Porto Xacobeo de Muxia - Muxia, Spain - Way of St. James on Waymarking.com

This Historical marker about the Way of St. James is placed in the promenade of the city of Muxia.

The historical marker has a map of Galicia and it reads:

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Tradition has it that the Virgin Mary reached this spot in a stone boat today the "Shrine of A Barca" to spur on the Apostle Saint James and his preaching. This is the reason why Muxia has close ties with the Apostle and the pilgrimage to Santiago, and has been included in the Pilgrims ways since the Middle Ages.

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Camiño Xacobeo a Santiago or Xacobeo year is when in that year the day of the Apostle James that is July 25 falls on a Sunday.

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