Spain

Walking the Way: The Camino to Santiago de Compostela

Molly Metherd

May 11–23, 2024

$3,180 double / $3,690 single

Buen Camino!

For over one thousand years, pilgrims from around the world have been walking the Camino to Santiago de Compostela where the remains of the Apostle Saint James are buried. Consequently, the Camino has been a path for the transmission of ideas, language and culture.

On this trip, we will explore the historic, artistic, social, economic, and religious development of the medieval pilgrimage in the broader context of the history of Spain. We will meet in Madrid then travel to Segovia to see the Roman aqueduct and the castle of the Catholic Kings Ferdinand and Isabella. From there we will drive to León, our first city on the Camino. We will tour gothic cathedrals, a templar castle and an active, sixth century Benedictine monastery. These institutions are all part of a vast network to serve pilgrims along the Camino.

We will walk the last 110k of the Camino Francés from Sarria to Santiago, gathering stamps on our pilgrims’ passports in order to receive the compostela. Participants may also choose to cover some of the distance in our private van. For this portion of the trip, we will be staying in small rural hotels along the camino in individual rooms with private bathrooms. We will have the chance to engage with people from many countries and walk in the footsteps of centuries of pilgrims. Once we arrive in the beautiful city of Santiago de Compostela, we will attend the pilgrim's mass in the Santiago cathedral and hopefully experience the swinging botafumiero. As we travel the Camino Francés through Galicia, we will and learn about the architecture, food, and music of Northern Spain.

To get a sense of the experience, watch the film The Way (2010).

Registration

$3,180 per person double occupancy, $3,690 single occupancy. Begin your registration

March 4, 2024: $1,000 non-refundable deposit for all trips due. In the event that the trip does not meet its minimum number of travelers, deposits will be refunded.

April 29, 2024: Final payment due

Information Sessions

Join for an informal online information session or contact Molly by email for more information or follow this Zoom link to join the meeting.

• Thu. Jan. 25, 6 pm
• Tue. Feb. 6, 6 pm
• Tue. Feb 27, 4 pm
• Wed. March 6, 7 pm