The Jacobean holy year is an key event of the Jacobean traditions. Pilgrims await it with impatience and it’s always celebrated in pomp and circumstance!
But why, how? Its meaning, history, rituals, celebration, effect on the Camino…
This post tells you everything about it!
Do you know the “acceptable” ways to get to Santiago and obtain the Compostela? On foot, on horseback, by bike. Well done! đ But what do you know about the more unusual ways to get to Santiago? These days, it’s possible to do your pilgrimage in surprising ways! Some of them were born from the …
Ultreia! Here is a little word from Santiago’s vocabulary, just as strange as it is famous. Exchanged between pilgrims, printed on papers, carved into wood or rocks, you can see/hear it pretty much everywhere along the Ways. Let’s discover a medieval saying that managed to stay young!Â
I discovered this statue in Santa Marta on my 2011 pilgrimage on the Camino SanabrĂ©s (Spain): I liked it at once! Only once back home did I realize it was a pretty famous statue… And for good reason!
As pilgrims, we’re bound to talk a lot about him. He is the star of the Camino! Jacques, Santiago, James, Jakobus and other Giacomo, his name is translated in the many languages that can be heard on the Caminos… But have you ever stop to wonder about who is saint James, the one we call “de Compostela”? As a …
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