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Pilgrimage
route to Santiago de Compostela |
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FIRST
EUROPEAN CULTURAL ITINERARY
The Santiago
pilgrimage route, first European cultural
itinerary, is a Heritage for Mankind, it is
one of the tourist routes that travellers
use most in order to know about History, Art
and Culture of The Riojan Region.
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ROAD OF TRADITION
In Logroño
there is a junction of the French Road to
Santiago , that comes right from the Pirinees
through Navarre and Aragón, with the
Pilgrimage road of the Ebro River, that comes
from the Mediterranean Sea using the old Roman
Road between Tarragona and Astorga, passing
through the Riojan cities that used to be
Roman Cities: Alfarro , Calahorra and Varea.
The Riojan part of the pilgrimage Route to
Santiago is short in the Maps but it contains
a great number of the Symbols that are the
reason why this Road has been appointed as
the First European Cultural Itinerary and
Manking Heritage.
The most ancient pilgrim to Santiago with
a known identity is reported to have passed
through it. Here we can observe the scenery
of the mythical battle of ´Clavijo`that
was used to justify the Vow of Santiago.
In Navarrete, the ground plan and the façade
of the old pilgrim hospital can be observed
the same they were in the 12th century. It
is also remarkable the town of Santo Domingo
de La Calzada, which has its origin arround
the Grave of one of the most famous Saints
of the French Pilgrimage Road and one of the
most remarkable men in the 11th century in
Europe. There are no records of other ancient
assistance centres for pilgrims but this one
of the ´Fraternity of the Saint` which
was founded in the 12th century clearly intended
for helping the pilgrims. This is the place
where the wonderful miracle of the hung pilgrim
took place, the best known miracle of the
Middle Ages. But above all it is remarkable
the hospitality of these people who are accustomed
to the pilgrin´s passing since very
long ago. |
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