In 2010, more visitors are expected in Santiago de Compostela than ever before. In contrast to the hustle and bustle on land, the pilgrimage is more relaxed. And sailors get to know a unique area.
Ever since Hape Kerkeling's bestseller "Ich bin dann mal weg" ("I'm off then"), hiking the Way of St James has been booming. And in 2010, even more so than usual - in the "Holy Compostelan Year" ("Year of St James"), millions will make their way to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain. However, very few of them will be travelling by boat.
A charter company offers this trip in the footsteps of the apostle Jacob. A YACHT reporter boarded the ship in Baiona on the Atlantic coast, sailed parts of the original route and combined the trip with hikes to historically significant sites.
In the Cies, the "islands of the gods" and the fjords of the Galician coast, he got to know one of the best Spanish sailing areas of all: fairytale villages and landscapes, ideal sailing conditions, breathtaking natural paradises. An extraordinary trip in every respect.
