Torres Way ID

Being the "Torres Way", it became clear early on that its identity would have to integrate a "stamp" from its original pilgrim, capable of giving it a unique and distinctive character from other paths.

In this sense, the symbol results from a reinterpretation of the scallop shell — an indissociable graphic element of the Ways of St. James — allowing a "T" to be read in the negative space, suggesting multiple associations: "T" for Torres, "T" as a representation of the cross symbol, or "T" as a shape that connects three points, in an allusion to its unique characteristic of uniting locations as important to the medieval Jacobean imaginary as Amarante, Braga, and Guimarães. But the symbol also incorporates another extremely important concept. The radiant and descending strokes, in addition to forming the scallop shell, associated with the shape of the cross, assume another meaning: they also represent an irradiation of light. A divine reference, the lighthouse that illuminates the path and symbolizes the pilgrim's arrival at their destination. The fulfillment of a purpose.