The essence of the pilgrim: The Way Perfume
The essence of the pilgrim: The Way Perfume In the heart of Europe, where paths wind through landscapes that tell […]
Be ready for the route
TRAINING Many people who are considering doing the road but are only used to make casual outings or weekend. The senaciones […]
The Credential and the Compostela
The Credential The “Credential” and the “Compostela” are two documents that all pilgrims should know and use. The credential is […]
First woman as a pilgrim in the history
Jimena Garcés or Jimena de Asturias can be considered the first pilgrim in history known to date. She was the […]
Loop earrings of A Fonsagrada
They are 925 silver earrings with a filigree piece in the center made in Santiago where small goldsmith workshops continue […]
Filloas de Entroido or Galician carnival pancakes
The filloas are are a Galician dish like a thing pancake that is especially typical of Entroido or Carnival. They […]
Sapos earrings or traditional galician goldsworks
They are called sapos, that means toads, because they have several linked bodies, similar to the animal. They are traditional […]
Cruz Tau del Peregrino
Pendant Tau, the Pilgrim cross, cross of Antón or Franciscan cross. Also known as the cross of the Knights Templar. […]
How to recognize if it is jet black?
Throughout history jet, also called jais or jayet, gagates, lapis tracius, … has been confused with other precious stones or […]
What is jet-black?
What is jet-black? Jet-black, also called jais or jayet, gagates, lapis tracius or succinum nigrum, which is even called […]
Know size or measure of rings
To calculate the size of your ring there are two ways: Find a ring that you wear regularly and measure […]
The Calixtino Codex, the first travel guides
The Calixtino Codex kept in the archives of the Cathedral of Santiago is the first issue of the Liber Sancti […]
History of the Compostelana Orfebrería
The brotherhood of the silversmiths and the marking of silver in Santiago de Compostela. It seems that in the s. […]
Pattern of the goldsmiths: San Eloy or Eligio
On December 1 is San Eloy or, what is the same, San Eligio who is the patron saint of the […]