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26/Aug/2017

The Government of Galicia is very sorry to hear about the death of Robert Plotz, member of the International Committee of Experts of the Way of Saint James

The German professor was a leading researcher and promoter of the Jacobean route and as a result he was awarded the Medal of Galicia and the Gold Medal of Santiago de Compostela ...

20/Aug/2018

The Xunta (Regional Government) publishes an emergency guide for pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago

The vice president of the Xunta, Alfonso Rueda, and the director of tourism in Galicia, Nava Castro, presented this publication today, available in three languages It is part of...

EMERGENCY GUIDEBOOK

8/Feb/2019

The Xunta and the Institute of Fine Arts sign an agreement to hold a unique international symposium on the Camino in New York in 2020

The signed document includes the proposal to prepare an updated publication in English as a result of this meeting Feijóo advances that the symposium, which will be coordinated...

28/Mar/2017

The Xunta de Galicia signposts the Portuguese Camino from the coast to the Town Hall of Nigrán with 16 official Stone milestones

Vigo, March 28, 2017 The territorial delegate of the Xunta in Vigo, Ignacio López-Chaves, and the Manager of the Xacobeo, Rafael Sánchez Bargiela, together with the Mayor of the...

7/Apr/2017

The Xunta de Galicia signposts the Portuguese Camino from the coast to the Town Hall of Redondela with eight official Stone milestones

Redondela, April 7, 2017 The territorial delegate of the Xunta in Vigo, Ignacio López-Chaves, and the Manager of the Xacobeo, Rafael Sánchez Bargiela, together with the Councilor...

8/Feb/2019

The Xunta de Galicia celebrates the approval of the Decree Law which will regulate the Camino de Santiago in Portugal

In recent years, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has collaborated with the Portuguese Government in the design of this regulation to harmonise it with the management carried...

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