El Camino de Santiago has been, and remains, the oldest and most celebrated route of the old continent. The route crosses Europa to arrive to Santiago de Compostela, Galicia.
There are different variants of the Camino de Santiago, starting from different parts of Europe. Each of the routes has a different name and its corresponding stages.
El Camino de Santiago is the route that the pilgrims take to visit the tomb of the Apostle Santiago, in Santiago de Compostela. Since IX century, it was forged as one of the most important pilgrimage routes in Europe.
The importance of El Camino de Santiago was recognized by the Europe Council in 1987, which described it as a European Cultural Itinerary, and by UNESCO in 1993, which qualified it …show more content…
METHODOLOGY.
I have chosen El Camino de Santiago as my last tourist resource because I hope to do one of the longest routes of it soon. About six four years ago I went on July to a summer camp and one weekend we did some of the stages of one route. It was just 50km, but it was a great experience.
In my opinion, most people think that El Camino de Santiago has just religious reasons so if they are not catholic they don’t consider doing it. This is, for me, a big mistake; because as I said before, this trip fills you with important and new values.
Moreover, El Camino de Santiago is not a walk free of difficulties. It is true that it is feasible for anyone, for those who are used to walking and for those who are not; but you should be prepared.
I have chosen this theme to explain a little what it takes to make the way of Santiago and like this, encourage people to prepare themselves to do it one year.
If you are thinking on starting the trip you might ask for the pilgrim’s credential; but it’s optional. The pilgrim's credential is a document that is given to pilgrims who want to do the route on foot, by bike or riding a horse, and it is necessary to have access to hostels and to obtain the compostela when arriving to
There are different variants of the Camino de Santiago, starting from different parts of Europe. Each of the routes has a different name and its corresponding stages.
El Camino de Santiago is the route that the pilgrims take to visit the tomb of the Apostle Santiago, in Santiago de Compostela. Since IX century, it was forged as one of the most important pilgrimage routes in Europe.
The importance of El Camino de Santiago was recognized by the Europe Council in 1987, which described it as a European Cultural Itinerary, and by UNESCO in 1993, which qualified it …show more content…
METHODOLOGY.
I have chosen El Camino de Santiago as my last tourist resource because I hope to do one of the longest routes of it soon. About six four years ago I went on July to a summer camp and one weekend we did some of the stages of one route. It was just 50km, but it was a great experience.
In my opinion, most people think that El Camino de Santiago has just religious reasons so if they are not catholic they don’t consider doing it. This is, for me, a big mistake; because as I said before, this trip fills you with important and new values.
Moreover, El Camino de Santiago is not a walk free of difficulties. It is true that it is feasible for anyone, for those who are used to walking and for those who are not; but you should be prepared.
I have chosen this theme to explain a little what it takes to make the way of Santiago and like this, encourage people to prepare themselves to do it one year.
If you are thinking on starting the trip you might ask for the pilgrim’s credential; but it’s optional. The pilgrim's credential is a document that is given to pilgrims who want to do the route on foot, by bike or riding a horse, and it is necessary to have access to hostels and to obtain the compostela when arriving to