Camille Peters and Sue Phillips of Dundas Ontario walking the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage from St Jean Pied du Port In France to Santiago de Compestella in Spain in Sept/Oct 2016 for six weeks

Puerto Irago Cruz de Ferro, Spain, a humble monument marks this noble gateway. This majestic spot stands 1504 meters above sea level and a simple iron cross stands atop its weathered pole that has become one of the abiding symbols of the pilgrim way of St James. The cross is surrounded by a hillock of stones amassed through the years by pilgrims who perform a special ritual there. They bring a stone from their homeland and add it to the hillock. Each stone is a symbol of a burden a pilgrim wants to leave behind before leaving the Cruz de Ferro and beginning life afresh.   Submitted By: Rose Peters