All about the Camino de Santiago de Compostela

These days the restoration work of the famous “Pórtico de la Gloria” in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela is getting started. The actual restoration work has not yet started, but the walk ways has been set up for the workers to get to the stone figures.

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This year, May 1st fell on a Thursday, leading to many Spaniards to take Friday off and make a long weekend out of it.

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Easter is around the corner and the local government has presented a new website that is focused on presenting the easter program. As you may know, in Spain easter is know for their easter easter processions (see photo).

In Santiago de Compostela this year there will be 14 of these processions. Have a look here for [...]

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If you have walked the street of Santiago de Compostela old town, you may have heard some blues guitar played by our own Jazz Man. He used to sit in Rua de Vilar, but lately I have seen him on Plaza de Quintana.

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