Santiago and the Pilgrim Certificates

Whether you have one Camino under your belt or are a recidivist peregrino, there is always something special about getting your Compostela (certificate of completion) and Certificate of Distance at the Pilgrim Office in Santiago de Compostela.  The office’s title in Spanish is the Oficina de acogida al peregrino — Office of Welcome to theContinue reading “Santiago and the Pilgrim Certificates”

Easter and Granada

April, the month that Chaucer’s pilgrims saddled up for Canterbury, telling tall tales along the way, and in which the feast of Easter is most likely to fall.  Anyone who has spent Easter in Spain will know of the impressive religious spectacles and processions held in many parts.  While living in Navarre in 2022, IContinue reading “Easter and Granada”