News
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'The Bibliobús Peregrino', an initiative of CORREOS and the Diputación de León
5 July 2018The initiative 'The Bibliobús Peregrino' was presented this week in León and aims to facilitate access to reading for all pilgrims who pass through León during their trip to Compostela. The presentation of ‘The Bibliobús Peregrino’ was attended by the president of the Provincial Council of León, Juan Martínez Majo, the director of Correos Galicia, Asturias and Castilla y León, Ángel Pérez and the mayors of 15 municipalities of the province.
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The restoration of the Porch of Glory, the finishing touch of the pilgrimage to Compostela
3 July 2018The works of restoration of the Portico de la Gloria finished last week after a decade and more than 50,000 hours of work invested.
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The 100.000 Pilgrim arrives in Santiago de Compostela
18 June 2018The 100,000th Pilgrim arrives in Santiago de Compostela from Colombia. At the end of last week
Jose Enrique Forero arrived in the city
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CORREOS recommends the App Network of Hostels of the Camino de Santiago
14 June 2018CORREOS recommends the mobile application Red de Hoteles del Camino de Santiago where you can access information about hostels, accommodation and services on the Jacobean Route.
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CORREOS launched a new Mail Art call about the Camino de Santiago
12 June 2018This Monday, June, 11th, CORREOS launched a new call of Mail Art focusing on the Camino de Santiago. The route, which brought more than 300.000 pilgrims to Galicia's main city, has been elected to be the theme of the new Mail Art campaign of the postal company. Both the different routes of the Camino and their principles, landscapes or also experiences lived during the path can be captured on the artworks of those who wish to participate.
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CORREOS resumes the transport of backpacks between stages in the Camino Francés in Aragón
4 June 2018The postmen of the zone will transfer the luggage of the pilgrims between the lodgings until next October 31st. The Paq Mochila offered by "El Camino con Correos", will return to the French Way as it crosses Aragon from June 1.
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Aza Petrovic and Monbus Obradoiro on the Portuguese Way with CORREOS
29 May 2018The históric basket player started in Valença do Minho last Monday, May 28th, with his son, members of the Obradoiro and professionals of CORREOS to arrive in Compostela this Thursday, May 31st.
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"El Camino de Santiago": winning short film
25 May 2018"El Camino de Santiago" by filmmaker Mario Monzó is the short film winner of the Grand Jury Prize of SundanceTv Shorts, which celebrates its fifth edition this year to award the best international short films.
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Estrella Galicia cheers with you in "A Different Way"
23 May 2018Estrella Galicia pays homage to the Camino de Santiago, a World Heritage Site, with a special design of its bottles. They will launch 15 million bottles in the following days to join the pilgrims in the last stages of The Way. The new design will be available in establishments from León to Galicia.
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CORREOS shows in Santader their new services for the pilgrims of The Way’s north route and their updated web page.
4 May 2018The webpage www.elcaminoconcorreos.com provides information and maps helpful for pilgrims who undertake the Camino de la Costa (Coastal Way) and also counts with the cooperation of the postmen of the region.
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CORREOS presents in Barcelona its services for pilgrims of The Way.
20 April 2018The company is going to attend the tourism fair B-Travel, where is going to introduce among the visitors the luggage transport services stage by stage on the Camino or the shipment of suitcases and bicycles.
Catalonia is one of the first places of origin of the pilgrims who carry out the different Jacobean Routes, exceeding 13,600 in 2017.
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CORREOS retakes the baggage transport service between stages of the Camino de Santiago
26 March 2018The postmen will take the backpacks and suitcases from one accommodation to another to the pilgrims who decide to make their way without weight
This year as a novelty, it will provide its "Paq Mochila" service throughout the Camino del Norte, from Irún to Santiago de Compostela -
Postmen from all over Galicia support a group of university students from 13 countries who travel the Way of St. James
20 March 2018CORREOS collaborates with the more than 100 students brought by the World Tourism Organization to analyze sustainable tourism projects and the value of human rights in the Camino
The postal and parcel company is accompanying them during the Route, offering them specialized services for pilgrims, such as luggage transport stage by stage and the slogan of their belongings
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The Main Office of CORREOS of Madrid-Cibeles hosts the exhibition "Discover the magic of the Camino"
22 February 2018The 57 images have been selected from among the 600 photographs that pilgrims from the Camino de Santiago presented to the photographic contest launched by CORREOS and iPeregrinos.
This traveling exhibition finishes its journey in Madrid and can be visited until March 9.
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The Camino breaks its own records by receiving 301,036 pilgrims in 2017
29 January 2018El Camino breaks records by counting 301,036 pilgrims for the past 2017
The Portuguese Way by the Coast and the wheelchairs are the two new data that have been added as part of the annual reports of the Pilgrim's Office
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Qualitative and quantitative success of the second edition of Fairway, Forum of the Way of St. James
16 November 2017The number of visitors, the exhibition area and the number of professional meetings grew; and the new proposed formats, such as the discussion tables, were shown as a success
The entities and institutions sponsoring the event highlight the suitability of this format
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Fairway, II Forum of the Way of St. James, confirms its role as a meeting point for all the voices of the routes
15 November 2017Accessibility in the Way, the situation in other countries or the challenges of the route have been some of the matters dealt with in its third day
The intersectoral discussion tables, new in this edition, have been confirmed as a format success
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The reflection on the various aspects of the Way stars in the second round of Fairway, II Forum of the Way of St. James
13 November 2017José María Ballester and Alessandro Scafi were part of the Congress
The Portuguese Way along the Coast and the Wakayama Way will be presented to the press on Tuesday, the last day of the event
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Great start of Fairway, II Forum of the Way of St. James
12 November 2017The first day of Fairway was marked by activities for all audiences and the opening ceremony, on Monday begin the meetings in the workshop and the round tables
The English Way, the Portuguese Way and The Way with Correos will be the subject of institutional presentations to the press
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CORREOS delivers in 'FairWay' the prizes to the winning photographs of the 'Values of the Way' contest
12 November 2017CORREOS, in collaboration with the iPeregrinos pilgrims community, has presented the prizes to the winners of the "Values of the Way" photo contest during the opening day of 'Fairway', the professional fair of the Camino de Santiago that runs until Tuesday 14 at the Palacio de Congresos.
The mayor of Santiago de Compostela, Martiño Noriega, was in charge of awarding the first prize to Manuel Blanco, from Santiago de Compostela. The winning image was taken in the Plaza del Obradoiro and portrays two pilgrims hugging their arrival in Santiago, representing the value of the Force.