Celebrating the pilgrim’s passage – Monuments and statuary along the Camino de Santiago

Pilgrim scallop shell fountain in Galicia on the Camino de SantiagoMan has always needed to celebrate and commemorate important people and events. The pilgrim’s passage on the Camino de Santiago is no different. Along the 800 km. route, cities, towns and villages as well as individuals have erected or placed statues, memorials and monuments to the arduous trek made so many people. These posts will acknowledge their presence and the impact played by the Camino as it wound its way across the Spanish countryside.

A small pilgrim scallop designed as a water fountain spout along the Camino de Santiago in the Galician countryside.