This month Agape Spain begins its summer ministry on "El Camino de Santiago." This is a famous pilgrimage route across northern Spain that got its start in the Middle Ages. It winds up in the city of Santiago de Compostela, where the cathedral is reputed to have the bones of the Apostle James in a small box under the cathedral.
Nowadays it has become a popular tourist destination -- people from all over Europe, and the world, hike the route for anything from a few days to a few months. I have a friend here in Germany who is biking the route beginning in Germany, he does a few hundred kilometers every summer, as part of his vacation.
Lots of people do it for the adventure, some do it as an escape from something, and many do have spiritual questions. They usually stay in "albuerges" or small inns, which they find along the way. I'm posting some pictures of the route, and tomorrow I'll post more about what Agape Spain does in a village called Ligonde.
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