Aparthotel San Caetano Santiago de Compostela
Rua Salgueirinos De Arriba n 6 Baixo Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, 15890, Spain and Canary Islands
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Villa Real to Santiago de Compostela
... cage, with views out to the congregation. Not sure what it is but is very cool. We also found it very interesting to compare this Romanesque style, with its heavy walls and limited windows, with the Gothic style such as the cathedral in Leon.
Wandered through the streets afterwards, then stopped for a drink at a local bar. Hotel for shower. Late dinner: too tired and keep being given too much food too late at ...
PILGRIMS WAY ENDS IN SANTIAGO
... set into the path as a guide. Kath wrapped her arms around the gold statue of St James in the cathedral as is custom; strangely there are priests sitting in corners of the cathedral to take confession and many people were waiting to kneel at the altar in front of St James' ...
SCENIC TRAIN TRIP THROUGH SNOW
... way on the metro to Charmartin where we were meeting our friend Alberto for coffee- it was lovely to catch up with him again.
The train for Santiago de Compostela was leaving at 2.30, so we sat around reading until then.
We had trouble finding space on the train for our suitcases, and we were travelling "preferential" for 25 Euros each; ...
Addendum
... as a Miraculous Relic in the church, St.James began making posthumous appearances at important battles against the moors.
Being dead was clearly no deterrent to the energetic St. James. In fact, Mormons will tell you that he made another appearance in the good ol' USA at the late date of 1829, not to kill anyone this time, but just to have a chat with Joseph Smith.
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Part-time Pilgrim
... Santiago de Compostela to pay their respects to good ol' James. Sinners could start anywhere, near or far, but as long as they made it to Santiago their time in Purgatory was reduced, their sins were forgiven, their wounds healed, anything the medieval pilgrim needed spiritual help on could be achieved by walking to Santiago. And if you DIDN'T make it to Santiago, and many didn't, because it was the middle ages and things like drinking water were as deadly as the ...

