Councillor Bestard has announced that the proposed route starts at the Lluc monastery and ends at the Church of Sant Jaume in Palma, with a distance of 67.1 kilometres passing through ten municipalities of the island.
The Department of Environment, Rural Environment and Sports of the Consell de Mallorca presented this Friday the layout of the new walking route to do the Camino de Santiago from Mallorca, which begins at the Lluc sanctuary and finishes at the Church of Sant Jaume in Palma.
The proposed itinerary of the future walking route of the Camino de Santiago from Mallorca will run through ten municipalitie...
The Island Council has presented the project for this 67 km hiking route, which starts at the Lluc sanctuary and ends in Palma, at the church of San Jaime. This initiative has been promoted for years by the rector of the church of the Virgin Mary of Montserrat, Jaume Alemany, who has highlighted the spiritual importance of this route.
The itinerary runs along rural and alternative routes to the motorway and crosses ten municipalities in the Raiguer region: Escorca (Lluc sanctuary),...
This Saturday morning, the stone marking the Lluc-Santiago pilgrimage route was inaugurated in the town of Consell, located in the Plaça d'es Pou in the Raiguer region.
The events began with a lecture by the honorary canon of the Cathedral of Santiago and president of the Amics del Camí de Santiago Association.
Following this, the procession, led by the mayor of Consell, Andreu Isern, proceeded to the square where the plaque is located, to carry out its blessing, accompanied by a performance by the xeremiers (traditional Mallorcan musicians) and a traditional ballad.
The...
From 6 to 11 July, the Camí de Santiago Mallorca group took a trip to Las Merindades, one of the most surprising regions in the north of Burgos. It was a trip marked by nature, history, culture and, above all, the camaraderie of a group that made each stage a special experience.
For six days, we travelled through spectacular landscapes, charming villages and unique natural spaces, from the Ebro canyons to the Pasiegos valleys, passing through some of the most outstanding heritage gems in the area.
Pilgrims have been walking to Santiago de Compostela for nine centuries. The first ones set out on their journey driven by faith, but over the years their motivations have adapted to changing times. "Before starting the journey, my goal was to rediscover myself and reorient my life in every way. I thought it would be a solitary journey of introspection, and although this has certainly been the case, the road has taught me a completely different way of achieving this. It is very difficult to complete the journey alone, as very strong bonds are formed in a very short time and in a comple...
The chaplain of Palma prison, Jaume Alemany, has established a tradition of walking the Camino de Santiago every year, accompanying a group of inmates. The priest was recently awarded by the Consell de Mallorca for his work, and he is well known in Galicia, where he actively collaborates with the Cathedral of Santiago Foundation.
According to La Voz de Galicia, the Mallorcan priest “is about to take another step to establish himself in the northwest of Spain: he is preparing a new pilgrims’ hostel in Betanzos, located in a building that the Church restored next to the church of Santa María, in the h...
The president of the Association of Friends of the Camino de Santiago in Mallorca, Jaume Alemany, invited the members of the association to a fellowship dinner to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the organisation’s founding.
After dessert, which ended with a commemorative cake, Alemany presented awards to the first members who completed the Camino 25 years ago, as well as to essential collaborators. Once the formalities were over, the celebration continued late into the night.