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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
Call Number: MOH AV Video (DVD) PN1995.9.D7 W29 2011
Publication Date: 2010
Tom goes to St. Jean Pied de Port, France, to collect the remains of his adult son, who was killed in the Pyrenees in a storm while walking the Camino de Santiago. Rather than return home, Tom decides to embark on the historical pilgrimage to honor his son's desire to finish the journey.
Call Number: MOH AV Video (DVD) PN1995.9.D7 A683 2005
A priest urges a 14th-century visionary girl in England to become an Anchoress (a virgin walled up in the church) and she accepts, attracting pilgrims seeking her advice and healing power.
Call Number: MOH AV Video (DVD) PN1995.91.I8 P54 2012
Classic tales of romance, deception, murder and lust by Geoffrey Chaucer about a group of 12th century English Pilgrims on their way to Canterbury cathedral.
Call Number: MOH AV Video (DVD) PN1995.91.S6 B88 2000
A shy young boy is brought out of his cocoon by a wise teacher who shows him the wonder of the natural world around him, amidst the growing tensions and chaos of the Spanish Civil War in Galicia.
Call Number: Hatfield Library AV Video (DVD) BP50.I74 2001
Documents the rise and growth of Islam throughout the world, from the birth of Prophet Muhammad in the 6th century through the peak of the Ottoman Empire 1000 years later.