This famous pilgrimage site in north-west Spain became a symbol in the Spanish Christians' struggle against Islam. Destroyed by the Muslims at the end of the 10th century, it was completely rebuilt in ...

Santiago de Compostela was the supreme goal for countless thousands of pious pilgrims who converged there from all over Europe throughout the Middle Ages. To reach Spain pilgrims had to pass through ...

My husband and our friends joined an elite group this year when we walked 115 km on the St. James Way to the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in Spain. Just over 12 percent of pilgrims in 2024 were 65 ...

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — Last year, a record half-million people signed up to trek one of the approved routes to the cathedral — equal to five times the city’s resident population.

While some Barcelona residents sought to repel a tsunami of tourists with plastic water pistols, a neighbourhood association in Santiago de Compostela opted for a friendlier approach: a guide to good ...

Santiago de Compostela is a compact university city in Galicia, famous as the endpoint of the Camino de Santiago and anchored by its UNESCO‑listed Old Town. Living in Santiago de Compostela means ...

Santiago de Compostela, the Spanish city that is the culmination of the eponymous pilgrimage route and alleged burial site of Saint James, has joined the long list of European destinations struggling ...

Santiago de Compostela is one of the major centres of Christianity in the world — but the city’s sense of spirituality goes far beyond its cathedral and famous pilgrimage. Santiago de Compostela is ...

Santiago de Compostela, the destination of Spain’s famed Camino de Santiago pilgrimage, wants to introduce a tourist tax to curb overcrowding. The popular destination in Spain’s northwestern ...

Today’s walkers and cyclists who follow a medieval route to Santiago de Compostela from Ireland like to believe they are adhering to a medieval tradition. Are they? The destination is still Santiago ...

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