Camino Ignaciano, Spain
2026 Dates TBD
|Ignatian Camino, Loiola - Manresa Spain
The Camino Ignaciano invites all in the Ignatian world to come to Spain to walk in the footsteps of Ignatius, and to experience what it is like to walk as a pilgrim and learn about his life and spirituality. Be inspired as you reflect on and deepen your experience of your own path on life's journey!
Time & Location
2026 Dates TBD
Ignatian Camino, Loiola - Manresa Spain, Loiola Auzoa Gunea, 15, 20730 Loiola, Gipuzkoa, Spain
About the event
The Camino Ignaciano retraces the original pilgrimage made by Ignatius of Loyola in 1522, when he travelled on foot from his home in Loyola, in Euskadi, to Montserrat and Manresa, near Barcelona. This pilgrimage changed his life. His subsequent undertakings changed the world.
The route begins at the birthplace of Ignatius Loyola in Spain’s Basque country, in a village near the small town of Azpeitia. From there, the route proceeds for hundreds of kilometres, through picturesque mountains, deserts, and verdant plains, before ending in the town of Manresa (near Barcelona); Ignatius rested in this town for some months after his journey through Spain, and Manresa was a place of profound spiritual enlightenment for him. It was in Manresa that he composed the essence of his spiritual masterpiece, the Spiritual Exercises.
Pilgrims travelling along the Camino Ignaciano will walk virtually the same route that Ignatius did, pass through many towns that…