Tom Labuzienski prayed in “moments of silence” as he and his two oldest sons hiked and biked over a Spanish path of stone, gravel and sand that pilgrims have trampled for more than 1,000 years. “You ...

The Camino de Santiago de Compostela, or the Way of St. James, is one of the most renowned pilgrimage routes in the world. It leads to the revered shrine of the apostle St. James in Santiago de ...

“Tu mochila es tan pesada como tus miedos,” says Leonardo San Sebastián, as he lifts the bottom of my backpack to check its weight. We’re standing before the Santuario de Santa María a Real do ...

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A spiritual and practical companion on the pilgrimage from St Jean to Santiago de Compostella. Now updated to include newer maps and photos, with height reduced by 20mm to make it even lighter in ...

Since the Middle Ages, a great number of ancient roads throughout Europe have led to Santiago de Compostela (St. James of Compostela) — a shrine in Spain dedicated to St. James the Apostle and the ...

Recently, I found myself once again navigating an ancient pilgrimage route known as the Camino de Santiago — the Way of St. James. For centuries, pilgrims of all stripes have made this oftentimes ...