A priest prepares to take confession in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela Spain by Robert Ormerod. Every year thousands of pilgrims take part in the Camino de Santiago, a walk which crosses the north of Spain and ends at the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela where tradition has it that the remains of the apostle Saint James are buried.

A priest prepares to take confession in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela Spain by Robert Ormerod.

Every year thousands of pilgrims take part in the Camino de Santiago, a walk which crosses the north of Spain and ends at the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela where tradition has it that the remains of the apostle Saint James are buried.