Spirituality
Polish pilgrims on the Northern Way
This group of pilgrims is from the town of Bydgoszcz in the north of Poland. The group consists of a priest and his students that are all walking the camino for religious reasons. They talk about their experience walking the Northern Way, starting in Oviedo and finishing up in Santiago de Compostela. Santiago de Compostela »
Korean Experience on the Camino
Proud over “surviving” a tendonitis that made it difficult to walk, this Korean pilgrim tells us his motives that made him walk the Camino and the things he has learn from this experience. Our pilgrim is in Santiago de Compostela and he has only one thing left to do: Try the “Pulpo a la... »
Working for the integration of disabled people
A group of people with physical, psychological and sensory disabilities has travelled the last 30km of the Camino on special modified bikes. The objective: attract more attention to the needs of people with disabilities. They also underline the importance of removing obstacles that prohibit disabled people the ability to enjoy the tourist areas just... »
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... »
A Lutheran priest on the Camino
Gösta Tingström is a Lutheran priest from Sweden that has walked the Camino to Santiago to test himself as a person and as a priest. According to Gösta the camino is also a test of himself as a preacher and a fountain of inspiration that he will share in his parish back home. »
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... »
Love and faith on the Camino
On the way out of Alto de Poio we meet two pilgrims from Alicante. This is their 2nd pilgrimage along the Camino Frances. They talk about the brotherhood they feel with other pilgrims and the rich intercultural exchange that happens along the way to Santiago. »
Walking with a handicap and Technology
The blind singer and sportsman Serafín Zubiri is the first to try out the new gadgets that the project “The satellite Caminos” (El Camino de los Satelites) is trying out. This is a project though up by the Asociación Gallega de Empresas TIC (AGESTIC) and the Fundación Tecnología Social (FTS) with the support of... »
What are your motivations for doing the Camino?
We would like to know your motivation for doing the camino de Santiago. We would like to know the reasons for why someone picks up a backpack and uses their vacation time walking large distances and end up in an uncomfortable albergues. The Pilgrims Office in Santiago reports that the most important reason people walk... »
A heavenly Camino from Rome to Santiago
A new route will connect the two cities of Rome and Santiago de Compostela. Both cities important catholic pilgrim destinations. Obra Romana de Peregrinaciones (ORP), the Vatican travel agent, and the Caminos de Europa Network are promoting this new direct flight that will be operated by Mistral Air. Even the administrator of ORP, father Cesare... »
