Alfonso X and the Cantigas de Santa María
How Alfonso X’s illustrated songs preserve medieval music, miracle stories and scenes of pilgrims travelling through thirteenth-century Iberia.
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Camino History, Legends & Historic People
Meet the rulers, saints, builders and travelers who shaped the Camino, and examine the Roman roads, medieval institutions, legends and monuments found along its routes.
Romanesque Sculpture on the Camino: From Frómista to Portomarín
Learn to read Romanesque portals, capitals and corbels through key Camino churches at Frómista, Carrión, León and Portomarín.
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Eunate and Torres del Río: Echoes of Jerusalem on the Camino
Why the octagonal churches of Eunate and Torres del Río recall Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre, and what their unusual architecture reveals.
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Hostal dos Reis Católicos: From Pilgrim Hospital to Parador
Explore the history of the great building on Praza do Obradoiro and its enduring connection to pilgrim hospitality.
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Music for the Way: From the Codex Calixtinus to Path of Miracles
An introduction to music connected with pilgrimage, Santiago, and the continuing imaginative life of the Camino.
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Astorga and Asturica Augusta: The Roman City Beneath the Camino
Explore Astorga’s Roman legacy, its role as a crossroads, its archaeology, and the monuments encountered by Camino Francés pilgrims.
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Santiago Matamoros: Understanding a Difficult Camino Image
A careful historical introduction to the martial image of Saint James and why it requires critical interpretation today.
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Santiago’s Medieval Wall and Seven Gates
Trace the vanished wall that once enclosed Santiago and discover how its gates still shape the old city.
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