Limited edition, handmade by Annabelle pilgrim shell and pearl on a mauve velvet elastic choker. It’s finished with an adjustable, stainless steel gold clasp and chain to raise or lower the necklace a little.

La Concha de Peregrino is known as the Pilgrim Shell which marks the way on all the routes of the Camino to Santiago. There are many theories of how this shell became the symbol of el Camino de Santiago but in the Middle Ages upon arrival to Santiago de Compostela when the pilgrims received their certificates, they were given a scallop shell to put on their hat or cape as a tribute to the Apostle Santiago. Nowadays you see them everywhere, pilgrims hang them off their backpacks and in Galicia there are homes and even a church on Isla de la Toja completely covered in them. They’re also in a abundance at every restaurant along the way and they’re some of the best in the world, especially with a glass of Godello or Albariño white wine to go with them.

In Euros this necklace is valued around 28EUR.

El Camino Photography: Valentina Galeano | Models: Maria Jenell & Morgan Kendall | MUAH: Leopoldo Rodriguez / Wardrobe: el Divan de Coco