Camino De Santiago
Described
as ‘a journey of the soul and spirit’, the Pilgrim Way, also known as St
James’s Way, is in fact several different trails along ancient route ways in
France and Spain that all lead to the supposed shrine of St James in Santiago.
Here the body of the fisherman and apostle is believed to have been laid to
rest in the eighth century. The origins of the route date back to the time when
Christian pilgrims, some from distant parts of Europe, would set off to visit
and pray at the saint’s final resting place. It is one of the most important
pilgrimages beyond those of Rome and Jerusalem and still attracts thousands
each year to add to recreational walkers. The route is marked with a scallop
shell, the symbol of the saint, and the way was declared a European Cultural
Route in 1987 and a World Heritage site in 1993.
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