Incredible but true: Codex Calixtinus stolen from Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela
Detail from Codex CalixtinusFor all of us who have walked the Camino, or those who dream of walking the Camino, the Codex Calixtinus is our original guide.
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Jaca and Ramiro I
Ramiro I
We are still visiting locations in my novel by car. A key town in my historical novel, The Road to Santiago, is Jaca, a principal city in the province of Huesca.
The Aljaferia of Zaragoza, Wallada Bint al Mustakfi
Aljaferia Mihrab
For many years I've had a poster of an interior of the Aljaferia on the wall in front of my writing desk.
Moorish palace in Malaga, The Alcazaba, and Ibn Gabirol
Alcazaba of Malaga
On the Road to Santiago
Our Camino Map
Stonecoast Ireland Summer Workshop 2008 Reunites in Gloucester, MA 2010
Dingaling Reunion in GloucesterIn July of 2008 Ted and Annie Deppe led one of their bi-yearly Stonecoast residencies in Dingle, Ireland.
Jerusalem Soundtrack
Soundtrack for a night in Jerusalem: The Muezzin's loudspeakered call to prayer. A group of Armenian nuns singing hymns. A radio playing Arab pop music -- celebrating sundown on yet another day of Ramadan. Children playing, snapping caps.
Muezzin Calls