Triptico Camino de Santiago-En-2009
2
Palas de Rei Santo Domingo de la Calzada MUSAC. León Jaca Cathedral Melide Santiago Church. Carrión de los Condes Guggenheim Bilbao Puente la Reina Santillana del Mar Collegiate Church Hondarribia Oviedo Cathedral Ribadesella T he Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route crosses the Iberian Peninsula from Roncesvalles in the Pyrenees to the city of Santiago de Compostela, where the tomb of Saint James the Apostle is situated, in the region known as the Atlantic Finis Terrae. This spiritual and cultural route has been created by the men and women who have been thronging to the tomb ever since the 10 th century. The Camino de Santiago makes pilgrims and travellers feel calmly reassured, awakening the five senses and providing a space where discoveries can be made and friendships forged. The journey involves spiritual awareness, being part of something and building bridges between cultures.
description
Turespaña
Transcript of Triptico Camino de Santiago-En-2009
Palas de Rei
Santo Domingo de la Calzada MUSAC. León Jaca CathedralMelide Santiago Church. Carrión de los Condes
Guggenheim Bilbao
Puente la Reina
Santillana del Mar Collegiate ChurchHondarribiaOviedo CathedralRibadesella
T he Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route crossesthe Iberian Peninsula from Roncesvalles in thePyrenees to the city of Santiago de Compostela,
where the tomb of Saint James the Apostle is situated,in the region known as the Atlantic Finis Terrae. Thisspiritual and cultural route has been created by the menand women who have been thronging to the tomb eversince the 10th century. The Camino de Santiago makespilgrims and travellers feel calmly reassured, awakeningthe five senses and providing a space where discoveriescan be made and friendships forged. The journey involves spiritual awareness, being part of somethingand building bridges between cultures.
34
5
To see World Heritage Sites.
For the variety of outdoor activities.
To enjoy extraordinary food and wine.
For the chance to stay in restored historicbuildings, rural houses, modern hotels, spaswith medicinal thermal waters, paradors, youthhostels and camping sites.
To meet people from different creeds and gainpersonal enlightenment along the way.
T ravellers following the Santiago pilgrimage route becomesubmerged in an ecosystem of great diversity andbeauty. On the northern route, the landscape is
constantly changing along the rugged coast and through thegreen valleys of the Basque Country, Cantabria, Asturias andGalicia. On the French route, pilgrims cross the fertile plains ofNavarre and Aragón, the vivid vineyards of La Rioja, thestriking open countryside of Castilla and León and the leafyforests of Galicia. There are also several nature parks andofficially-designated Biosphere Reserves along the Santiagopilgrimage routes, making all those who follow them feel at onewith the environment. Pilgrims undertaking this journey oftenfind they are overcome with emotion. The route is a symbol ofEuropean identity which has shaped the character of the landsit crosses. Along the way, you come across countless placeswhere the local crafts, festivals, ancestral rituals and
ancient legends have been preserved. The myth of SaintJames the Apostle and a religious way of life form an essentialpart of the rich history of these towns and villages, wheretravellers are constantly surprised by the things they comeacross along the way, whether the pride in vernaculararchitecture or sporting activities, or even the avantgarde workof local designers. Both the French and northern routes aretestament to the development of Western civilisation. Thenorthern route includes cromlechs in Oiartzun in the BasqueCountry; prehistoric caves in Altamira in Cantabria and TitoBustillo in Asturias, and pre-Romanesque art in Oviedo. TheFrench route, which is a designated World Heritage Site andFirst European Cultural Route, features the Sierra deAtapuerca archaeological site; Romanesque art in Jaca,
Eunate, the Pantheon of San Isidoro in León and Santiago;Gothic architecture in Burgos and León; the RenaissanceSan Marcos in León and Hostal Real in Santiago, and theBaroque tower of Santo Domingo de la Calzada, as well asexamples of the characteristic Galician Baroque, and alsoneo-Classical and Art Nouveau structures (Astorga). There are also 21st-century buildings featuring the latestarchitectural tendencies, such as the Guggenheim in Bilbaoon the northern route; the MUSAC contemporary artmuseum in León on the French route, and the CGACcontemporary art centre and the Ciudad de la Cultura inSantiago de Compostela itself, where the most cutting-edgeartistic trends are on display. The cultural scene alsoincludes the San Sebastián Film Festival, classical musicperformed at the Santander Festival, the Vía Stellae in
Galicia, the San Sebastián Fortnight and during the operaseason in Oviedo, and the modern dance contest in Burgos.There is also a plethora of folklore festivals and folk, jazz orrock concerts. The cuisines of the northern and Frenchroutes are very different and varied, and give us an insightinto how local produce is enjoyed as well as ingredientsintroduced in the Middle Ages by the religious orders thatsettled along the length of the two routes. The cider andmagnificent wines produced along the French route arematched with cheeses, asparagus, traditional dishes anddesserts, as well as with the more daring flavours andtextures of nouvelle cuisine, which accentuates the naturalflavours of the local seafood, fish, meat from indigenouslivestock and the huge variety of fruit and vegetables.
21
Printed: EGRAF, S.A. - D.L.: M. 30876-2009 - NIPO: 704-09-558-X - Printed in Spain - 2st Edition
IDesign: Manuel Revilla - Translation: Annie Bennett Cover photograph: Santiago Tourist Board
reasons to undertake theSantiago pilgrimage route5
THE
OFWAY
SAINT-JAMES
www.infoasturias.com
www.turismodearagon.com
www.turismodecantabria.com
www.lariojaturismo.comwww.paisvascoturismo.net
www.visitnavarra.es
www.turismocastillayleon.com
�������������� �
�������������������������������
�������������� �� ���� ���������������������
www.turgalicia.eswww.xacobeo.es
www.spain.info
