For those who are familiar with Camino de Santiago will know about its religious history, beautiful scenery and popularity for drawing tourists. For those who aren’t familiar, Camino de Santiago is an ancient path in northern Spain where Santo Iago (St James) one of the 12 apostles was carried across to his final resting place under what is now the Grand Cathedral of Santiago de Campostela, which marks the end of the Camino trail. Legend has it that whoever faithfully completes this trail will be forgiven of all sins and thousands of tourists are attracted to the site every year.
Now in Ireland 10 ancient ‘Pilgrim Paths’ have been flagged as Ireland’s answer to the Camino de Santiago, with the hope that visitors from far and wide will make the trip to Ireland as they did back in medieval times.