Culture
The Camino travels to Japan
The camino is traveling to Japan. The photographer from Vigo Luis Ocaña is planning an exposition in the Spanish embassy in Tokyo. The exposition will contain forty still photos in black and white of some of the most beautiful corners on the Camino, all the way from Fisterra to the Tambre river to the... »
The most popular songs by Malvela
Malvela is a group of women from various generations interested in saving the traditional songs, so that they do not get forgotten and lost. They are from Sanguiñeda, in Mos (province of Pontevedra) along the Camino Portuguese. Their work on saving these old songs is worth a special tribute. »
A Xacobeo with austerity and Plurality
Xacobeo 2010 is governed by the principals of quality, universality, modernity, legacy, sustainability accessibility and solidarity. These are principles that are the basis for the program that will be carried out for the next year. For the presentation of Xacobeo 2010, a symbolic data was cosen: the 20th day of the 10th month, that plays... »
Do you know the legends of the Camino?
Wagner in his work “Parsifal” situates the Holy Grail in the place where a miracle is produced on the Camino de Santiago. To be more concrete, in a hermitage in this location. Do you know were this is? This is the first question in the online question and answer game about the legends of... »
A digital newspaper about the Camino
A digital newspaper dedicated on the Camino de Santiago has just been born: www.noticiascamino.com . This new newspaper has been started by the Asociación de Periodistas y Estudiosos del Camino de Santiago (APECSA) and is the main Project that this association will be working on towards 2010. This newspaper will be operational during the holy... »
Five monuments on the Camino in Galicia
The village of O Cebreiro, the Monastery in Samos, the church in Vilar de Donas in Palas de Rei, the church of Santa María de Leboreir in Melide and the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela. These are the monuments that Galicia brings to the program “Hitos del Camino”. The first three are located in... »
Links between Galicia and Japan
There is something similar to the Camino de Santiago in Japan. In the remote Japanese province Wakayama there is a pilgrimage route of Kumano. This path merges religion, culture, art and tradition. This walk has been a World Heritage site since 2004. For the last 10 years the Camino de Santiago and this Japanese... »
Festival dos Abrazos
We are participating in the “Festival de los Abrazos” (the festival of hugs) in Santiago de Compostela that took place in August (Organized by the “Concellería de Cultura” in the local government of Santiago de Compostela). We walk the streets of Santiago enjoying the various performances. The festival has performers from the world’s five... »
The Camino and the return of the Sheens to Galicia
The Sheen family, one of the most famous in Hollywood, is returning to their roots, Galica. At the end of this month they start the making of the film “The Way”. They start on the first stage of the Camino Frances in the location of Saint Jean Pied de Port (MAP). The film is... »
A Camino of light in Gran Vía in Madrid
The Gran Vía in Madrid is also a part of the Camino de Santiago. Thousands of people walked in the heart of Madrid along the Camino of light that Xacobeo had designed for the event “La Noche en Blanco” (The night in white). Without any doubt it was one of the most spectacular events... »
