Interior of Museo do los Caminos, Astorga, Spain (photo from Ayuntamiento de Astorga website)
On Tuesday I showed a couple of pictures of the exterior of the Museo de los Caminos located in the Archiepiscopal palace in Astorga and briefly commented on that fantastical structure mostly designed by the famed Catalan architect Antonio Gaudi. At the end of the session a question was asked about small pilgrimage trinkets and icons. A good collection of badges from early pilgrims on the Camino Santiago is included in the museum. Unfortunately I have not been able to locate much material in English other than simple tourist guide information, a brief description along with location and opening hours. I have had only marginally better results searching in Castellano and French. The museum is small and probably too poorly funded to afford a web page illustrating its collections. And much as I would like to locate a web page showing examples of pilgrim badges, I have not yet been able to find one. As time allows, I shall continue the search for I am sure one or more such pages exist.
Anyone interested in the building itself and able to read Castellano (Spanish) is likely to find the site
Gaudi e el Modernismo worthwhile, though some of its information is rather specialized. The page includes a number of photographs of the building and links to other sites, also in Castellano, about it. Architectural pilgrims, especially those who love the works of Gaudi, will certainly find a visit to the lovely small city of Astorga worthwhile.
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