Camino de Santiago
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| The Way of St. James in Navarre |
I have only been once to Navarre -- a mountainous region in the North of Spain -- and forgot to buy some postcards for my collection. Thankfully, there is people willing to send me some cards who help me correct my past oversight.
The Way of St. James is a pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, in Northwestern Spain. Pilgrims on the Way of St. James walk for weeks or months and they follow many routes (any path to Santiago is a pilgrim's path). However, we Spaniards consider the Pyrenees our starting point. Although there are more roads crossing the French border, the two most important starting points are Roncesvalles (French Way) or Jaca (Aragonese Way), which are joined into one path in Puente la Reina.
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On the flip side of the card you can see the route in Spanish territory with the most remarkable towns. The small village where I spent those holidays, Sansol, isn't on the map. It has a population of only 100!☺
The Route of Santiago de Compostela was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.
Postcard from: Pamplona, Navarre, Spain.
Received: June 2012.
Language: Spanish.
Envelope: yes.
Stamps: one 0.36€ from the Todos con Lorca series, Palacio de Guevara (Guevara's Palace).
¡Muchas gracias por todo, Sonia!
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Part of the official German way to Santiagogoes through my home town.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds awesome to me. Do many pilgrims walk by your hometown?
DeleteDuring my childhood, I lived near the village of Vezelay, in France, where starts the Via Lemovicensis, one of the 4 french paths to Santiago.
ReplyDeleteGreat card!
I wish I could say the same! Sadly during the Middle Ages my hometown didn't belong to the Christian kingdom and there wasn't any route to Santiago from here.
DeleteBonita postal. Yo también cometí el error de realizar el camino de Santiago y no comprar ni una sola postal...
ReplyDeleteYo hice el camino francés, desde León en 2010, año Xacobeo y estoy loco por volver a repetir la experiencia. Lo pasé genial, el camino de Santiago tiene algo místico que te engacha.
Buen camino!
Tengo pendiente desde hace muchos años hacer el Camino, ojalá pueda ir pronto. Eso sí, ¡compraré postales!
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