The Camino de Santiago, a once in a lifetime experience

A WAY, AN EXPERIENCE TO BE TAKEN AT LEAST ONCE IN A LIFETIME
The Camino de Santiago is one of the oldest pilgrimage routes traveled continuously since
from the period in which the declamation of the discovery of the tomb of San Giacomo il Maggiore dates back, one of the most
intimate of the apostles of Jesus and today it is also a symbol of spiritual research even among non-young people
believers. Although the apostle was beheaded in Palestine by King Herod-Agrippa, the Golden Legend
tells that his disciples, with a boat driven by an angel, transported his body to Galicia,
region where James had gone to evangelize the populations of Celtic culture, to then bury him in
a wood near the most important Roman port in the area.
In a manuscript it is said that a hermit called Pelagius, who lived near a church had the
revelation that the tomb of St. James the Greater was nearby, while several parishioners
of the church said they saw star-like lights on Mount Liberon. The bishop was immediately warned of
these events which he discovered in that place of bodies, one of which is headless.
The route, from the Pyrenees to Galicia, is 800 kg long and, to cover the entire Camino de Santiago, it is necessary
on average a month. The roads are paved and unpaved and are strictly covered on foot
over the years numerous other routes were added, all starting from a point in Spain.

There are many people who, for years, have faced this journey to find themselves.
Some places are very suggestive and particularly evocative because they are linked to legends or miracles
occurred there and among these we remember Roncesvalles (linked to the deeds of the paladins of Orlando), Santo Domingo de
la Calzada, with the only cathedral in the world to have a cage with two live hens inside, San
Juan de Ortega, an ancient monastery lost in an oak grove at a thousand meters above sea level, O Cebreiro, an enchanted place
and mysterious at 1300 meters above sea level on the Galician-Cantabrian mountain range, gateway to Galicia

Obviously all the cities and villages crossed by the path have an artistic and cultural richness
immense, the main and capitals are: Pamplona, ​​Logrono, Burgos, Leòn, Astorga.

What unites all those who set out on the journey is the desire to live an experience that allows
rediscover the true nature of man, the depths of one's heart, of one's soul… Then there are those who leave a
cause of events, or tests that life has placed before him: an illness, a pain, a loss but also one
great joy came unexpectedly.
The Camino de Santiago is anything but a simple path, you have to wear the right shoes, it is
backpack must be anatonic to assume a correct posture, carry a sleeping bag e
a raincoat that completely covers the pilgrim in case of rain. Along the streets you have to be
ready for any eventuality. As for nutrition, it is good to consume only light meals
and above all, hydrate often. The streets are not safe at night and the signs left are not visible
without light.
To enrich yourself with such a unique experience you need to find your own natural and spiritual rhythm (for whom
you think) .
Reaching Compostela is not the end but the beginning of a new path….