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This is a collection of articles written by various CaminoWays consultants

Codex Calixtinus

Codex Calixtinus and the Way of St. James

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Scholars once attributed the 12th-century illuminated manuscript, the Codex Calixtinus, to Pope Callixtus II. They now believe Aymeric Picaud, a French scholar, arranged it. The manuscript names its main author as “Scriptor I.” Its creators designed it to guide pilgrims along the Way of St James to the shrine of Saint James the Great. This […]

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Scholars once attributed the 12th-century illuminated manuscript, the Codex Calixtinus, to Pope Callixtus II. They now believe Aymeric Picaud, a French scholar, arranged it. The manuscript names its main author as “Scriptor I.” Its creators designed it to guide pilgrims along the Way of St James to the shrine of Saint James the Great. This

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La Rioja Wine Region on the Camino de Santiago

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La Rioja is a province in northern Spain, and its capital is the city of Logroño. It sits in the heart of the first half of the Camino Francés, also known as the French Way. This famous pilgrimage route passes directly through the region. La Rioja is best known for its world-famous Rioja wines. The

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La Rioja is a province in northern Spain, and its capital is the city of Logroño. It sits in the heart of the first half of the Camino Francés, also known as the French Way. This famous pilgrimage route passes directly through the region. La Rioja is best known for its world-famous Rioja wines. The

How to Avoid Blisters on the Camino

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How to Avoid Blisters on the Camino You’ve put in the time. You’ve planned your route, bought your gear, and trained your body. Don’t let something as avoidable as blisters bring it all crashing down. Blisters are one of the fastest ways to derail your Camino—turning excitement into frustration, and every step into a painful

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How to Avoid Blisters on the Camino You’ve put in the time. You’ve planned your route, bought your gear, and trained your body. Don’t let something as avoidable as blisters bring it all crashing down. Blisters are one of the fastest ways to derail your Camino—turning excitement into frustration, and every step into a painful

flat feet

Camino fitness: What are flat feet?

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Camino fitness: What are flat feet? We have a new series of articles focusing on Camino fitness and health by specialist Pete from D-Pete Health and Fitness in Rathfarnham, Dublin. If you are preparing for the Camino de Santiago or any other walking holidays, this series of advice focusing on common ailments and how to

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Camino fitness: What are flat feet? We have a new series of articles focusing on Camino fitness and health by specialist Pete from D-Pete Health and Fitness in Rathfarnham, Dublin. If you are preparing for the Camino de Santiago or any other walking holidays, this series of advice focusing on common ailments and how to

Portuguese pasteis de nata on the Camino

Darragh’s Camino: Eat, pray, love it.

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Darragh’s Camino: Eat, pray, love it Spain: The Camino de Santiago caters for all travellers, from pleasure-seekers to pilgrims and foodies, writes Daragh Reddin. Camino: Eat, pray, love I’m standing inside the monumental Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, marvelling at its Romanesque interior. I suddenly find myself surrounded by a group of pilgrims – the staff

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Darragh’s Camino: Eat, pray, love it Spain: The Camino de Santiago caters for all travellers, from pleasure-seekers to pilgrims and foodies, writes Daragh Reddin. Camino: Eat, pray, love I’m standing inside the monumental Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, marvelling at its Romanesque interior. I suddenly find myself surrounded by a group of pilgrims – the staff

Ruta Cantabrico in Galicia

5 reasons you should walk the Camino de Santiago

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5 reasons you should walk the Camino de Santiago by Padraic Gilligan – When I saw “The Way”, Martin Sheen’s recent movie, directed by his son Emilio Estevez, I knew I wanted to walk at least part of the Camino de Santiago. For over 1000 years, pilgrims have walked “the way”, their destination or journey’s

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5 reasons you should walk the Camino de Santiago by Padraic Gilligan – When I saw “The Way”, Martin Sheen’s recent movie, directed by his son Emilio Estevez, I knew I wanted to walk at least part of the Camino de Santiago. For over 1000 years, pilgrims have walked “the way”, their destination or journey’s

The Camino Espiritual

Spiritual Preparation For The Camino de Santiago

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Spiritual Preparation For The Camino de Santiago Although there is physical effort involved, the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage is essentially a spiritual experience and it is recommended that pilgrims take some time for spiritual preparation before their walk. We urge you to think about your motives for wishing to make the pilgrimage to Santiago de

