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THE DIFFERENT ROUTES TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA PowerPoint by Martín and Mario 2º E.S.O. Social science
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THE DIFFERENT ROUTES TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
PowerPoint by Martín and Mario
2º E.S.O. Social science
ROUTES The Camino de Santiago (the
Way of St. James) is a large network of ancient pilgrim routes, stretching across Europe and ending at the tomb of St. James (Santiago in Spanish) which is in Santiago de Compostela , north-west Spain.
DIFFERENT ROUTES
Camíno Francés The most popular
route is the “Camino Francés” which stretches 780 km. (nearly 500 miles) from St. Jean-Pied-du-Port near Biarritz, France to Santiago.
Road of the north The greenest way follows the
Cantabrian coast. It contains memorable stretches of beaches and forestsacross the route
Finisterre road Formerly the
pilgrims route. It wasn´t just a visit to Apostol but also to Finisterre due to the great symbolism which it represented
La vía de la plata The original path then
named "Via de la Plata" or the silver way, was a Roman road that linked Emerita ciudade Astúrica Augusta and Augusta. It was a traditional route for both trade and livestock
The road of Sanabrés The road Sanabrés
is actually the direct route to Santiago. The pilgrims took the path of silver and Zamora, or more specifically in Granja de Moreruela
The primitive road It is believed that
the first pilgrim was King Alfonso II, who headed to Compostela on this route learning of the discovery of the apostle´s tomb
Aragonese road This road starts in
France, but the Spanish section passes through the provinces of Huesca, Zaragoza and ends in Navarre, Puente la Reina.
The english route The English way so
called as it was the route many parts of nothern europe including England and Scandanavia took ,landing in cities such as Ferrol or A Coruña
The portuguese route This road starts in
Lisbon and as you know ends in Santiago de Compostela. The stages are not too difficult, since there are no big differences from other routes
The Madrid route This road was
used for many centuries because it was a route for livestock and was also a trade route to Segovia
Route of El Salvador This route starts in
the city of Leon, in the center-north of the Iberian Peninsula, and comes to the city of Oviedo, passing from south to north by the provinces of the same name
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