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28-01-20212020: a different year in the Camino de Santiago
We take stock of this 2020, a year in which the Camino was empty for months, albergues and other accommodation were forced to close their doors and the number of pilgrims who made it to Santiago and picked up their Compostela barely reached 50.000.
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The chestnut tree of Ramil, the tree of the Camino de Santiago
It’s been on the Camino de Santiago for over 800 years. Its impressive structure appears to be a weather map. And no pilgrim goes back home without taking a picture with it. Today we share the history of Triacastela and the chestnut tree of Ramil, thanks to a man that knows it better than anyone else: Santiago Soria, a resident of the village of Ramil and a true lover of the Jacobean Route.
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Culture & Traditions of the Camino
05-11-2020Game of the Goose: symbolic map of the Camino
The Order of the Templars could have invented this game which is actually an encrypted guide of the Camino Francés through 63 squares that represent a round trip to Santiago.
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Camino de Santiago and Covid-19
22-10-2020Walking the Camino de Santiago during Covid-19
Less pilgrims, closed albergues but the same urge to go back to the Camino. Isabel and Jesús tell us about their experience on the Camino Francés in a year marked by coronavirus.
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Xacobeo 2021
15-10-2020The Holy Door of Santiago
The Holy Door is the most exclusive access to the Cathedral of Santiago and will be open this upcoming year, when we celebrate the Xacobeo 2021. Learn more about the Holy Door in this article!
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The Holy Door of Santiago
History of the Camino
06-10-2020The Camino de Santiago without pilgrims
The global Covid-19 crisis has caused a 75% drop in the number of pilgrims since July 1st. The pilgrim profile this summer has been male, Spanish and walking the Camino Francés on foot.
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The Camino de Santiago without pilgrims
Camino de Santiago and Covid-19
10-06-2020The Camino de Santiago “reopens” on July 1st
Santiago Cathedral, Pilgrim's Office and public and private hostels resume their activity from July 1st, facilitating the return of pilgrims to the Jacobean Routes, taking extreme health and safety measures against Covid-19.
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The Camino de Santiago “reopens” on July 1st
Camino de Santiago and Covid-19
11-05-2020Security in the hostels of the Camino de Santiago after Covid-19
The accommodations of the Jacobean Routes are working to become a "safe hostel". Here is a guide prepared by the Institute for Spanish Tourism Quality with measures for the prevention and reduction of infection by coronavirus in Spanish hostels.
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