims who knew their properties. Now if you are a pilgrim, you can also know these […]
Saint James´wort (Jacobaea Vulgaris or Jacobaea Secenio), also known as herba de Santiago in Spain, is one of the wild plants whose properties have been used for centuries by pilgrims to try to heal the possible ailments of the walkers. It’s found widely distributed throughout all the Caminos de Santiago, growing along roadsides and in […]
Maybe you are walking the Camino de Santiago on 9th April this year and you see local people wearing their best clothes on Sunday and having a palm or an olive branch. That´s because it is Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter, and marks the beginning of Holy Week, the week of […]
In this first edition there will be up to 10 teams of 10 participants that will go through 785 kilometers that separate Roncesvalles from Santiago. That will be done in six stages that are ending in the following towns: Logroño, Burgos, León, Ponferrada, Sarria and Santiago. Sponsored by COE (Spanish Olympic Committee), the relay race […]
Many people walk the Camino de Santiago for different reasons: faith, culture, sport, hobby, a way of getting rid of your daily routine … but the truth is that something as simple as picking up your backpack and leaving for a few days to get away from the world, can help you to forget about […]
We have been posting several towns and villages lately and I have just realized that many of them were places where old pilgrims stopped to relax or cure their wounds. Long ago, the Romans knew about the curative properties of Spain’s thermal springs. Many of these are in the north of the country, at […]