Camino de Santiago is a route that pilgrims from Spain and from all over Europe travel to reach the city of Santiago de Compostela, where the relics of the Apostle Santiago el Mayor are revered. Throughout the Middle Ages it was very crowded, later it was slightly forgotten and nowadays it has returned to take a great boom. Camino de Santiago has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO; European Cultural Itinerary by the Council of Europe and has received the honorary title of Europa Mayor Street.

The origin of the name Santiago comes from two words – Sant Jacob. His name in Hebrew was Jacob (Jacobo), written in Latin Iacobus, the Spaniards when invoking him joined the words and he became Santiago (Sant Iacob).

WHO IS JAMES? James was one of the twelve apostles (sent to preach) of Jesus Christ. He was the son of Zebedee and Salome. His brother John was also an apostle and one of the four evangelists (writers of the new testament or gospel which means message). Both were Israelite fishermen and they left everything to follow Jesus. James appears in the most important moments of the New Testament with Jesus.