January 25, 2025 /  France  /  Members
First meeting with Abraham Path Initiative delegation

First meeting with Abraham Path Initiative delegation

The agglomeration community of Puy-en-Velay in partnership with the European Federation Saint James Way were on February 8, a delegation of Abraham Path Initiative. The visit was aimed at exchanging best practices development of the way of Saint James, cultural route by excellence. It was an opportunity to consider co-operation between the two routes as ‘mythical’.

Mythical routes

Madeleine RIGAUD Vice-President of the urban community, accompanied by Gérard Beaume, Coordinator of the European Federation of the Way of St James, welcomed Director George Rishmawi of the route ‘ Masar Ibrahim Al Khalil / / Path of Abraham ‘, Raphael Trouiller association Tetrakys and Martine Chaligné of AFRAT, animators of a programme of decentralized cooperation of tourism development sustainable in Palestine.

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January 25, 2025 /  Members  /  Spain
Presentation of the first virtual tours 360 of the Creative Loci Iacobi project

Presentation of the first virtual tours 360 of the Creative Loci Iacobi project

On 8 November we participated in the Steering Committee of the European project COSME CREATIVE LOCI IACOBI. We are already working on the contents and virtual reality technologies for the virtual tours, Video 360, sound immersive and storytelling that will improve the information that is offered along the roads of Santiago in Europe and the places of heritage of the UNESCO on the road.

The aim of this European project is to create new digital tools based on immersive technologies. All the content produced will be accessible on the creative map that is also being prepared in the Web of the European Federation of the roads of Santiago.

In our presentation we show the first virtual tours, a result of the production that is almost finished. Now we have to create the audio guide contents (in three languages), the music and the 3d sounds. All tours will have as a guide, a prominent historical character from each of the 8 territories of the project.

In the framework of the project will also create an audio-guide application of augmented reality, 3d models of the main patrimonial values of each territory, a tourist application that will contain a digital credential for the Pilgrim and a presentation of the project and its results.

COSME Project

Creative Loci Iacobi It is one of the projects financed by the program COSME 2014-2020 in which Malvado Group participates as partner with Tourism of Galicia (Spain), European Federation of the Roads of Santiago (France), municipality of Vila Pouca de Aguiar (Portugal), Tourism Federation of the Province of Namur (Belgium), Svento Jokubo Kelio Savivaldybiu Asociacija (Lithuania), Województwo Kujawsko-Pomorskie (Poland) and Xoia Software (Spain).

COSME is the European Union’s programme for the Competitiveness and growth of enterprises and SMEs. It facilitates access to finance, internationalization and markets. And it focuses especially on digital entrepreneurship to help European companies boost their digital transformation.

 


January 25, 2025 /  Members  /  Spain
4th Steering Committee of the Creative Locci Iacobi Project

4th Steering Committee of the Creative Locci Iacobi Project

Asturias hosted the 4th Steering Committee of the COSME Creative Locci Iacobi Project, which was held on December 20 in Oviedo, coinciding with the European Federation working visit to learn about the heritage and the Ways of Santiago in the Principality of Asturias, after its incorporation into the network.

This meeting, Alan Vela participated, responsible for the project by EASME, who was able to contrast the progress and fulfillment of the project’s objectives during its programming.

First virtual tours and design of augmented reality app

During the meeting, the first virtual tours and advancement of the design of augmented reality applications were presented by partners Malvado Group and Xoia Software. In addition, important aspects such as the Communication Plan of the project and the development of the products increased publication and application of tourist information and pilgrim’s credential were coordinated.

The other pending deliverables and the final project meeting, scheduled for September 2019 in Santiago de Compostela, were also scheduled.

 


January 25, 2025 /  France  /  Members
Agreement with the Holy Places of Undivided Christianity association

Agreement with the Holy Places of Undivided Christianity association

The European Federation of Saint James Way signed a cooperation agreement with the Holy Places of Undivided Christianity association on September 27 in Gorlitz, Germany.

 

Promoted by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation

The cultural route’s project “Holy places of Undivided Christianity” was born as the result of the historic meeting of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill and Pope Francis in Havana (Cuba) on February 12, 2016. The initiator of the creation of the route was the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, which provided financial support to the project. The author of the idea is Miguel Palacio, a historian, journalist, ecclesiastical diplomat, adviser to the general director of the All-Russian State Library for Foreign Literature named after M.I. Rudomino, a participant of the meeting of Patriarch Kirill and Pope Francis and their translator at the talks.

