Pilgrims' Stories
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Pilgrims’ Stories
Cycling the Camino - Séamus mac Aogáin
There are few factors in life that lead a man to push himself to the limit of his endurance other than the love of a woman or devotion to a saint. The latter is the motivation which brought me back this year for the fifth time to honour St. James the Apostle…
Cycling the Camino - Paddy Burke
For cyclists, as for pilgrims on foot, it is the journey that is the challenge. There is no advantage to be gained by getting to Santiago faster than anybody else, you just miss out on more of the camino experience. Get a guidebook before you go…
With Pilgrim Eyes… The Camino De Santiago, 1997-2001 - Fiona Killeen
When I first sat in those timber pews of the Basilica in Santiago de Compostella, for the pilgrims’ noon mass on 07/07/97, it appeared to me a huge, almost empty, peaceful sanctuary; the resting place (in spirit if nothing else!) of the saint that had been my guide as I walked from Estella along the road to “the star in the field”…
A Pilgrim’s Guide - Eddie Deavy
This guide was written for the benefit of ‘pilgrims’ (ie. those of us journeying through life) to assist with the preparations for a successful passage along the Camino de Santiago, by bicycle. It is intended as additional reading for those who have familiarized themselves with the Camino, its history, art , culture and all else that it has to offer…
El Camino Português - Billy Hoyne
Having been bitten by the Compostela bug some years ago and having walked the Ruta Frances from Leon(1997), the Ruta de la Plata from Verin (1999) and the difficult but very beautiful Ruta Primitiva from Tineo in Asturias last year, a different route seemed indicated this time, and it proved very enjoyable…
An Account of the Camino - John Maher
I had no notion of doing a pilgrimage . After finishing a degree in the University of Limerick I decided to explore Galicia in Spain. A friend told me about the Santiago De Compostela. Santiago is smack in the middle of Galicia. I was tempted by the challenge of a 550 mile walk through northern Spain. God moves in mysterious ways….
Day to Day Sample Itinerary - Ruth Potterton
Day 1 - St Jean Pied de Port to Roncesvalles or Burguete 23km. If the weather is clear do the Route Napoleon over the mountain, it is a long tough day but well worth the climb, if the day is clear the views are wonderful…