Camino de Santiago. Why Santiago de Compostela? Why St. James? That the obscure, medieval settlement of Santiago de Compostela should become the third most important destination for Christian pilgrims in the Middle Ages (after Jerusalem and Rome) is a mystery. Pilgrims headed there to pray at the resting place of the apostle St. James the [...] The post Camino de Santiago. Why Santiago de Compostela? Why St. James? first appeared on Spain Then and Now.
