Each year, thousands of pilgrims venture west from the border of France and Spain to Santiago de Compostela, a distance of about 780 kilometers. The Camino Frances, the most popular route, stretches ...

When Sheila Claudio-Gomez, of Ridge, set out from Ferrol, a small Spanish town, on Oct. 5, she wasn’t seeking a vacation. She was looking to tackle a physical and spiritual journey. “I followed a ...

The Camino de Santiago de Compostela, or the Way of Saint James, is a pilgrimage route that crosses Spain and parts of France and terminates in the town of Santiago de Compostela. There are ample tour ...

The Camino de Santiago requires time, stamina, and sacrifice, but ask any pilgrim who’s finished: most of us would return to that road without hesitation. The Camino de Santiago, or Way of Saint James ...

In the spring of 2012, a group of Calvin faculty, staff and their spouses will set out from Madrid and walk for 12 days across the gently undulating terrain of northern Spain. They will follow the ...

Discover why the Camino de Santiago is Europe's most iconic spiritual pilgrimage, with its history, routes, and culture.

It’s widely accepted that the best antidote to most of life’s problems is going for a good ruddy walk. I’m a thirty-three-year-old white straight male with very trivial problems compared to large ...

Pilgrimages have long been long, demanding treks to get closer to the divine or ask for miracles. Today, they are more a challenge and a personal approach. Thousands take the "camino" to Santiago de ...