IDS 101: Crossroads of Religion and Culture: The Santiago de Compostela Pilgrimage: Videos, Image Databases, & Websites

Santiago de Compostela was one of the three holy cities of the world during the Middle Ages. From far and wide pilgrims made their way on foot to the city in northwestern Spain to visit the shrine of the apostle, St. James.

Walk with Chris Newland as he begins his first week traversing Spain’s oldest walking path. A 6 week 900KM (560 miles) journey that is over 1,000 years old. This episode chronicles Chris’s first amazing week of walking across northern Spain as he crosses the Pyrenees, on the first day, to a wild challenge of running with the bulls.

Chris Newland’s walk along Camino de Santiago continues, with just as much excitement as the first week. Walking through long stretches of rolling hillside, in the baking sun, each village and town is like a elegant oasis

We have come to week three with Chris Newland as he walks the Camino de Santiago as he is just leaving the town of Burgos, in the middle of festival of San Juan and San Pedro. Ahead of Chris lies a long walk through the Alto Meseta, a large stretch of wide open terrain that many walkers fear to tread.

Week Four is full of magic, mystery, myths and legends as Chris Newland continues his six week quest along the Camino de Santiago. This week, Chris walks from Leon and Astorga, into the highest mountains of the route.

The fifth week of walking the Camino de Santiago, Chris Newland finds himself discovering a wider diversity of sites. Chris starts in the hill top village of Ocebero, a place founded by ancient Celts, then a stroll through a forest of eucalyptus trees and on to picturesque albergue.

The end of Chris Newland’s six-week journey of Camino de Santiago has arrived. He comes to the city of Santiago de Compostela upon the festival of St. James.

An exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Way of St. James (p. 174–183) [pdf pages 189-198]

A virtual pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago — invites everyone to explore its most emblematic routes, the cultural, natural and architectural wonders, and the stories of the people who bring it to life