Camino earrings - Santiago gold Safe travel in Christianity

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The small slider allows it to be adjusted around the neck for comfort

this necklace can also act as a REMINDER TO BE CAREFUL

this pretty gold-plated sterling-silver scallop shell necklace (concha de vieira) is representative of one of the greatest journeys in the world: El Camino de Santiago

But the silver bead on this bracelet is special because of it's commemorative* markings: The bead bears the inscription 2010 because 2010 was a Holy Year in Santiago (Xacobeo 2010) because the Feast of St James (always on 25th July)

Camino earrings - Santiago gold Safe travel in ChristianityIs Santiago de Compostela just a place? . . Or an aspiration to travel, to have adventures? With the small gold scallop shells, these earrings are symptomatic of El Camino de Santiago, the Way of St James one of the greatest journeys in the world. As the culmination of the Camino de Santiago ("the Way"), many see Santiago as more than just a place . . rather as an ambition, whether to Santiago itself, or to other locations on our wish list. The