12 minutes | Friday, 30 April 2021
Everyone should Visit Santiago De Compostela and walk the Camino Way at least once in their lifetime.
2021 and 2022 are designated Holy Years on the Camino de Santiago - This is celebrated whenever the Feast of St James (July 25) falls on a Sunday, the last one was in 2010, and pilgrims who walk the Camino this year will be able to enter the Cathedral by the “Holy Door” which is only opened during that year. Following the exceptional circumstances around the Covid-19 pandemic, Pope Francis has announced an extension to the Holy Year. This means that the Holy Door will remain open and pilgrims will be able to obtain forgiveness of their sins into 2022 also. This will allow anyone hoping to visit during the Holy Year added flexibility around their travel. Today on Travel Talk Ed offers his top tips and guide to walking the Camino Way in Spain. Walk the Camino in the first Holy Year in more than a decade and admire the iconic cathedral in Santiago restored to its full glory after a multi-year renovation. With some good preparation you can make this a wonderfully uplifting experience. Ed talks about how to get there, what to bring, how to book packages for self-guided or guided tours and how you will feel wonderfully cleansed and re-charged after this unique experience. It’s quite an emotional and humbling experience to watch the pilgrims enter Santiago de Compostela after their epic journey of 780 kilometres (500 miles) across the top of Spain, from the small French town of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. For more information visit - www.spain.info - www.turgalicia.es - For self-guided and guided packages - Follow the Camino - www.followthecamino.com and Camino Ways - www.caminoways.com - Aer Lingus fly to Santiago de Compostela from Dublin - www.aerlingus.com Ryanair and Aer Lingus also fly to Madrid where many pilgrims connect to the Camino via train to Leon and many different routes.