Camino Portuguese Pilgrimage
Patch (100% Embroidery) - Our
beautiful Camino Portuguese Pilgrimage Patch is 100% Embroidery and bears the Yellow Scalloped Shell with the
Blood Red Cross of the Order of Santiago. The Camino Portuguese Pilgrimage Route is the second most traveled route. This Ancient Symbol is often found marking the Pilgrimage Trail Route. The Scallop Shell depicted on our patches are often
found washes up by the ocean’s wave on the Atlantic shores in Galicia, Spain
and has long been the symbol of God’s hand guiding the pilgrims to Camino de
Santiago Compostela. Over the centuries the Scallop Shell has taken on
mythical, metaphorical and practical meanings and acts as a metaphor for the
pilgrimage. The grooves in the shell come together at a single point
representing the various routes pilgrims traveled eventually arriving at a
single destination, “The Tomb of Saint James”, located within the Cathedral of
Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain. Our patch has been left clean without any
advertising or wording to preserved the spiritual essence of traveling The Way
of Saint James. Many of our customers who walk “The Way” also purchase our
beautiful 3 x 5 inch American Flag Patches and a dozen or more Camino
Pilgrimage Patches for their pilgrimage to share with those they become friends
with along “The Way” during their pilgrimage experience. I have been told our
patches are very popular in Europe with
those walking the Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage and have become collector
items. For those who are interested in the spiritual essence and beauty of
walking "The Way" we would like to suggest the movie, "The
Way" Staring Martin Sheen and produced by Emilio Estevez honoring the
pilgrimage.
"Camino
Portuguese"
or the "Portuguese
Way" is a fantastic route for pilgrims
looking for a more rural experience or for those seeking a less physical
demanding trekk on their pilgrimage to Camino de Santiago. The Camino
Portuguese is very flat and rural where you will walk past lush forests,
terraced fields, cropland and vineyards gently winding through peaceful sleep
villages. The Camino Portuguese is one of Europe's oldest routes and is actually a direct
descendent of the major Roman roads that formed the backbone of the Roman Empire. It is claimed that the Camino
Portuguese offers the richest cultural and architectural heritage of all the
Camino's. The Camino Portuguese starts in Lisbon, Portugal’s dazzling capital
and home of several UNESCO sites, and takes pilgrims through Urban Lisbon's and
continues along stunning countryside, villages and towns such as Santarém, one
of the last Moorish bastions in Portugal; Coimbra, famous for its UNESCO 13th
century university; and gorgeous Porto with its colorful riverfront and the
home of Port Wine. The Camino Portuguese Route starts in Lisbon at the Cathedral (Sé) and continues
northward paralleling the Tejo/Tajo River until Golega. The route continues
northwest connecting Coibra, Agueda, Ansiao, Oliveire de Azemeis, Sao Joao da Madeira to Porto continuing north crossing the Lima and Minho Rivers entering Spain. The route continues into northern Spain crossing the Ulla River at Padron and ends at Santiago de Compostela, Spain some 610km all in all.
The
Camino Portuguese was used by Queen Isabel of Portugal in the 13th Century to make at least one
pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. The route crosses some of the most
beautiful parts of North Portugal and South Galicia (Spain) and has some of the best sandy beaches
in the World with clear blue waters at Sanxenxo, Cies Islands and Baiona, where Christopher Columbus
arrived with the good news of the discovery of America. The final leg of the Camino Portuguese
is known as the Camino Romantico beginning at Tui, Spain.
Camino
Romantico (Portuguese Way) - Is the last 115km of the Camino Portuguese beginning at Tui and
continues connecting O Porrino, Arcade, Ponteveda, Caldas de Reis, Pardon
ending in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Camino
Romantico (French Way) - Is the last 114km of the Camino Francis beginning in Sarria where
the pilgrimage continues to Portomarin, Palas de Rei, Melide, Arzula, Rua
ending in Santiago de Compostela in Spain. If
you are looking for a unique, romantic and meaningful holiday or honeymoon, the
Camino
Romantico is for
you.