Camino News

A group of pilgrims get by with a little help from their amigos to experience the magic of the less-traveled Camino Baztan.

Professor and writer Maryjane Dunn, an American Pilgrims lifetime member, was awarded the 11th annual Aymeric Picaud International Prize, recognizing her length and breadth of work related to the Camino de Santiago.

A remembrance of Father José Ignacio, who was a driving force in the founding of the modern hospitalero movement.

It is with much sadness I inform you that our fellow peregrino John Brierley has died. Countless numbers of us have relied on John’s guidebooks as we undertook our caminos.

American Pilgrims is echoing official advice from numerous sources that you do not travel internationally until you are fully vaccinated and have received a booster shot. We will continue to pass along news from the official and authoritative sources listed below.

Luis Gtiérrez Perrino, President of the Spanish Federation of Associations of Friends of the Camino de Santiago, shared with American Pilgrims that José Ramón Barranco passed away on February 27. He was 92 years old. José Ramón Barranco, Perrino notes, has played a significant role in the Spanish Federation for many years. A member of…