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26/Jul/2017

Nava Castro congratulates the International Committee of Experts on the Way of St. James for its work over the past 25 years

The Turismo director closed today’s working meeting of this team of nine specialists from throughout Europe, which advises the Xunta on issues around the pilgrimage route The...

24/Jul/2017

Smart Camino digital initiatives secure growing interest among pilgrims in the first half of the year

The free website and app for planning and following the Way of St. James are gaining users, with excellent loyalty levels and a very high average visit duration Santiago de...

24/Jul/2017

Turismo de Galicia provides close to 46,000 euros to the French Route Municipal Association to improve signage for local tourism resources

Regional Representative José Manuel Balseiro explained that a lighted totem sign will be installed in each municipality, enabling pilgrims to obtain the information they need for...

21/Jul/2017

The Turismo director highlights the parallels between the Way of St. James and Shikoku pilgrimage routes that emerge in a new exhibition

Today, Nava Castro opened the show on this Japanese route organized by the Shikoku Trail World Heritage Committee Until 24 September, the Museum of Pilgrimage and St. James will...

20/Jul/2017

Feijóo announces the creation of the Xacobeo 2021 Organizing Committee with the goal of making this the best Holy Year in our history

The Xunta is tackling the organization of Xacobeo 2021 with the hope that it will set the tone for the decade in the community and provide a stimulus which will help consolidate...

20/Jul/2017

Nava Castro celebrates the increasingly closer ties linking Galicia and Japan through the Way of St. James and Shikoku pilgrimage routes

The Turismo director welcomed a delegation from the World Heritage Committee for Japan’s Shikoku Trail with an official reception held today The two pilgrimage routes have been...

13/Jul/2017

The Director of Galicia Tourism presents the new signage project to the mayors of the Fisterra and Muxia Way

The improvement works to the only route that does not end in Santiago de Compostela follow the model already implemented along other routes and will begin at the start of autumn ...

8/Jul/2017

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