Routes in The Way of Saint James

Pilgrims from all over the world have been following the Way of Saint James for a thousand years. The pilgrimage remains as alive today as ever, and many people come to enjoy the hospitality offered at every stage of the way and discover much more than a journey.





The Way of Saint James, French Route

This is the most popular route. It begins in the Pyrenees and has two variants depending on where you choose to enter: Roncesvalles (through Navarre) or Somport (through Aragon). Both routes meet in the town of Puente la Reina, and then continue on through the territories of La Rioja and Castile-León towards Galicia

The Way of Saint James, Northern Route

This route was first used by the pilgrims in order to avoid travelling through the territories occupied by the Muslims in the Middle Ages. The greatest attraction is its landscape, as a large part of the route runs along the coastline against a backdrop of mountains and overlooking the Cantabrian Sea. When you get to Oviedo, you can either take the alternative Northern Route or the Primitive Route.

The Galician Octopus

Hey guys! I'm here with another Spanish recipe. "Pulpo a la gallega" is Galicia's signature dish. If you visit Galicia in the north of Spain u must try the Galician optopus. Is a tradicion for pilgrims in the Way of Sant James eat it when they arrive to Santigo de Compostela to recover their strengths. 

(｡◕‿◕｡) Ingredients:

    - 2  octopus
    - 1 Onion
    - 2 Bay leaves
    - 2 Larger potatoes, boiled and sliced diagonally into rounds (about 1/2" in thickness or less)
    - 1 tbsp hot paprika, to taste (about, or more)
    - Sea salt
    - Extra virgin olive oil

Preparation:

 Rinse and clean the octopus, freeze (if you don't, it will be hard as a rock. Before freezers, to make it tender we used to "hit" it).

Put water in a BIG pot until it boils. With the help of a hook or any other instrument, put it in, and remove it from the boiling water 3 times; then let it boil for 25 minutes.

Test with a spike its tenderness, and remove the pot from the heat letting it in the water another 15 minutes.

Cut the tentacles (it's the only part you eat) in slices with some scissors, place the pieces on a wooden bowl and add over it, salt, paprika and olive oil.

(Optional) Cut the potatoes crosswise in 1/2-inch-thick slices and surround the octopus pieces with the potato slices. Drizzle the octopus and potatoes with the olive oil and sprinkle with hot paprika and the remaining tablespoon of salt. Serve the dish while the octopus and potatoes are still warm.

The Way of Saint James

Hi Everyone!, i like so much hiking, and i known many foreigners interested in the Way of Saint James, specially Koreans who wanna travel to spain to enjoy this experience.^^

For that reason I decided introduce this topic. Unfortunately never been in Santiago de Compostela, but I would walking the Camino in the future! I'm sure it could be a wonderful experience, full of adventures.

The Way of Saint James is the pilgrimage route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where tradition has it that the remains of the apostle Saint James are buried.

The pilgrims can do the Camino cycling, riding horses or just walking. At the end of the Way the goal of the pilgrim is Santiago de Compostela.

Is very tipical that when a pilgrim arrive to Santiago, walk a bit more until the city of FINISTERRE [the word mean finish of the earth] to burn all his clothes that has been dressed since he start the walk. is a kind of rite, to purified. In a specif place in front the sea, where the pilgrims during the sunset burn their socks. as i said you can burn other things, but is tradicion with the socks cos feet suffer so much during all the camino. U_U

It's advisable to carry two types of shoes, preferably sneakers or hiking boots and footwear more lighter, as sandals to walking through the inner cities. In that way feet will be much more rested.

For more info:

Camino de Santiago 

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