santiago de compostela shell

In Santiago de Compostela it is served in a pastry shell, but the filling holds up as a cake on its own. It's the pastry-less version that Roden has included in her book. It is made of almond meal, so no flour, and beaten eggs...


in Santiago de Compostela.


Shells of the pilgrims, Santiago de Compostela. Shells of the pilgrims,


Shell stone wall, Santiago de


Scallop shell walking sticks


SANTIAGO de COMPOSTELA


Close. Pilgrim's scallop-shell

Although the scallop shell was adopted as an emblem by pilgrims to several shrines such as Mont Saint Michel it became uniquely associated with the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. The Liber Sancti Iacobi declares...
The Scallop Shell: It is not without reason that the pilgrims returning ...

... remains were said to be covered completely in scallop shells. Still to this very day scallop shells are the symbol of Saint James the Pilgrim and of the Camino de Santiago. In art Saint James the pilgrim is depicted with a scallop shell holding back the wide brim of his felt hat.... Ella Cahill: This blog is about my journey to Santiago de Compostela, an ancient pilgrimage to the relics of the Apostle, St James. I will write about what I have experienced along the way and...
santiago de compostela shell