Camino de Santiago de Compostela Pilgrimage Spain - The Way

Coastal Route - Camino Portuguese This week's post bag brought 6 enquiries from pilgrims thinking about walking the coastal route from Oporto to Redondela - and then onwards to Santiago on the "usual" interior route. The route along the coast is very beautiful and I am committed to writing a guide to it. I hope to return for two or three separate weeks this spring and summer. In the meantime I'll publish here the notes I walked with. Overall Map of the route: This map is published on the enormously helpful website Waymarking The route is very well waymarked in places but it is patchy in others. Oporto – Vila do Conde 25 kms Tourist Office - do Conde Tel: 252 248 473 There are hotels and hostales at all prices – for a full list e mail the tourist office. Pensão Patarata 3.ª Cais das Lavandeiras, Vila do Conde Tel 252 631 894 Hospedaria O Manco d'Areia Praça da República, Tel 252 631 748 Fax. 252 631 748 Vila do Conde – Esposende 23 kms Esposende – hostal as you cross the river and another by the old fort

Spain Finder Rachel Carson Trail Challenge — Rachel Carson Trails Conservancy Document Actions Hike the trail in one day! Overview The eighteenth annual Rachel Carson Trail Challenge will take place on June 21, 2014, the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. The Challenge is a 34-mile long, one-day, sunrise to sunset endurance hike on nearly the entire brutal Rachel Carson Trail. Unlike a footrace, the "challenge" is not to win, but to endure, to finish the hike in one day. If 34 miles sounds too daunting, we offer two shorter events that same day. The Course The Challenge has two dimensions: the first is to endure 34 miles of tortuous hill climbing and descent in unpredictable weather conditions; the second is to stay on the trail without getting lost. The Rachel Carson Trail is a "primitive" trail in the sense that no special grading or surfacing materials are used. All hikers will be given a trail guide to assist them on their journey. The Challenge entry fee includes a t-shirt, shuttle bus, checkpoint support, cookout, and a trail guide. Registration

Radio Buen Camino van start bij RadioVisie [ RadioVisie.eu /actueel ] Radio Buen Camino van start bij RadioVisie vrijdag 6 april 2012 'Jouw radiotoestel herbeleeft' is een programma dat kan worden beluisterd op lokale radio's, stadsradio's en webradio's. De betere en de leukere muziek uit de jaren 70, 80 en 90 is er te horen. Gunnar Walgraeve stelt de uitzending van twee uur samen en praat het geheel aan elkaar. Vanaf zondag ook te... zien bij bij RadioVisie. Voor de driehonderdste aflevering wilde hij iets speciaals doen. Gunnar vertrok op 6 september per vliegtuig en per trein naar het Franse St-Jean-Pied-de-Port om vandaar de achthonderd resterende kilometer ste wandelen. "Tijdens de dagelijkse wandeling van gemiddeld vijfentwintig kilometer dacht ik na welk nummer uit de laatste vijftig jaar de etappe het best zou kunnen begeleiden. "Af en toe kwam ik zelfs een pelgrim tegen die bereid was om een gesprek te voeren voor de camera. "Als pelgrim zit je ’s avonds na de tocht niet veel stil. "Liefst voor zonsondergang wat over het algemeen goed lukte.

Monastère Saint-Jean de la Peña Histoire[modifier | modifier le code] Symbole du maintien de la foi chrétienne dans les Pyrénées au temps de l'occupation musulmane, ce monastère a été choisi comme panthéon par les rois et certains nobles d'Aragon et de Navarre[1]. Il a été fondé en l’an 920 dans ce site très reculé par Galindo II Aznárez, comte d’Aragon sur des lieux anciennement occupés par les ermites qui se seraient retirés dans ce coin caché des Pyrénées, à la suite de l'invasion musulmane, aux alentours de l’an 720. Au XIe siècle, le couvent adopte la règle bénédictine et met en œuvre la réforme clunisienne. Les généreuses donations royales (par exemple celle du village de Lizagurria en 1027[2]) y attirent de nombreux moines, souvent français. L'abbaye atteint l'apogée de sa puissance économique et politique au début du XIIe siècle[4], avec de nombreuses possessions en Aragon et en Navarre et l'accueil des sépultures des rois d'Aragon. Ancien monastère[modifier | modifier le code]

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20 things to see and do in Santiago de Compostela Visits in Santiago Take your credencial as many places with an entrance fee offer reductions for pilgrims.Please check the websites of each location as opening hours may vary with the seasons. The great Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela dominates the medieval city. As other buildings were constructed over time none were allowed to be higher than the towers of the cathedral. Legend has it the Cathdral is the burial place of the remains of St James the Great, one of the apostles of Jesus. It is the destination of the pilgrimage routes also known as the Caminos to Santiago along which pilgrims have travelled for many centuries. The Cathedral is a Romanesqe structure. There are number of places to visit within the Cathedral and its precincts. The Museum of the cathedral was opened in 1930. There are regular visit to the roof of the cathedral where you actually walk on the roof. To buy tickets enter by the door to the Left of the stairs to the main door of the cathedral. B Rúa San Miguel

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