The document discusses the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain. There are different routes that pilgrims can take from various starting points to reach the final destination of Santiago de Compostela. The most popular is the French route that runs 775 km from Roncesvalles to Santiago. Undertaking the pilgrimage provides spiritual fulfillment through faith and allows pilgrims to enjoy the scenery and meet other people along the journey. Significant landmarks along the route include the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, which houses the remains of St. James, as well as other churches and monasteries that served as shelters for pilgrims. In

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TOWARDS A EUROPEAN
REMEMBRANCE

2. THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGOTHE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO

4. Different places to start……………

5. Final destination: Santiago de Compostela

6. FRECNH PATH (775 km)
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 Roncesvalles-- Navarra-Burgos-León-Lugo-Santiago
de Compostela

7. REASONS
 Pilgrimage: fPilgrimage: faith, sins
and religious obligation.
 Sightseeing.Sightseeing.
 To enjoy and to meetTo enjoy and to meet
people.people.
 Personal challenge.Personal challenge.

8. WAYS TO MAKE IT
BY BICICLE

9. ESSENTIAL ITEMS
 The Credencial
 Backpack
 Sleeping bag
 Mat
 Rain coat
 Kit
 Clothing
 Footwear

10.  Compostela: certificate given by the Pilgrim Office.

11. HISTORICAL CONTEXT

12. HISTORY OF THE SAINT
 St. James travelled from
Palestine to Andalucía
(Hispania)
 He started preaching his
message in the South of
Hispania, but moved towards
the North
 Next, he moved to the East of
the Iberian Peninsula
 Eventually, he returns to
Palestine, where he was
beheaded for preaching
Christianity

13. SAINT JAMES GRAVE
 The Saint’s corpse was
stolen and taken to
Hispania
 He was buried in
Libredón Forest, in
Galician lands
 Nine centuries after his
death, his tomb was found
and his remains were
preserved

14. HISTORY OF ST. JAMES’ WAY
 The discovery of the Saint’s
remains spread through the
Christian Europe
 King of Asturias, Alfonso II,
is considered the first pilgrim
of St. James’ Way
 Muslim troops defeated in
the North, this means more
territory

15. PILGRIMAGE
 From the first decades of the 10th
century, Compostela became a centre
of pilgrimage in Europe
 The first pilgrims walked along the
Northern Way

16.  Later, the Reconquest resulted in more territories.
This permitted the construction of new paths 
French Way
 The European Parliament has recently proved the
importance of St. James’ Way, and it was declared
World Heritage by the UNESCO

17. SIMBOLS

18. St James´ cross
 It represents a sword with a fleur de lis-shaped grip.
 This was used by the knights in the Crusades.

19. St James´ arrow
 Found in the trees, ground, rocks,etc.
 It can be found several times along the Camino de
Santiago.

20. St James´ shell
 Shell of a scallop.
 Used by the pilgrims in order to demonstrate that
they have reached Santiago.

21. Pilgrim´s pumpkin
 Formerly used to transport liquids.
 Nowadays it is only used as a symbol and it is found
in pilgrims´ stick

22. ART
San Martín de Frómista

23. • The Camino de Santiago is a route of diffusion of art and
culture.
• It is full of churches, monasteries, cathedrals, hospitals.
• These temples were a place of shelter for pilgrims on their
way to the Cathedral of Santiago, where the saint is buried.

24. CATHEDRAL OF JACA

25. Puente la Reina Santo Domingo de la Calzada
Nájera

27. CATHEDRAL OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
• It's origin is in the tomb of the Apostle. It started being a Romanesque church and
was completed with gothic and baroque styles.
• Follows the classic scheme of pilgrimage churches: answers the needs of the visitors.

30. BOTAFUMEIRO

31. PÓRTICO DE LA GLORIA
•Signed by Master Mateo
•The population was illiterate. These
reliefs narrate biblical passages.
•This was a mean of spreading culture
in Europe.

32. Pillar of Prophets: sculptural ensemble unfolded around the Apostle.

33. CURIOUS FACTS ABOUT
CAMINO DE SANTIAGO

34. HOLY YEAR: AÑO XACOBEO
 Is the year in which July 25, is a
Sunday.
 This happens following thisregular
series of years 6-5-6-11
 The tradition includes visiting
Santiago de Compostela, praying,
and going through the Puerta Santa.
 In catholic faith, if you do that, all
your sins will be forgiven.

35. Xacobeo in numbers
2010 Xacobeo’s Year
Logo
The next Holy Xacobeo Year will be in
In the 2010 Holy Xacobeo
Year, 3.700.000
people visited Santiago de
Compostela
The last Holy Xacobeo
Year of this century, will
be

36. XACOBEO IN NUMBERS II
 Also the Holy Xacobeo Years are the ones in
which most pilgrims walk the way.
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50000
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150000
200000
250000
300000
Pilgrims
Pilgrims

37. THE BOTAFUMEIRO
 Is a thurible which burns
incense.
 The name means “smoke
expeller” in Galician
 It reaches the height of 21
meters
 There have been some
accidents with it, because the
hook that is attached to the
rope sometimes become
disconnected.
 The maximum weight of the
incensory has been 160
kilograms.

38. THE POPULARITY
 Thanks to the popularity of the movie The
Way, and the books of Kim Hyo Sun a corean
best-selling author, the number of pilgrims
of these countries have increased.
 Coreans: In 2004, only 18. In 2012 3000.
 Americans: The number of american
pilgrims increased in 2012 in a 54%

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