1987) has the aim of working for the conservation, enhancement and revitalization of the Jacobean Way through the development of studies and research, different actions to promote cultural activities, and supporting projects for travellers and pilgrims. Member Status Network Year of Accession to Membership N/D Contact Details Real Monasterio de San Zoilo ES-34120 Carrión de los Condes Tel: +34 979 880 902 Website: Email: Contact Person N/D Main Town/Region Carrión de los Condes (Palencia, Castile and León) Site Town/Region Carrión de los Condes (Palencia, Castile and León) Main GPS Location 42.340331, -4.610981 Site GPS Location 42.340331, -4.610981 UNESCO World Heritage List Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain (1993) /en/list/669 European Heritage Label N/D Other Heritage Labels N/D Description The Association of the Friends of the Camino de Santiago of Palencia (est. Asociación de Amigos del Camino de Santiago de Palencia 2015-17 | European Commission - DG GROWĪssociation of the Friends of the Camino de Santiago of Palencia.2017-20 | European Commission - DG REGIO | Routes4U.European Institute of Cultural Routes (Luxembourg).Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes.Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe.▲▲ Santiago de Compostela Destination of all those pilgrims, with an invigorating cityscape and a dramatic cathedral that's not a letdown, even after a 500-mile walk. ▲ Lugo Atmospheric Galician city just off the Camino, lassoed by stout, mossy walls. ▲▲ O Cebreiro Quintessential Galician mountain village, with stone palloza hobbit houses, a pre-Romanesque church, and oodles of pilgrim ambience. Camino de.santiago series#Villafranca del Bierzo Sleepy pilgrim town perched on rugged hills at the edge of Galicia. The Camino de Santiago is a series of traditional pilgrimage routes leading to the city of Santiago de Compostela, the burial place of Saint James (Santiago. ▲ Astorga Pleasant town graced with Antoni Gaudí's visit-worthy Bishop's Palace. ▲▲ León Bustling city with grand Gothic cathedral (crammed with Spain's best stained glass), fresco-slathered Romanesque chapel (in the San Isidro Museum), and lively tapas-bar scene. ▲ Burgos Sprawling but walkable city centered on its glorious Gothic cathedral, with loads of quirky touches. Santo Domingo de la Calzada Dusty village with fun legends and pilgrim amenities. ▲ La Rioja A detour from the Camino (near the skippable city of Logroño) into pastoral wine country, worthwhile for oenophiles and those intrigued by charming wine towns (Laguardia) and contemporary architecture (with wineries by Gehry and Calatrava). Irache Monastery Legendary “wine fountain” lifting pilgrims' spirits in the middle of nowhere. ▲ Puente la Reina Classic Camino pilgrim town with a perfectly picturesque bridge. Iruña) with atmospheric narrow lanes, fine churches, and world-famous Running of the Bulls. Roncesvalles Middle-of-nowhere spot where Camino walkers catch their collective breath after the exhausting first leg over the Pyrenees. ▲ St-Jean-Pied-de-Port Tranquil French mountain village clustered along a babbling stream - the perfect springboard for the Camino. These spots are listed in the order you'd reach them as you traversed the Camino de Santiago from east to west, toward Santiago de Compostela.
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