Introduction: The Compostelan Universe

Introduction: The Compostelan Universe

Santiago de Compostela lies only twenty miles inland from the Atlantic ocean at the far western extremity of the European landmass, adjacent to a point of land known to the Romans as Finis Terra, the “End of the Earth”. The seemingly limitless expanse of ocean beyond...
Torres de Oeste: The Towers of the West

Torres de Oeste: The Towers of the West

The fortifications of the Torres de Oeste guarded the estuary which led towards the city of Santiago de Compostela. According to one of the principle legends of Saint James, after his martyrdom in Palestine, his body was transported on a stone raft to its destination...