Información útil sobre el Camino y Santiago de Compostela

The Iron Cross

Publicado en The Camino.

The Iron Cross is a mound of stones, the most famous of which are found along the Way and are known in the world of pilgrimages as "humilladeros". On this mound is erected a wooden pole, of approximately 5 metres in height, that is ‘crowned’ by an iron cross. The current post is not the original, but a copy. The original post and cross have been transferred to the nearby Museum of the Paths of Astorga, where the pilgrims can visit them and learn the history of this mythical point of the Way.

THE WINTER WAY: THE LAND AND THE STAGES

Publicado en The Camino.

The Winter Way is a variant of the French route between Santiago and El Bierzo. Thus you can see it as part of a longer road which started from your pilgrimage in Navarra and Aragon, a journey of 800km. Another option for those with less time available is to walk it as one single route from Ponferrada, about 210km. Finally, for those of you whose first experience this is and want the Compostela, they need only walk 100 km, starting from Chantada.

WHAT IS THE WINTER WAY?

Publicado en The Camino.

The so-called Winter Way is an alternative to the southern French Way which extends from Ponferrada to Santiago de Compostela . In the past, it owed its success as an alternative route to the fact that during the severe winter months it was a good deal easier to travel this way, rather than passing through the mountainous regions of Leon and Lugo. This alternative route was therefore busiest during the winter period, when weather conditions made access to O Cebreiro difficult for pilgrims.

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The credential for the Camino Finisterre - Muxia

Publicado en The Camino.

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There are many questions and doubts that you ask us about obtaining this credential. The staff of the Office of the Pilgrim, always so diligent, makes it clear that they have no such credentials as the Camino de Santiago in Santiago just exactly, but we have two options if you want to continue to Finisterre or Muxia.

The first is that if we still have space sealing the credential that bring the French Way, Portuguese etc.; and the second is that this credential can ask the Tourist Office in Santiago, where if available, or in one of the hostels to reach Negreira.

So you can get on top of La Compostela, La Fisterrana o muxiana, which demonstrate that you have reached the end of the world.

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ESTELLA - LIZARRA

Publicado en The Camino Villages.

ESTELLA / LIZARRA was repopulated and created as a settlement around 1090, by King Sancho Ramírez de Navarra and Aragón. There, merchants, nobles and clerics settled , whose existence was based on attending to the needs and to taking care of the pilgrims who arrived from all over Europe. Its connection with the Way of Santiago is evident in Codex Calixtino, that describes the town as being : "Fertile in good bread and excellent wine, as well as meat and fish, and supplied with all types of goods".

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Joyas del Camino

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Joyas del Camino y Compostela

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