669 ES - Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain (1993)

Brief Description

"Santiago de Compostela was proclaimed the first European Cultural itinerary by the Council of Europe in 1987. This route from the French-Spanish border was – and still is – taken by pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela. Some 1,800 buildings along the route, both religious and secular, are of great historic interest. The route played a fundamental role in encouraging cultural exchanges between the Iberian peninsula and the rest of Europe during the Middle Ages. It remains a testimony to the power of the Christian faith among people of all social classes and from all over Europe.

 

A network of four Christian pilgrimage routes in northern Spain, the site is an extension of the Route of Santiago de Compostela, a serial site inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1993. The extension represents a network of almost 1,500 km: coastal, interior of the Basque Country–La Rioja, Liébana and primitive routes. It includes a built heritage of historical importance created to meet the needs of pilgrims, including cathedrals, churches, hospitals, hostels and even bridges. The extension encompasses some of the earliest pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela, following the discovery in the 9^thcentury of a tomb believed to be that of St. James the Greater."

冈斯特拉的圣地亚哥之路
"1987年，欧洲议会宣布将冈斯特拉的圣地亚哥之路列为第一批欧洲文化之路。该遗址穿越法国和西班牙边境，从古至今一直是 朝圣者们通往冈斯特拉的圣地亚哥的必经之路。沿路共有约1800座建筑，无论是宗教建筑还是世俗建筑，都有重大的历史意义。这条路对于中世纪时期促进伊比 利亚半岛和欧洲其他地区的文化交流起到十分重要的作用，同时它也见证了基督教信仰在全欧洲社会各阶层人士心中的重要地位。

 

北部西班牙的四条基督教朝圣者之路，这是对1993年列入世界遗产名录的圣地亚哥康波斯特拉之路的扩展。扩展包括了位于巴斯克自治区拉里奥哈（La Rioja），利艾巴纳（Liébana ）境内近1，500公里的道路，还包括一些具有历史意义的遗址如教堂、医院、旅馆以及桥梁，都是为满足朝圣者需要而建的建筑。这次扩展纳入了九世纪时发现据信是圣雅各之墓后，通往圣地亚哥康波斯特拉最早的朝圣之路。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/669

 

1993  French Way

#	km from St-Jean	km to Santiago	Distance	Begins	Arrives
1	0	769	25	Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France	Roncesvalles
2	25	744	21.5	Roncesvalles, Spain	Zubiri
3	46.5	722.5	22	Zubiri	Pamplona
4	68.5	700.5	23.5	Pamplona	Puente la Reina
5	92	677	22	Puente la Reina	Estella
6	114	655	22	Estella	Los Arcos
7	136	633	28	Los Arcos	Logroño
8	164	605	29	Logroño	Nájera
9	193	576	21	Nájera	Santo Domingo de la Calzada
10	214	555	23	Santo Domingo de la Calzada	Belorado
11	237	532	24	Belorado	San Juan de Ortega
12	261	508	28	San Juan de Ortega	Burgos
13	289	480	40	Burgos	Castrojeriz
14	329	440	23	Castrojeriz	Frómista
15	352	417	19	Frómista	Carrión de los Condes
16	371	398	39	Carrión de los Condes	Sahagún
17	410	359	19.5	Sahagún	El Burgo Ranero
18	429.5	339.5	38	El Burgo Ranero	León
19	467.5	301.5	24	León	Villadangos del Páramo
20	491.5	277.5	28	Villadangos del Páramo	Astorga
21	519.5	249.5	20	Astorga	Rabanal del Camino
22	539.5	229.5	32.5	Rabanal del Camino	Ponferrada
23	572	197	23	Ponferrada	Villafranca del Bierzo
24	595	174	30	Villafranca del Bierzo	O Cebreiro
25	625	144	36.5	O Cebreiro	Sarria
26	661.5	107.5	21	Sarria	Portomarín
27	682.5	86.5	24.5	Portomarín	Palas de Rei
28	707	62	25.5	Palas de Rei	Arzúa
29	732.5	36.5	36.5	Arzúa	Santiago de Compostela

 

2015 extension Northern Way
CHEMIN PRIMITIF
1 P‐1 CATHÉDRALE SAN SALVADOR ET CHAMBRE SAINTE, Principauté des Asturies, Oviedo 43° 21' 45" N 5° 50' 35" W    
2 P‐2 EGLISE ET MONASTÈRE DE SAN SALVADOR, Principauté des Asturies, Salas 43° 24' 32" N 6° 9' 24" W
3 P‐3 CATHÉDRALE DE LUGO, Galice, Lugo 43° 0' 33" N 7° 33' 29" W
4 P‐4 REMPARTS ROMAINS DE LUGO, Galice, Lugo 43° 0' 36" N 7° 33' 21" W
CHEMIN CÔTIER
5 C‐1 COLLÉGIALE DE ZIORTZA, Pays Basque, Ziortza‐Bolibar 43° 14' 52" N 2° 33' 43" W
6 C‐2 CATHÉDRALE DE SAINT JACQUES APÔTRE, Pays Basque, Bilbao 43° 15' 25" N 2° 55' 25" W
7 C‐3 ÉGLISE SANTA MARÍA DE LA ASUNCIÓN, Cantabrie, Castro Urdiales 43° 23' 4" N 3° 12' 56" W
8 C‐4 COLLÉGIALE DE SANTA JULIANA ET SON CLOÎTRE Cantabrie Santillana del Mar 43° 23' 31" N 4° 6' 21" W
9 C‐5 EGLISE SAN SALVADOR, Principauté des Asturies, Villaviciosa 43° 29' 6" N 5° 21' 31" W
10 C‐6 EGLISE SANTA MARÍA DE SOTO DE LUIÑA, Principauté des Asturies, Cudillero 43° 33' 42" N 6° 13' 49" W
11 C‐7 CATHÉDRALE DE MONDOÑEDO, Galice, Mondoñedo 43° 25' 41" N 7° 21' 45" W
12 C‐8 MONASTÈRE DE SOBRADO DOS MONXES, Galice, Sobrado dos Monxes 43° 2' 19" N 8° 1' 20" W
CHEMIN DE L'INTÉRIEUR AU PAYS BASQUE ET LA RIOJA
13 I‐1 CHAUSSÉE ET TUNNEL DE SAN ADRIÁN Pays Basque, Asparrena 42° 56' 7" N 2° 19' 0" W
14 I‐2 CATHÉDRALE DE VITORIA‐GASTEIZ, Pays Basque, Vitoria‐Gasteiz 42° 51' 2" N 2° 40' 20" W
15 I‐3 PONT DE BRIÑAS SUR LE FLEUVE EBRO, La Rioja, Haro 42° 35' 21" N 2° 50' 32" W
CHEMIN LIÉBANA (ROUTE LEBANIEGUE)
16 L‐1 MONASTÈRE DE SANTO TORIBIO DE LIÉBANA, Cantabrie, Camaleño 43° 9' 0" N 4° 39' 15" W

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Pamplona - 185 Our Lady Cathedral 

 

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Estella - 478 Church of San Pedro de la Rúa 

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Puente La Reina - 499 Bridge over the Arga river 

 

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Muruzábal - 519 Church of Santa María de Eunate 

 

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Santiago de Compostela - 852 Santiago de Compostela Cathedral

Burgos - 986 Santa María Cathedra

 

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León - 1537 Santa María Cathedral León

stamp showing the Camino de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela Cathedral 

 

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Ponferrada - 1806 Castle

 

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Lugo - P4 REMPARTS ROMAINS DE LUGO