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ROAD TO SANTIAGO COURSE 2012UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

Would you like to learn the historical secrets, the myths and the legends, the symbols and traditions of one of the world’s oldest known pilgrimage routes, first-hand from the team of experts and specialists at the University of Santiago de Compostela?

From an array of perspectives: history, art, gastronomy, culture, Cursos Internacionais-USC offers you the opportunity to learn more about Spain’s past and present through our unique linguistic and cultural exploration of the Camino de Santiago.

This is a two week long course. In the first week you will be improving your Spanish while taking classes at the prestigious University looking at a range of aspects related to the Camino.

In the second week of the course, you will experience what it is to be a pilgrim - walking the final section of the so-called French Route of the St James’ Way, accompanied by a professor.

Cursos InternacionalesUniversidade de Santiago de CompostelaAvda. das Ciencias s/n, chalet nº2Campus VidaE-15782 Santiago de Compostela, A CoruñaMail: linguas@usc.es Tel.: +34 8818 14423Fax: +34 8818 14432www.cursosinternacionales.usc.es

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Fees The cost of the programme is 1,600 euros which includes:

40 classroom hours.Walking seminars and practical workshops.Cultural activities Walking a section of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route.Board and lodging* in Santiago de Compostela and the Camino. Medical and accident insurance. Teaching materials Access to USC facilities Completion Diploma Programme and board and lodging organisation Opening and closing ceremonies

*For different accommodation arrangements, please contact us at linguas@usc.es

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Dates 4-15 June, 2012 1-12 October, 2012 English edition of this course can be arranged by request at any date for groups of at least 15 people

Objectives To extend students’ knowledge of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route, using a multidisciplinary approach which takes in the history, art, geography, literature, gastronomy and the present day of the Camino. To integrate study of Spanish language and culture by walking a stage of the route.

Contents Spanish Language (10 hours). The history, culture, art and gastronomy of the Camino de Santiago (30 hours):

The history of pilgrimages and the cult of St. James: The evolution of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route.The different Camino de Santiago routes and Jacobean art. Gastronomy and the Camino de Santiago. Geography and landscape along the route.Views of the route in literature.

Cultural Activities and walking seminars Guided visit to Santiago Cathedral. Accompanied tour of the historic city centre. Guided visit to the University’s historic and artistic heritage. Gastronomic Tour. Debate held in one of the city’s cafés in the old centre. Visits to museums. Receptions at Santiago City Hall and University Chancellery.

Walking a stage of the French Route of the Camino From O Cebreiro to Santiago de Compostela.

PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT

FIRST WEEKAt the University of Santiago de Compostela from the 4th to 9th June (First edition) and from the 1st to the 6th October (Second edition)

Spanish language classes taught by specialist teachers of Spanish as a Foreign Language. Seminars on the Camino de Santiago taught by USC expert professors. Practical classes and walking seminars in the afternoon and Saturday morning.Complementary cultural activities in the afternoon. In May-June Edition seminars about the Road and practical classes and walking seminars will be conducted in English.Free access to university services: libraries, computer rooms with Internet access and all sports facilities. Accomodation in a double room in a guest house includes half board (breakfast and lunch). For different accommodation arrangements, check with us at linguas@usc.es

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

9.00 10.30

Spanish language Spanish language Spanish language Spanish language Spanish language Walking seminar

Gastronomía del Camino y tour gastronómico

10.30 11.00

BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK

11.00 12.30

History of Pilgrimage

History of Pilgrimage

History of Pilgrimage

History of Pilgrimage

History of Pilgrimage

12.30 14.00

Jacobean Art Jacobean Art Jacobean Art Geography of the Road

The Road in Literature

14.00 16.00

BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK

16.30 18.30

Walking seminar

Jacobean Tour of the City

Walking seminar

Cathedral and its Surroundings

Walking seminar

Conversation Workshop

Official Reception at the University Chancellery and

City Hall

Visit to the Historical

Heritage of the University

Walking seminar

Introduction to Galician culture

and Visit to Ethnographic

Museum Museo do Pobo Galego

Campus Sur. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

SECOND WEEKOn the Road: from 10th to 15th June (First edition) and from 7th to 12th October (Second edition)

A university professor expert in the area will accompany the group, providing them with explanatory talks about the day’s walk. Three walking seminars about art and history of the Camino Francés (six hours).A bus will carry students’ luggage and provide support for participants who need to rest on a stage. Accommodation will be in the Pilgrims’ Hostels along the route. Breakfast and Dinner will also be provided. A picnic lunch will be taken en route.

Route El Camino Francés

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

O Cebreiro- Triacastela

(15 km)

Walking seminar: Samos Monastery

Sarria- Portomarín (22 Km)

Portomarín- Palas de Rei

(24 Km)

Walking seminar: Vilar de Donas Monastery and Pambre Castle

Palas de Rei- Rivadisio (25 Km)

Rivadisio de Abaixo- O Pino (24Km)

Walking seminar: Monasterio de Sobrado dos

Monxes

O Pino- Santiago de Compostela

(18 Km)

Collection of the Compostela

Pilgrims Mass at Santiago´s

Cathedral

Closing Ceremony

REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO TAKE PART IN THE COURSE

Minimum age17 years.