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Spiritual Preparation For The Camino de Santiago Although there is physical effort involved, the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage is essentially a spiritual experience and it is recommended that pilgrims take some time for spiritual preparation before their walk. We urge you to think about your motives for wishing to make the pilgrimage to Santiago de

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Joe and Judi’s Camino Adventure

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Joe and Judi’s Camino Adventure Joe and Judi from California walked the Camino de Santiago with CaminoWays.com earlier this year. We share Joe and Judi’s Camino adventure as written by the couple on their Camino blog. If you bumped into Joe and Judi along the way, you might have noticed they wore very special t-shirts:

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Joe and Judi’s Camino Adventure Joe and Judi from California walked the Camino de Santiago with CaminoWays.com earlier this year. We share Joe and Judi’s Camino adventure as written by the couple on their Camino blog. If you bumped into Joe and Judi along the way, you might have noticed they wore very special t-shirts:

Priesthood and the Camino

Trainee Priest’s Spanish Mission

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Trainee Priest’s Spanish Mission POINT Road resident and trainee priest Barry Matthews is going the distance for his faith. That distance is all 500 miles of Camino de Santiago, the world-famous pilgrimage through Northern Spain. The 30-year-old trainee priest has temporarily discarded the robes of the priesthood in favour of a good pair of walking

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Trainee Priest’s Spanish Mission POINT Road resident and trainee priest Barry Matthews is going the distance for his faith. That distance is all 500 miles of Camino de Santiago, the world-famous pilgrimage through Northern Spain. The 30-year-old trainee priest has temporarily discarded the robes of the priesthood in favour of a good pair of walking

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Jerry and Jurij took the trip of a lifetime on the Camino

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Trip of a Lifetime on the Camino By NIKKI PATRICK A thousand years ago, pilgrims made their way on foot, on horses or donkeys along  El Camino de Santiago, the trip of a lifetime. The world has changed dramatically, but those still follow the Way of St. James. Jerry Lomshek, Chicopee, and his son Jurij

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Trip of a Lifetime on the Camino By NIKKI PATRICK A thousand years ago, pilgrims made their way on foot, on horses or donkeys along  El Camino de Santiago, the trip of a lifetime. The world has changed dramatically, but those still follow the Way of St. James. Jerry Lomshek, Chicopee, and his son Jurij

Santiago on The Way

Reaching Santiago

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Reaching Santiago It’s turned out to be a prolific year for Kiwis reaching Santiago de Compostela on the Camino de Santiago. Despite meeting only a couple on our trip, 79 New Zealanders have completed the trek to Santiago de Compostela this year, nearly double the total for all of 2011. And we were among those

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Reaching Santiago It’s turned out to be a prolific year for Kiwis reaching Santiago de Compostela on the Camino de Santiago. Despite meeting only a couple on our trip, 79 New Zealanders have completed the trek to Santiago de Compostela this year, nearly double the total for all of 2011. And we were among those

One big hug in Santiago de Compostela

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One big hug in Santiago de Compostela. The experience is simply incomparable. On a cold, almost chilly, day at the end of winter, you stand on the roof of one of Europe’s most historic cathedrals and have a sweeping view of a heritage city. As the rogue wind touches your face intermittently, you imagine the

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One big hug in Santiago de Compostela. The experience is simply incomparable. On a cold, almost chilly, day at the end of winter, you stand on the roof of one of Europe’s most historic cathedrals and have a sweeping view of a heritage city. As the rogue wind touches your face intermittently, you imagine the

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Why the epic Camino trail is a route to true happiness

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Why the epic Camino trail across Spain is a route to true happiness You will have heard about life-changing journeys, but if I describe a 500-mile Camino trail to Santiago de Compostela, I suspect your reaction would be: turn the page. But please don’t! I’d reached a time when I needed to re-assess, to reflect

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Why the epic Camino trail across Spain is a route to true happiness You will have heard about life-changing journeys, but if I describe a 500-mile Camino trail to Santiago de Compostela, I suspect your reaction would be: turn the page. But please don’t! I’d reached a time when I needed to re-assess, to reflect

