Malta Will Officially Join Famous Camino De Santiago Pilgrimage Network
In the coming months, Malta will officially become a part of the famous Camino de Santiago de Compostela route, connecting Malta to Spain via Sicily and Sardinia.
The Camino de Santiago de Compostela route is a network of pilgrimage routes leading to the shrine of the apostle Saint James The Great, located in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain.
Around 400,000 people, including an estimated 300 Maltese people, travel one of these routes every year.
During a public information session at Fort St Angelo, Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg and Culture Minister Owen Bonnici announced that Malta will be launching ‘Camino Maltés‘.
‘Camino Maltés’ will combine 3,600km of walking trails through Malta, Sicily, Sardinia, Barcelona, and eventually Santiago de Compostela.
It was discussed during the session that the new route will be beneficial from a cultural and touristic point of view.
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ian Borg, explained the important work that the Maltese Embassy in Spain did together with the NGO Xircammini.
He said that through a number of meetings at a diplomatic and technical level, an agreement has been reached in which Malta will be a part of this international map.
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