The Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James, is a symbol of faith, history, and personal growth. It began in the 9th century and is one of the oldest Christian pilgrimage paths. It ends at the ...

The Camino de Santiago is a network of ancient pilgrimage routes from all around Europe that lead to the city of Santiago de Compostela, where it is said that the bones of St. James the Apostle are ...

There is perhaps no more iconic trail in all of Europe than Spain’s Camino de Santiago. This centuries-old route was once a religious pilgrimage, and has become a popular adventure thru-hike in modern ...

Erasmus, writing in the early 16th century, provided a scathing critique of the waning, often abusive practice of Christian pilgrimage in his day. Never theless, he wrote: “If any shall do it of their ...

One day, while searching for a destination for a day trip from Beziers, France, I discovered the Abbaye de Sainte-Marie de Fontchaude. It was not far away and was in a small hamlet surrounded by ...

The Camino de Santiago Walking Holiday In the 10th century, relics were discovered that showed James Zebedee a 100 years earlier undertook a great pilgrimage to the apostle Saint James the Great in ...

The Camino de Santiago requires time, stamina, and sacrifice, but ask any pilgrim who’s finished: most of us would return to that road without hesitation. The Camino de Santiago, or Way of Saint James ...

Chico >> When Joe and Terry Matthews faced The Camino for the first time, there was some question if it was the right decision. ‘What ifs’ peppered their conversations. Hikers for many years, the ...

More than a thousand years of history, and tens of thousands of pilgrims For more than a millennium, the Camino de Santiago (the Way of St. James) has attracted pilgrims, many seeking self-reflection ...