Irun, nerve center of the Camino del Norte
Irun has reaffirmed its role as one of the main starting and meeting points of the Camino de Santiago with the celebration of two important events: the Meeting of the Pilgrim's Staff and the beginning of the Jacobean Week.
Both activities, organized by the Jakobi Association, have brought together dozens of representatives of Jacobean groups from the north of the country, pilgrims, experts and institutions related to the Camino.
Meeting of the Pilgrim's Staff: symbol of brotherhood and hospitality
He Meeting of the Pilgrim's Staff, held last weekend in Ficoba, included institutional events, cultural visits to Hondarribia, a brotherhood food and moments of great significance for the Jacobean community.
Among them stood out the delivery of the pilgrim's staff to Cantabria, which during the next year will serve as a symbol of welcome, hospitality and continuity within the Jacobean spirit.
The staff, the traditional pilgrim's staff, represents mutual support and the sense of community that characterizes the Camino de Santiago, values that this meeting seeks to keep alive among the different associations.
Talks and heritage: the Camino as a cultural axis
The event was attended by Valeriano Teja, president of the Group of Associations of the Northern Paths and recognized expert on these routes.
Teja will offer a talk at the Amaia Cultural Center this Tuesday the 14th, where he will address the history and evolution of four northern routes recognized by the UNESCO in 2015 as World Heritage:
- He North Coastal Path
- He Primitive Path
- He Inland Basque Route
- He Lebaniego Road
Jacobean Week: reflection, history and future of the Camino
In addition to the institutional event of the weekend, the Jacobean Week offers a lecture series in it Amaia KZ, which will run until Thursday October 16 at 7:30 p.m..
Among the speakers are highly experienced experts such as Carlos Mencos, Valeriano Teja y José Mari Unsain, the latter will address the recovery of the Camino de Santiago through Navarra, an example of conservation and promotion of cultural heritage.
Irun, meeting and starting point
With these activities, Irun not only reinforces its role as starting point of North Road, but also as Jacobean meeting and reflection space, where collaboration between associations is encouraged and the preservation of the spiritual and cultural legacy of the Camino de Santiago.
The city is consolidated as well as reference of the Jacobean world, keeping alive the essence of hospitality, culture and spirituality that characterizes this historic pilgrimage route.