Level of SpanishJune and October editions, Spanish Language Edition, B2 (Advanced) is required. English edition, No previous knowledge of Spanish is required.

Maximum number of participants:25

Minimum number of participants:15

Further information on the course and enrolment http://internationalcourses.usc.es“Road to Santiago Course”

To participate in the June and October editions students will need an advanced (B2) level of Spanish. Language classes will start at this level; all other classes and seminars will be held in Spanish

No knowledge of Spanish is required to participate in the English edition of thecourse. Spanish language classes will be available from beginner level; all otherclasses and seminars will be held in English.

The language classes seek to improve the students communicative skills and revise and extend their linguistic knowledge (grammar, phonetics, etc) as well as examining lexical, socio-cultural and strategic issues, all of which will ensure that students get maximum benefit from the course.

The aim is that before students come to the practical part of the course - the walking along the Camino - participants will have the necessary language tools, such as the specific vocabulary they will require in order to approach the landscapes, art, history or gastronomy they encounter, thus allowing them a global overview of the language and culture of the Camino de Santiago through a multidisciplinary approach.

SPANISH LANGUAGE (10 hours)

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FIRST BLOCKTHE HISTORY OF PILGRIMAGES AND THE CULT OF ST. JAMES: THE EVOLUTION OF THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO PILGRIMAGE ROUTE José M. Andrade, USC Professor of Medieval History

The origins of the Cult of St. James. Pilgrimages as a global phenomena. The early days of the Santiago Pilgrimage. Santiago Pilgrimage throughout history. From the 11th Century to the present day. Why did people undertake the Pilgrimage in the past? Why do they do so today? Hospitality towards pilgrims. The symbols of the Santiago Pilgrimage.The legend and tradition of the Camino. Pilgrims diaries. The Camino in literature and culture.The various paths that make up the Camino de Santiago. Images of Santiago. The question of St. James as “Moor Slayer”.Walking seminar: Jacobean tour of the city.

SECOND BLOCK THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO ROUTES AND JACOBEAN ART. Miguel Taín, USC Professor of Art History

Jacobean iconography: Saint James the apostle, the pilgrim and the soldier of Christ. Analysis of the three iconographic representations of James in the Cathedral and other Jacobean sites. The city of Santiago and the pilgrim ways - the use of architecture, urban planning and artistic elements to attract the pilgrim. A study of the city’s main buildings related to the Pilgrimage. Santiago Cathedral and Archbishop Gelmírez: from the Platerías Facade to the Pórtico de la Gloria. Baroque metamorphosis in Santiago Cathedral and the festivities in the name of Saint James. The tomb of St. James. Jacobean art and rituals. Walking senimar: Cathedral and its surroundings.Walking Seminars along the road: Samos Monastery, Vilar de Donas Monastery, Pambre Castle, Sobrado dos Monxes Monastery.

THIRD BLOCK GASTRONOMY AND THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO. Xavier Castro, USC Professor of Contemporary History

The pilgrims’ way as a penitential experience. Fasting and frugality. Frugality as expressed by the pilgrim’s knapsack and wineskin (or gourd). Eating in hospices and monk’s hostels. The experience of begging for alms and buying foot from markets along the wayside. Learning to barter. Wine and the Camino: wine producing regions along the route. Gastronomy and the different regions along the Camino. Eating and drinking in Santiago. Does one eat to fill the stomach or the soul? New spirituality and the Camino today: fine restaurants along the route and their culinary specialities. Walking Seminars: Gastronomic tour

FOURTH BLOCK GEOGRAPHY AND THE LANDSCAPE OF THE ROAD: Alberto Martí Ezpeleta, USC Professor of Geography.

Elements of the Galician landscape: its character and human use.Different landscapes along the Road: Eastern Mountains, Lugo’s Plateau, Hills of the Ridge, Santiago’s Peneplain, the Shoreline.Walking Seminars: Anthropology and culture in Galicia.: Museo do Pobo Galego.

FIFTH BLOCKLITERATURE OF THE CAMINO. PILGRIMAGE JOURNAL. José M. Andrade, USC Professor of Medieval History

First written mentions of the Camino. Liber Sancti Iacobi and first pilgrimage guide.The tales of the pilgrims in the Middle Ages and the Modern Era.Literary rebirth of the Camino: from the depressing tale of Barres and Gourgand to Coelho’s mysticism to the recent success of Kerkeling.

SEMINARS ON THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO: HISTORY, CULTURE, ART AND GASTRONOMY

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Cursos InternacionalesUniversidade de Santiago de CompostelaAvda. das Ciencias s/n, chalet nº2Campus VidaE-15782 Santiago de Compostela, A CoruñaMail: linguas@usc.es Tel.: +34 8818 14423Fax: +34 8818 14432www.cursosinternacionales.usc.es

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