Camino de Santiago Scallop Shell

The shell of the pilgrim, is undoubtedly the most universal and representative symbol of the Camino de Santiago, an icon with which there are many words when we refer to the Jacobean routes that arrive in Santiago. The scallop shell, a family of bivalve molluscs very common in Galicia, seems today an almost essential object for the pilgrim who embarks on his journey, however, despite its popularity, the reason why the first walkers adopted it is unknown