
Camino Conference and Fair in collaboration with Camino Europa Compostela
May 24 - May 26

Camino Conference and Fair | P344 | Rabat, Malta
XirCammini will be hosting the 2025 General Assembly of Camino Europa Compostela, the European Federation of Camino Associations in May 2025. To mark this auspicious event, a number of other events, including an Ecumenical Service, Movie Premiere, Exhibition, Fair and Conference will be incorporated in this weekend. Camino afficionados, hikers, ramblers and the public in general will be invited to participate. XirCammini thanks Malta Tourism Authority, Heritage Malta, the Archbishop’s Seminary, the the Dominican Priory, Rabat, XirCammini volunteers and Camino personalities for their assistance, whether financial, technical, logistical or intellectual.
- Friday or Saturday 23rd/24th May: Overseas delegate arrive | check-in at the Archbishop’s Seminary (St George Preca building) or other designated accommodation.
- Saturday, 24th May: Throughout the day check-in continues
- Saturday 24th May: 19:00 Official welcome of overseas delegates and guests from Camino Europa Compostela and other associations and screening of the Movie “The Way | My Way” at Egmont Hall, Fort St. Angelo (thanks to Heritage Malta) with the participation of the author, Bill Bennett, Fort St. Angelo, Birgu. [open also to the public subject to registration]
- Sunday, 25th May: 09:45 Official Inauguration of the 1-day Conference and Fair at St. Dominic Priory, Rabat. [10:00 – 16:00, open to the public, subject to registration]
- Sunday, 25th May: 19:00: Ecumenical Service at Oratory of St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta. [by invitation], by kind invitation of the Rector of St. John’s Co-Cathedral.
- Monday, 26th May: 09:30 General Assembly of Camino Europa Compostela followed by the first meeting of the Board of Directors [closed sessions].
- A Spouses’ / partners’ itinerary will also run parallel to the general assembly sessions.
Registration:
(a.) Maltese visitors’ package
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- Saturday Film screening, Sunday Conference and fair plus visits to the Dominican Priory Museum and Dominican Priory Experience audio-visual show:
- €12 per person.
- PRESS THIS LINK TO REGISTER FOR THE MALTESE VISITORS’ PACKAGE
(b.) Day (Sunday only) visitors’ package
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- Sunday Conference and fair plus visits to the Dominican Priory Museum and Dominican Priory Experience audio-visual show:
- €5 per person.
- PRESS THIS LINK TO REGISTER FOR THE SUNDAY (DAY) VISITOR’S FARE.
(c.) Overseas delegates’ package (CEC members):
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- Saturday Film screening, Sunday Conference and fair plus visits to the Dominican Priory Museum and Dominican Priory Experience audio-visual show and Monday General Assembly
- Local transport in between events
- Accommodation (maximum 1 delegate on single supplement basis or 2 delegates or main delegate and spouse in double/twin-sharing basis) from Saturday 24th – Tuesday 27th May 2025
- Spouse / Partner Program: 1-day tour and site entrance/s
- Free. Kindly sponsored by Malta Tourism Authority.
- For any additional nights (23rd or 27th May) the cost per person is €50 on a bed and breakfast basis.
- PRESS THIS LINK TO REGISTER FOR THE OVERSEAS DELEGATES’ (CEC MEMBERS’) PACKAGE
(d.) Overseas delegates’ package (non-CEC members):
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- Saturday Film screening, Sunday Conference and fair plus visits to the Dominican Priory Museum and Dominican Priory Experience audio-visual show
- Local transport in between events
- Accommodation on bed and breakfast basis from 24th to 26th May 2025
- Spouse / Partner Program: 1-day tour and site entrance/s
- €175 per person on a twin/double sharing basis or €200 per person single supplement (subject to accommodation availability)
- Additional nights (Friday 23rd and/or Monday 26th May at €50 per person per night on a twin sharing basis or €65 per person on single supplement.
- PRESS THIS LINK TO REGISTER FOR THE OVERSEAS DELEGATES (NON-CEC MEMBERS) PACKAGE.
XirCammini is not a tour operator or incoming travel agent. XirCammini is a voluntary organisation (VO1646) dedicated to hiking faith and heritage walks. XirCammini works in collaboration with a locally licensed tour operator and travel agency deliver the above.