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The Camino Latvia team extends its warmest gratitude to our donors whose support in course of this year has helped us carry out a number of mini projects as well as to continue with the daily work on the creation of Camino Latvia. This includes designing and creating stamps for the albergues and other pilgrim lodging places, setting…

The symbol of Camino is yellow arrow- it’s a sign who shows directions. To sailors in the sea it’s a polar star, to Rainis it was Aspāzija, to Tom it’s Jerry and to Vinny the Poo it was honey pot. Everyone needs someone to follow- something that allows you to go further, to discover more…

The collaboration between the municipality of Cēsis, Camino Latvia and Cēsu Sv. Jāņa (St. John’s) Ev.Luth.Church has resulted in signposting the section of the Way of St James crossing the municipal territory of Cēsis. During archaeological excavations, a well preserved speciman of scallop shell – the ancient symbol of pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela – was unearthed  under…

With the new restrictions in places, we all need to be responsible. Considering all rules, small group of people made new stage marking of Meinarda road which is part of St. Jēkaba road in Salaspils Town territory. We were able to finish this road marking thanks to “ Salaspils County Tourism Information Center “. We…

Association of St James Way in Latvia is happy to invite you to the festive occasion dedicated to St James Day and the setting up St James Way signpost on the Latvia-Estonia border in Valka/ Valga on August 2, 2020. A year ago, on July 25, the first symbol of St. James Way in Latvia…

We’re all learning together. We’re learning to create St. James Way in Latvia, we learn to maintain it, learn to go and discover our Latvia from different perspectives. The owners of accommodation learn how to make friends and help out to pilgrims on the way not only to house guests. And as a symbol of…