The Scholarly Pilgrim - History of the Camino de Santiago
Why did the Camino de Santiago develop and what was it like as it became one of the top European pilgrimages in the Middle Ages, laying the foundation for thousands of pilgrims to still walk it today?
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S3 E6 - The Pilgrim Experience in a Medieval Camino de Santiago Town (opens the original)
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What did it actually feel like to pass through a pilgrim town during the twelfth century, the golden age of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela? This episode reconstructs the sights, sounds, and smells of the towns that pilgrims encountered along the Camino de Santiago, exploring their streets, markets, lodging, and the remarkable diversity of people who inhabited them.
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