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The Camino de Santiago (Latin: Peregrinatio Compostellana, lit. ' Pilgrimage of Compostela '; Galician: O Camiño de Santiago), [1] or in English the Way of St. James, is a network of pilgrims' ways or pilgrimages leading to the shrine of the apostle James in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where tradition holds that the remains of the apostle are buried.
Santiago de Compostela, [a] simply Santiago, or Compostela, [3] in the province of A Coruña, is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern Spain.The city has its origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, as the destination of the Way of St. James, a leading Catholic pilgrimage route since the 9th century. [4]
The French Way is the most well-known and used of the Spanish routes. Measuring 738 km, from the northeastern border with France to Santiago de Compostela.It is the continuation of four routes in France (hence the name) that merge into two after crossing the Pyrenees into Spain at Roncesvalles (Valcarlos Pass) and Canfranc (Somport Pass) and then converge at Puente la Reina south of Pamplona.
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The Praza do Obradoiro (Spanish: Plaza del Obradoiro, English: Square of the Workshop) is main square of the Santiago de Compostela old town, although not placed at the real centre. It lies to the West of the main façade of the Santiago de Compostela cathedral, and thus the Pórtico da Gloria must be crossed to get into the building from the ...
A modern religious sculpture adorns the top of Monte do Gozo. Monte do Gozo (Hill of Joy) is a hill in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.It is known for being the place where Christian pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) can get their first views of the three spires of their destination, the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.
City of Culture of Galicia Gaias Center Museum. The City of Culture of Galicia (Galician: Cidade da Cultura de Galicia or simply Cidade da Cultura) is a complex of cultural buildings in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, designed by a group of architects led by Peter Eisenman.
The Santiago de Compostela Botafumeiro is one of the largest censers in the world, [2] weighing 80 kg [3] and measuring 1.93 m in height. It is normally on display in the library of the cathedral, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] but for certain important religious occasions, like the Feast of Saint James , it is brought to the floor of the cathedral and attached ...