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PHILOSOPHY

The Camino is the ultimate metaphor for life; the well-trodden path is your guide, to an inner journey of recognizing your true destiny. The process of life which unfolds as you walk the Camino, or Way is where you will find yourself. The Camino will unveil your past, your future, and your connect to humanity. Buen Camino!

THE SHELL

The scallop shell, often found on the shores in Galicia, has long been the symbol of the Camino de Santiago. Over the centuries the scallop shell has taken on mythical, metaphorical and practical meanings, even if its relevance may actually derive from the desire of pilgrims to identify with other sojourners.

MY CAMINO

I have traveled extensively by myself, both domestically and internationally, since I was 15 years old. I do my research, learn what I need to know to be safe and then, I go. I'm not the most energetic tourist there is; I go see what I want to see, but also enjoy just having quiet time in a foreign setting.

THE WAY

THE LEGEND

Legend holds that St. James' remains were carried by boat from Jerusalem to northern Spain where he was buried on the site of what is now the city of Santiago de Compostela.

 

Whenever St. James’ Day (25 July) falls on a Sunday, the cathedral declares a Holy or Jubilee Year.

THE ROUTE

The Way of St. James, also known by its name in Spanish: El Camino de Santiago, is the name of the pilgrimage routes.

 

The  Camino Francés or in English, French route is traveled by foot, bicycle, and a few travel as some of their medieval counterparts did, on horseback or by donkey.

THE CATHEDRAL

Pilgrims walk the Camino for their own reasons; to seek penance, enlightenment, and still others for a sense of adventure.

 

Yet all journey toward the Cathedral in Santiago. Most pilgrims choose to carry a scallop shell with them to symbolize their journey in honor of St. James.

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