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21/Nov/2018

The Chair of the Camino de Santiago grants its research award to an unpublished work on pilgrimage in Italy

It delves into one of the lesser-known chapters of the route, along secondary roads, to the sanctuary of San Miguel which possess an outstanding presence of chapels dedicated to...

15/Nov/2018

Galicia shares in Bulgaria the opportunity that the sustainable growth of the Camino de Santiago represents towards Xacobeo 21

The representative of the Department of Culture and Tourism presented in a round table the work carried out to improve its governance and management, with tools such as the study...

14/Nov/2018

Galicia strengthens ties with France to reinforce the country's historical role in the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela

The Galician Autonomous Community was invited for the first time to the Assembly of the French Federation of Associations of Friends of the Camino de Santiago, where the...

13/Nov/2018

The Organising Committee of Xacobeo 2021 agrees on the definition of the strategic lines and objectives for the next Holy Year

The Head of the Department of Culture and Tourism today chaired the meeting of the Executive Committee which reported on the latest decisions adopted within the Jacobean Council ...

29/Oct/2018

Culture and Tourism will allocate almost 30 million euros in 2019 to begin with the launch of Xacobeo

The Head of the Department Roman Rodriguez explains that, in addition to the specific line item of 7.4 million, it is necessary to add another 12 for conservation, maintenance or...

17/Oct/2018

The Chair of the Camino de Santiago and Pilgrimages spearheads two new research projects with their first fellows

An academic initiative promoted by the Department of Culture and Tourism, the University of Santiago de Compostela and the Cathedral takes stock of its activities This year a...

15/Oct/2018

Galicia welcomes its 300,000th pilgrim with predictions to close 2018 with a new record above 320,000

This increase in the number of pilgrims, arriving from 172 countries and on more and more pilgrimage routes, shows that "Galicia gusta" and that everyone's work has made the...

13/Oct/2018

The Xunta stresses the importance of the new International Federation of Associations of the Portuguese Camino de Santiago

Tui (Pontevedra), 13 October 2018 The Xunta de Galicia highlighted the importance of the new Federación Internacional de Asociaciones del Camino Portugués de Santiago...