[Gocamino] [saintjames] Latest news, numbers and gossip from Santiago

[Rosina]

Just to clarify:
There has been a "Museum of Pilgrimages" (Museo de Peregrinos)  for many years in Santiago...... and absolutely fascinating too.  Perhaps the message means to convey that the Museum has been moved from its erstwhile site, on a street upwards from Azabacheria square to more ample headquarters.
It should also e mentioned that in Santiago, a few blocks from the Cathedral, beyond the also fantastic open-air groceries, fish and market market (recently, by the way, highlighted in a New York Times article about Santiago) is the museum of the Galician people, which is another awesome treasure.
Over the years the museo de Peregrinos has presented many extraordinary exhibitions, with pieces borrowed from all over the world, related to pilgrimages as way back as the fourth and fifth centuries. The exhibitions of traditional and modern paintings and sculptures related to pilgrims and pilgrimages have also been profoundly impressive.
Hugs!
Rosina  
 


> This sounds like an absolutely fascinating post :-) Thank you!
> claire
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> On Oct 31, 2011, at 7:59 AM, Johnnie Walker wrote:
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> > Hola
> > Do you know the rate of growth of pilgrims to Santiago over the last 20
> years?
> > Do you know of the speculation about the reasons the Codex Calixtinus
> was stolen?
> > Do you know that next time you arrive in Santiago you will walk into a
> brand new airport?
> > Do you know that there are many new flights from Santiago particularly
> to the South of Spain?
> > Do you know there is a new Museum of Pilgrimages about to open in
> Santiago?
> > Do you know that so far this year 177,539 pilgrims have arrived in
> Santiago?
> > For answers to all of these question plus a full analysis of the number
> of pilgrims arriving click:
> >
> > www.johnniewalker-santiago.blogspot.com
> >
> > Best wishes from Santiago
> > John
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