Upcoming Retreat · September 2026
Three days on the English Way of Santiago, from A Coruña to the Praza do Obradoiro. Less travelled, more intimate. A pause wide enough to hear yourself in — walked in the company of Luis Miguel Gallardo and a small circle of pilgrims.
The Invitation
Pilgrims have walked the English Way for nine centuries. From the north Atlantic ports they came — Irish, Scottish, English, Scandinavian — for healing, for vow-keeping, for the simple ancient practice of putting one foot in front of the other until something settles.
We walk a shorter, gentler version of that same path. Three days. Eucalyptus and granite, mist and Atlantic sun, scallop shells set into stone walls older than any of us. We carry our intentions out and our questions inward.
The Three Days
Opening circle on the Atlantic shore. We bless the stones we will carry and leave behind. The first kilometres pass through eucalyptus and pine, hand-laid roman roads, the salt of the sea on our skin. Evening: traditional Galician dinner and a guided astrological reading of the night sky.
The deepest stage. Hours of walking in silence broken only by birds and the soft ringing of the scallop shells. We cross medieval bridges and oak forests blanketed in fern. A short meditation by the river. Evening: shared reflection, vinos selectos, and the question of the Camino — what are you walking away from, and what are you walking toward?
Sunrise departure. The final approach to the Praza do Obradoiro. Something inside reorders itself in front of the Cathedral — and stays reordered. Pilgrim certificate received from the Orden del Camino. Closing celebration at the Restaurante Enxebre, in the Hostal de los Reyes Católicos.
What's included
Reserve your place
September 25 – 27, 2026. Limited to twenty pilgrims so the circle remains close, cared for, and transformative.