SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — Soul-searchers hoping to heal wounds left by the coronavirus are once again strapping on backpacks and following trails marked with a seashell emblem to the shrine ...

The boom in the number of pilgrims on Spain's famous El Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James, hit a new record of almost half a million last year. Among them were 38,000 Americans. According to ...

Over more than 1,000 years, the storied Camino de Santiago, one of the world’s most famous pilgrimages, has brought millions of people to the tomb of a highly venerated saint in northern Spain. The ...

In 2015, I set out to hike the 550-mile trail in Spain called the Camino de Santiago. I expected it might change my life, but I didn't realize it would change how I approached food. By the end of the ...

Dennis Dowling, 75, from United States, shows his Saint James’ passport during a stage of “Camino de Santiago” or St. James Way in Uterga, northern Spain, Sunday, May 29, 2022. Over centuries, ...

Along Spain's northern coast lies a path dotted with small villages and undisturbed landscapes. As the trail moves inland, towering trees offer a shaded refuge from the heat. Each day, a few hikers ...

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Pilgrims on bikes are pictured outside the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain in this 2011 file photo. (CNS photo/Felix Ordonez, Reuters) SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — Committing to ...