Tips for Getting your Compostela Once You Arrive in Santiago
Pilgrims arriving in Santiago have a new process for picking up their Compostela. Read more for details.
Read MoreJohn Brierley’s Passing & Obituary
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.
Read MoreCelebrate Your Camino with a Distance Sticker
Celebrate your Camino with a distance sticker from American Pilgrims. Minimum donation is $5 per sticker.
Read MoreCOVID-19: What You Should Know
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.
Read MoreAmerican Pilgrims on the “Camino Cafe” Podcast
Recently American Pilgrims’ members and volunteers Steve and Carol Lytch were guests on Leigh Brennan’s Camino Cafe podcast. Steve is the current board chairman of American Pilgrims. Steve and Carol were volunteers in 2022 at the Ribadiso albergue on the Camino Francés. Follow this link to learn more about our Ribadiso Welcome Service. Leigh filmed…
Read MoreOur Next Hospitalero Training Session: Friday, June 2 – Sunday, June 4, 2023
We are excited and pleased to announce the next Hospitalero Training session of 2023 will be held Friday, June 2, 2023, to Sunday, June 4, 2023, at the Mt. Gilead Camp & Conference Center in Stroudsburg, PA.
Read MoreNavarra: Una Experiencia en el Camino
American Pilgrims on the Camino is offering our members a unique Spanish travel opportunity May 18-26, 2023, in Navarra, Spain.
This first-ever cultural journey, in coordination with Los Amigos del Camino de Santiago de Estella, will traverse the geographically diverse region of the medieval Basque Kingdom of Navarra and give participants the opportunity to intimately get to know the culture, gastronomy and wine, and varied terrain along the Camino Francés as well as portions of the Aragones and the Baztanes.
Read MoreHospitalero Training Offers Second Session April 11-13, 2023
Many who attend the Annual Gathering of Pilgrims are interested in our hospitalero training. In the past, we have not been able to accommodate everyone who wished to attend. This year, if there’s enough interest, we have the capacity to offer two hospitalero trainings April 11-13, 2023, just prior to the Gathering in Zephyr Cove, NV.
Read MoreAmerican Pilgrims’ 2nd Annual Virtual Open House, Saturday, December 10, 2022
Join us on Saturday, December 10, 2022, for our 2nd annual open house! John Brierley, renowned , will join us to share inspirations from the Camino and his reflections on the healing power of the Camino.
Read MoreRegistration is now open for our Hospitalero Training session in Point Reyes, CA
Do you want to give back to the pilgrim community? Would you like to serve pilgrims as an hospitalero at an albergue along the Camino? Read on to learn more about our next training session.
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