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January 25, 2025 /  France  /  Members
First steering committee of the Creative Loci Iacobi Project

First steering committee of the Creative Loci Iacobi Project

Along with the celebration of the Federation’s annual assembly, Puy en Valay also hosted the presentation and first steering committee of the Creative Loci Iacobi Project on June 5.

The European project Creative Loci Iacobi aims to promote and give greater visibility to the roads of Santiago in Europe, using content and technologies augmented reality, virtual tours, video 360, sound immersive and storytelling that will make more compressive and practical the information that is offered to the pilgrims, as well as to potential tourists and other tourist agents along the roads of Santiago in Europe and the places of patrimony of the UNESCO in the Way.

Financed by the COSME Program for competitiveness an growth of enterprises and SMEs.

With a duration of 18 months, Creative Loci Iacobi is a project financed by the program COSME 2014-2020 in which Malvado Group participates as partner with Tourism of Galicia (Spain), European Federation of the Roads of Santiago (France), municipality of Vila Pouca de Aguiar (Portugal), Tourism Federation of the Province of Namur (Belgium), Svento Jokubo Kelio Savivaldybiu Asociacija (Lithuania), Województwo Kujawsko-Pomorskie (Poland) and Xoia Software (Spain).

COSME is the EU’s programme for competitiveness and growth of enterprises and SMEs. With the fundamental objective of facilitating access to finance, internationalization and markets, as well as creating an environment conducive to competitiveness and the culture of entrepreneurship, it focuses especially on digital entrepreneurship to help European companies to boost their digital transformation and fully benefit from the new, unprecedented opportunities emerging in the digital age, crucial to their competitiveness and growth.

 


January 25, 2025 /  France  /  Italy  /  Members  /  Portugal  /  Spain
Delegation of the Federation visits St. James Cathedral in Jerusalem

Delegation of the Federation visits St. James Cathedral in Jerusalem

On March 10, a delegation of the Fédération Européenne du Saint-Jacques de Compostelle visited the Armenian Convent of St. James. The delegation consisted of about 25 people of the organisation, led by the president Mr. Simone Pettirossi of the city of Assisi.

The pilgrimage to St. James of Compostella, or the Saint James Way, is the main pilgrimage route in Europe, and has two permanent representatives in the Council of Europe.

To renew the ancient relations between the two St. James pilgrimage sites

The visit of Fédération Européenne du Saint-Jacques de Compostelle or Saint James Way intends to renew and revive the ancient relations between the two St. James pilgrimage sites. The delegation of the Saint James Way visited the Armenian St. James Cathedral and the Monastery of Saint James.

 

 


January 25, 2025 /  Members
Agreement with The Compostela Group of Universities

Agreement with The Compostela Group of Universities

The European Federation of Saint-James Way and Compostela Group of Universities came to a framework agreement in January 2018 governing their collaboration in the design of common academic, cultural and social activities and action programmes on the Camino de Santiago.

Common academic, cultural and social activities and action programmes on the Camino de Santiago

The Compostela Group of Universities (CGU) is a network of universities built around the values of the Camino de Santiago. It seeks to facilitate and to promote cooperation among universities and stakeholders involved in Higher Education.

 

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January 25, 2025 /  France  /  Lithuania  /  Members  /  Poland
30 years of the Santiago de Compostela Pilgrim Routes

30 years of the Santiago de Compostela Pilgrim Routes

The Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the Declaration of Santiago de Compostela has been officially opened on the 23rd October in Santiago de Compostela, in Galicia (Spain). The event is taking place within the framework of the international seminar “Camino de Santiago y Europa”, organised by Catedra do Camino de Santiago e das Peregrinacións, Compostela group of universities and the Xunta de Galicia.

The event celebrates the 30 years of the Santiago de Compostela Pilgrim Routes, the first certified Cultural Route of the Council of Europe, exemplary symbol and model of cultural cooperation in Europe. In 1987 the Santiago Declaration stated that the Santiago de Compostela Pilgrim Routes “highly symbolic in the process of European unification, will serve as a reference and example for future projects”. Today, in 2017 this expectation may be said to have been fully realised.

