The Route to Santiago in History
At a time when Europe needed to be united, the Route to Santiago was the first element that made it possible. The find of the sepulchre of the first Apostle Martyr became an unquestionable symbol, compatible with the diverse conceptions of the ...
The Routes to Santiago de Compostela
Most pilgrims who arrived at Santiago followed the "French route", but there are other six historic routes. The French route is the most travelled by and promoted. It enters Spain through Roncesvalles and Sompot, in the Pyrenees and crosses ...
James the Greater
The Apostle James (Santiago) the Greater, as he was called by christian tradition, was one of the sons of Zebedeo and Salome; his brother was John the evangelist, also Apostle. He was invited by Jesus "beside his brother and immediately after Pe ...
The Pilgrims
Along the routes to Santiago have walked people of all stamps and conditions: honest pilgrims, convicts, minstrels, beggars, adventurers,tramps, fugitives from justice, bandids... The religious people made the pilgrimage urged by the ...
The Romanesque Art along the Route to Santiago
The development of the Romanesque art, the first international style in the Middle Ages, took place after the consolidation of the Route, in the 11 and 12 C. The cultural interchanges derived from the pilgrimage caused the extension of this artistic ...
History of the Route to Santiago in Navarre
Navarre has been a fundamental region over the history of the Route to Santiago, one of the most important religious-cultural phenomena in the Middle ages. In Navarre several itineraries joined together, and starts the French Route by Ronces ...
History of the Way of Santiago in La Rioja
Of all the Communities crossed by the French Route, La Rioja has the shortest section. Nevertheless, this 65 km segment is of fundamental historical, cultural, social and artistic importance. This can be seen with just a few examples. As has been sug ...
