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The Call of the Pilgrimage Road
Jour après jour, le chemin nous appelle, C’est la voix de Compostelle. —From the French pilgrimage song Ultreïa My rough translation: Day after day, the road calls us, It’s the voice of [Santiago de]...
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The Chemin du Puy and the Camino Francés: Similarities and Differences
Along the Chemin du Puy The Chemin du Puy, starting in Le Puy-en-Velay, France, is the most popular of the Camino de Santiago routes across France. It joins up with the Camino Francés, the most popular...
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Speaking Spanish—Or Not—on the Camino Francés
My friend and I were really curious about this sign that we found along the river after Villafranca del Bierzo. All I could make out was something about freedom without death. I asked a Spanish friend...
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Who Were the Moors Anyway? (Part II)
The Alhambra in Granada. Photo courtesy Juan Carlos Guijarro Moreno through this Creative Commons license. Esta obra está bajo una licencia de Creative Commons. When we left the medieval Iberian...
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Who Were the Moors Anyway? (Part III)
The Muslims were forced to leave Spain, but their legacy lingered in Europe in many ways including Mudejar architecture (shown here in the form of the Le Puy cathedral). When we left the medieval...
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