Father and son walking the Camino

A father’s mission along the Camino de Santiago

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A father’s mission along the Camino de Santiago A Father’s Mission By Brennan Barnard for the Monitor, June 17. As I grabbed my daypack and headed out the door to fight the commuter traffic down to Boston, I was halted by the “sneak attack hug” that has become my 8-year-old son’s signature sendoff. This embrace

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A father’s mission along the Camino de Santiago A Father’s Mission By Brennan Barnard for the Monitor, June 17. As I grabbed my daypack and headed out the door to fight the commuter traffic down to Boston, I was halted by the “sneak attack hug” that has become my 8-year-old son’s signature sendoff. This embrace

Man travelling a journey on foot

A Journey on Foot on the Old Ways

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A Journey on Foot on the Old Ways Travel writing – an individual telling a story about a journey through a landscape – is one of the world’s most primitive forms of literature. Tales of travel take us back to man’s deepest literary roots, to the Epic of Gilgamesh and the wanderings of the Pandava

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A Journey on Foot on the Old Ways Travel writing – an individual telling a story about a journey through a landscape – is one of the world’s most primitive forms of literature. Tales of travel take us back to man’s deepest literary roots, to the Epic of Gilgamesh and the wanderings of the Pandava

Camino Plenary Indulgence

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The Camino Plenary Indulgence You can get the Camino Plenary Indulgence (also known as “The Jubilee”), by walking the Camino’s last 100km or Cycling the Camino’s last 200km to Santiago de Compostela. The doctrine and practice of indulgences in the Church are closely linked to the Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession). An Indulgence is the complete

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The Camino Plenary Indulgence You can get the Camino Plenary Indulgence (also known as “The Jubilee”), by walking the Camino’s last 100km or Cycling the Camino’s last 200km to Santiago de Compostela. The doctrine and practice of indulgences in the Church are closely linked to the Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession). An Indulgence is the complete

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Can’t pronounce Txomin Etxaniz Txakolina? Drink it anyway!

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Can’t pronounce Txomin Etxaniz Txakolina? Drink it anyway! Do you ever wonder what purpose some of your friends serve in your life? If not, you should. I am lucky enough to have a very eclectic group of friends, all with their quirks, personalities, humour, ambitions, knowledge and levels of loyalty. I’d say that many of

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Can’t pronounce Txomin Etxaniz Txakolina? Drink it anyway! Do you ever wonder what purpose some of your friends serve in your life? If not, you should. I am lucky enough to have a very eclectic group of friends, all with their quirks, personalities, humour, ambitions, knowledge and levels of loyalty. I’d say that many of

When the road beckons, go

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When The Road Beckons you – go! When the road beckons, go! “I did the Camino last year, a pilgrimage in Spain that dates beyond the 9th century. I walked alone 500 miles in 40 days, but actually, never alone. When it beckons you – go! The Camino de Santiago de Compostela, popularized by the

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When The Road Beckons you – go! When the road beckons, go! “I did the Camino last year, a pilgrimage in Spain that dates beyond the 9th century. I walked alone 500 miles in 40 days, but actually, never alone. When it beckons you – go! The Camino de Santiago de Compostela, popularized by the

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The Road to Santiago

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The Road to Santiago There are three questions hikers and pilgrims ask each other when walking the 1,600-kilometre Santiago de Compostela, or Camino, pilgrimage trail. Where are you from? How far have you walked? How are your feet? The Road to Santiago. A fourth question, “Why?” usually only comes after you’ve shared a bottle (or

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The Road to Santiago There are three questions hikers and pilgrims ask each other when walking the 1,600-kilometre Santiago de Compostela, or Camino, pilgrimage trail. Where are you from? How far have you walked? How are your feet? The Road to Santiago. A fourth question, “Why?” usually only comes after you’ve shared a bottle (or

Guernica

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Guernica Guernica is a town in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, Spain. Gernica is on The Camino del Norte. The town is best known for the devastation it suffered on April 26, 1937, during the Spanish Civil War. Guernica was the scene of a bombing raid by the

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Guernica Guernica is a town in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, Spain. Gernica is on The Camino del Norte. The town is best known for the devastation it suffered on April 26, 1937, during the Spanish Civil War. Guernica was the scene of a bombing raid by the

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