Instituto Cervantes of Manchester invites you to the talk by the diplomat and pilgrim Matthew Preston "The Camino de Santiago: experiences of a British traveller".
Matt Preston will offer his personal experiences of the Camino de Santiago. From the atmosphere scenery and culture to hard-earned tips on logistics he will kit out any prospective peregrino with whatever information they’re looking for on what to expect from this very special experience. Plus hopefully inspire a few more to follow in his footsteps or tyre-tracks. Whatever your age speed planned distance and mode of propulsion – and whether you’re religious or not – the Camino is thoroughly addictive. Likewise whether you’re setting off solo or in a group. Matt will share his passion for his annual escape in northern Spain and promises to keep the photos he’ll be showing lycra-free. Well most of them.
Matthew Preston is a British diplomat and is married to a Professor of Hispanic and Gender Studies at University of Exeter. Having got married 20 years ago in a former pilgrim’s hospital in his wife’s home town of León he first set out on the Camino in 2008. Pandemics permitting he has returned every year since for anywhere between a few days and three weeks at a time. He now has almost all of the Camino routes on his multiple credenciales (pilgrim’s passport): the Frances (twice) Norte Primitivo Salvador (twice) Vadiniense Invierno Fisterra and more. Sometimes travelling alone and sometimes with friends he has yet to persuade his wife or daughter to accompany him. Somewhere at the back of a drawer he has a doctorate and an OBE.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Instituto Cervantes, Deansgate, Manchester, Reino Unido, United Kingdom