THE CELTIC CAMINO.

FROM IRELAND TO SANTIAGO.

Traditionally, Camino pilgrims used to start their journey from their own homes and various Camino de Santiago routes developed over time crossing most of Europe.

The so called Camino Ingles, or English Camino, was the route preferred by British and Irish pilgrims on their way to Santiago, as well as other pilgrims from northern Europe. Pilgrims would take a boat from the main ports in their countries and land in the North of Spain to continue their journey.

There are two main starting points on this Camino route: Ferrol and A Coruña, in Galicia.

In order to receive their Compostela pilgrim certificate in Santiago de Compostela, pilgrims must complete at least the last 100kms of any Camino route.

While A Coruña is a traditional starting point, it is only 75kms away from Santiago, meaning pilgrims wouldn’t be able to obtain their Compostela certificate in Santiago.

The Camino Society Ireland has recently announced a new Irish ‘Compostela’ that pilgrims can request in St James Church in Dublin after completing 25kms of any pilgrim trail in Ireland. This certificate can then be used by pilgrims to complete the journey from A Coruña to Santiago and request their Compostela in Santiago.

This is now known as the Celtic Camino.

If you are looking to start your journey in Ireland it’s highly recommended to take the Kerry Camino trail from Tralee to St James Church in Dingle, in the wonderful West of Ireland.

Buen Camino!

Article by Caminoways
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