Pilgrimage · 9th century–present
Camino Francés
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago
The French Way: Pyrenees, the Meseta, and the cathedral of St. James at the edge of the known world.
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Still at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
The road to Roncesvalles is 16 miles. The last town in France. Credentials stamped. The pass waits.
The road
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
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The last town in France. Credentials stamped. The pass waits.
Roncesvalles
16 mi
Over the Pyrenees. Roland's pass, and the first Spanish night.
Pamplona
49 mi
The Gothic cathedral and the running of the bulls. Navarre underfoot.
Logroño
107 mi
Rioja. Vineyards begin to replace the hills.
Burgos
181 mi
A limestone cathedral on the edge of the Meseta.
León
302 mi
Stained glass and the end of the high plain. Galicia is a rumor.
Ponferrada
358 mi
The Templar castle. The Bierzo basin, then the climb to O Cebreiro.
O Cebreiro
400 mi
A Celtic hamlet in the clouds. Galicia at last.
Sarria
432 mi
The last hundred kilometers. Compostela's certificate requires this stretch.
Santiago de Compostela
490 mi
The botafumeiro, the crypt, the end of the road. Finisterre still lies west.
Camino Francés from the Napoleon route, ~490 miles