Official recognition by Spain’s Alliance of Deans of Cathedrals on the Camino came last July at a ceremony in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, the Camino’s ending point. Spain’s ...

Criterion (i): Around its cathedral, which is a world renowned masterpiece of Romanesque art, Santiago de Compostela conserves a valuable historic centre, known as one of Christianity´s greatest holy ...

The Galician capital may be best known for a certain walking trail, but it’s the soulful, delectable seafood that makes this ...

For centuries, when pilgrims finished their long, exhausting walk to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain, where the remains of St. James the Great are said to rest ...

The cathedral of Santiago de Compostela is reputed to hold the tomb ... Carbon dating, isotope analysis, bone analysis, and DNA testing all point toward a male who died after the age of 45 ...

Santiago de Compostela was the supreme goal for countless thousands ... Large sanctuaries, such as the Saint Sernin Church in Toulouse or Amiens Cathedral - some cited in the Calixtine Codex - as well ...

She said that securing housing for locals would also be a priority. The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela itself is free to enter, but visitors can pay a €12 fee to gain full access to the ...

The city of Santiago de Compostela is affectionately known as the end point of the holy El Camino ... After climbing 140 steps, we walk across the cathedral’s roof, home to an easy-to-navigate ...