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23/Oct/2017

The Jacobean Council takes steps to have Xacobeo 2021 declared an event of exceptional public interest

The Jacobean Council Executive Committee met today in the Galician capital to move forward on agreements and initiatives jointly coordinated by the central government and the...

7/Dec/2016

The Interpretation Center of the North Route is closer to pilgrims thanks to its new location

The Director of Tourism of Galicia, Nava Castro, the Xacobeo Manager, Rafael Sánchez, the Galician government’s territorial delegate in Lugo, José Manuel Balseiro, and the mayor of...

21/Apr/2010 0

The Camino in 24 hours

The camino de Santiago always brings along challenges, personal and in a group. A group of 30 bicyclists from the Basque country has set their goals on Santiago de Compostela. ...

9/May/2019

The Way of Saint James, present in the Carlos V European Prize awarded by His Majesty King Felipe VI to European Cultural Routes

The award of the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation was received by the Secretary General of the European Council, Thorbjørn Jagland The commissioner of...

12/Oct/2018

The Camino de Santiago reinforces its presence in the United States with a new exhibition in Boston and at the Cervantes Institute in Chicago

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, with sponsorship from the Post Office, is organising the exhibition 'The way to Santiago. A contemporary experience of pilgrimage' which is...

22/Nov/2017

In Brussels, the Way of St. James receives recognition for its important contribution to the image of Europe in the world

The head of Xacobeo, Rafael Sánchez, this afternoon collected the Aquí Europa-Vocento Award for the most outstanding cultural initiative in a ceremony presided over by Antonio...

31/Dec/2016

The Camino de Santiago closes a historical year with more than 278,000 pilgrims

2016 was a historical year for the Camino de Santiago as a total of 278,041 pilgrims collected their Compostelas. This supposed surpassing for the first time the figure of the...

18/Jan/2017

The Way of St. James becomes one of the key attractions at Fitur, following a record-setting year for the pilgrimage route

• On the first day of the event, Galicia’s most universal symbol provided a letter of introduction for the autonomous community of Galicia and a distinctive feature setting it apart...