The event celebrates the 30 years of the Santiago de Compostela Pilgrim Routes

Particularly remarkable during the event was the presence of Marcelino OREJA Y AGUIRRE, Former Secretary General of the Council of Europe, who opened the inauguration of the event, and Mr FERNÁNDEZ-GALIANO, Head of Culture, Nature and Heritage Department (Council of Europe), who gave a keynote address during the 23rd October evening. Beside Mr. DOMINIONI, Executive Secretary EPA, Director EICR, Mr MILLAN MON, Co-Chair of the Intergroup “Development of European Tourism, Cultural Heritage, Ways of Saint James and other European Cultural Routes” (European Parliament) has been among the eminent participants. The Route network has been representaed by Simone PETTIROSSI and Gerard BAUME, respectively President and Manager of the European Federation Saint James Way, Paolo CAUCCI VON SAUCKEN, Santiago de Compostela Scientific Committee was also present.

 


January 25, 2025 /  Italy  /  Members
General Assembly of the Federation held in the city in Assisi

General Assembly of the Federation held in the city in Assisi

The European Federation of the Roads of Santiago held from May 28 to 31, 2017 its General Assembly in the Italian city of Assisi, a member of the Federation, which also includes Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, Germany, Poland and Lithuania.

The members of the Federation were received by the city’s mayor, Stefania Proietti and the vice-president of the Chamber, Marina Sereni.

In the assembly, the activity carried out was reviewed and the progress of the program for next year was discussed, focused on strengthening collaboration between different countries and developing relations between the Federation and the city of Bethlehem, thanks to the role of Assisi. The use of new technologies for the promotion and valorization of routes was also discussed.

The workshop “Camino de Santiago and European cultural routes. Strategies and tools for the development and promotion of the routes ”, which was attended by the Undersecretary of State for Cultural Heritage, Ilaria Borletti.

An oportunity for Assisi to strengthen the relationship with other friendly European countries, sharing common projects, synergies and promoting growth. cultural and tourist

The general assembly appointed Simone Petrirrossi as the new president of the Federation for the next two years. Petirrossi, Assisi advisor for all international cooperation and the European Union stressed that this appointment is an “opportunity for Assisi and the Umbria region and Italy to strengthen the relationship with other friendly European countries, sharing common projects, synergies and promoting growth. cultural and tourist ”. The mandates of the new president will be: to reinforce the collaboration and relationship with other European cultural routes, such as the Via Francigena, for example, to mediate the relationship between the Federation and the city of Bethlehem and to promote actions for the promotion of the Camino de Santiago with the University of Perugia.

 


January 25, 2025 /  Members  /  Poland
Technical Committee of the Federation met in Torun

Technical Committee of the Federation met in Torun

On March 28, a meeting was held in the Polish city of Torun of the Technical Committee of the European Federation of the Saint James Way, hosted by the Government of the Region of Cuiavia-Pomerania which recently joined the Federation.

The Xunta de Galicia was represented by Rafael Sánchez Bargiela, General Manager of the Xacobeo, and by the European Projects Technician of Turismo de Galicia.

Previous to the Federation meeting itself, the General Manager of the Xacobeo was welcomed by thee President of the Region of Cuiavia-Pomerania, Piort Calbecki, at the Regional Government building of Torun. During this meeting, the General Manager of the Xacobeo thanked President Calbecki for his interest in integrating this region into the European Federation and mentioned the important work the Regional Government is carrying out in favour of the Camino de Santiago in Poland, providing support for its signposting, the activities of the Jacobean groups in the area, as well as the functioning of the Chair of the Way of Saint James at the University of Torun, directed by Professor Piort Roszak. The Regional President showed his interest in integration into the European Federation and in establishing a collaboration agreement with Galicia.

Hosted by the Government of the Region of Cuiavia-Pomerania which recently joined the Federation.

The Federation Meeting was also attended by representatives of the member entities: the Xunta de Galicia, an Agglomeration of Lee Puy-en-Velay (France), the Province of Namur (Belgium), The Region of Cuiavia-Pomerania (Poland), The Municipality of Assisi (Italy), the Municipality of Vilapouca de Aguiar (Portugal), the Municipality of Rothenburg (Germany), the Association of Jacobean Municipalities of Lithuania.

The main points addressed at this meeting focused on the content of the new website of the Federation, www.saintjamesway.eu, the collaboration proposals of new activities (with the network of universities of Portugal, a Belgian project on gastronomy and tourism, the creation of work groups, etc. In addition, several proposals of the Institute of Cultural Routes of the Council of and the members informed on their activities throughout 2017.

Finally, the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Declaration of Santiago de Compostela of the Council of Europe was dealt with. This declared the Way of Saint James to be the first European cultural route and led to the programme of European cultural routes which today includes more than thirty routes all over Europe.

 

 



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