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Xacobeo 2021-2022, beyond the Camino de Santiago … a final celebration.

Xacobeo, beyond the Santiago’s road… This year, reach the end of the Camino de Santiago in Galicia it has double payoff.

In addition to the satisfaction of completing the first European Cultural Itinerary and share this unique experience with people from all over the world, it also offers the opportunity to participate in the Xacobeo 2021-22, a program full of cultural and leisure activities for all tastes, created to celebrate the Holy year, and that will last until 2022 due to the influence of covid 19 and the impossibility of traveling and organizing massive events.

XACOBEO 2021-22

Since the Middle Ages, pilgrims have flocked to Galicia from all over Europe, attracted by the challenge of reaching the end of the Santiago’s road and at the end of the known world, which until the Renaissance was considered Finisterre, located on the Galician coast and one of the westernmost points of the continent.

Even before the idea of Europe was born, the Camino de Santiago was laying the foundations thanks to the exchange of knowledge and culture that flowed through the West and converged in Compostela, creating a cultural and social network that sowed the seeds of a sense of European identity. and the consciousness that exists today.

The Camino de Santiago still preserves a cultural and cosmopolitan splendor that has accumulated over the centuries; In fact, the medieval pilgrimage route that forged the foundations of modern Europe continues to attract thousands of people each year.

Today’s pilgrims, regardless of the personal or collective reasons that have prompted them to make the pilgrimage from the most remote corners of the world to Santiago de Compostela, all agree that the Camino is truly universal.

A very special year for Galicia, the Camino and all those who choose to visit it.

The Holy Year in Santiago de Compostela is an event that only occurs when the July 25, dedicated to Apostle Santiago, falls on Sunday.

Galicia wants to share the celebrations that mark this event with all who visit. That’s why the Xunta de Galicia has organized the program Xacobeo 2021-22, with a wide agenda of events for all tastes: cultural events, exhibitions, meetings with intellectuals, concerts and a host of other activities, organized throughout the year in Galician towns and cities that will turn all of Galicia into a great celebration.

Xacobeo, Beyond the Camino de Santiago….

Beyond the Camino de Santiago, Galicia is the most Atlantic region in Spain. Looking out to the ocean, its more than 1,300 kilometers of coastline are dotted with more than 700 beaches, many completely deserted. Its coasts, of impressive and varied beauty, have the highest cliffs in Europe, which contrast with the calm waters of its tidal streams, navigable 365 days a year.

The Galician coast is also home to the National Maritime and Terrestrial Park of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia, which together with the natural parks at the mouth of the river Umia and the Dunes of Corrubedo, reflect the natural treasures with spectacular terrestrial and marine landscapes that can be admired. along the entire coastline.

Galicia is the greenest corner of Spain. Inland, more than a thousand small rivers wind their way through mountains and valleys that are home to four natural parks. Exploring the interior of Galicia and taking advantage of the extensive network of rural tourism accommodation continues to be an unforgettable adventure.

With a history dating back more than 2,000 years, Galicia is listed four times on the World Heritage List: the city of Santiago de Compostela, the Santiago’s road, the roman walls of Lugo, the best preserved example of its kind in the world. -, and the Tower of Hercules, the oldest working lighthouse in the world, in the city of A Coruña.

Galicia has seven cities, each one different and with its own style: Lugo and Ourense are Roman cities; Santiago de Compostela and Pontevedra they have been built in stone; A Coruña, cozy and bright; Ferrol, modernist; and Vigo, a seafaring port city.

More than 20 spas and more than 300 springs make Galicia the leading destination for Health Tourism in Spain, offering more than 2,500 beds for all tastes and pockets.

Galicia is also synonymous with wine tourism and gastronomy, especially the seafood from its estuaries. It also offers a wide range of meat and fish, all with certificates of authenticity. And all this accompanied by the magnificent wines of the five denominations of origin of the region: Rías Baixas, Ribeiro, Valdeorras, Ribeira Sacra and Monterrei.