| The quite long and seemingly complicated
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| | Organisation recognized Santiago de
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| process that modern day Spain has had to
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| | Compostela as a world heritage site and
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| go through to get to where it is today
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| | this has further added to the attraction
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| has left it with a very affluent and
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| | of the way of St. James and Santiago as
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| varied heritage .
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| | one of the world's largest pilgrimages.
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| As you travel around the country you can
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| | The combination of Santiago de Compostela
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| see glimpses of a past affluent in the
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| | and the Way of St. James has become so
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| heritage of former conquerors be they the
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| | successful and quite frankly so massive
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| Moors, medieval Spaniards themselves or
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| | that an entire tourism sub industry has
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| parts of the country that have Jewish and
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| | grown up alongside it.there are a number
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| other international flavours.
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| | of starting off points for the Camino or
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| There are numerous pilgrimage routes to
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| | Way of St. James, the most common of
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| be found throughout Spain as would be fit
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| | which are probably the English, the
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| a country that has had such an influence
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| | French or Spanish routes. Of these three
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| brought upon it by organized faith .
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| | the most frequented as far as pilgrims
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| The way of St. James otherwise known as
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| | and travellers are concerned is probably
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| the Camino de Santiago is possibly the
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| | the French and there are a number of
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| most famous of all of these routes.
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| | routes which originate throughout France
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| Interest in the Way of St. James arose in
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| | but all come to converge upon the town of
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| the ninth century when the remains of St.
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| | Roncesvalles.
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| James were allegedly discovered. As a
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| | Nowadays unless you happen to be a
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| result in the centuriess ensuing,
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| | completely devout, fervent and ardent
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| pilgrims from around the world have
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| | pilgrim it is unlikely that you would
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| flocked to this route to have the chance
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| | travel the entire 760 common to route
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| to walk along the route to pay tribute to
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| | from Roncesvalles to Santiago de
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| the apostle St. James.
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| | Compostela. Those who do manage the
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| Interest in this particular route has
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| | entire route claim that the hardship and
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| been extremely popular over the years but
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| | suffering that they go through stands him
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| also there have been times when it has
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| | in good stead for being able to
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| not been so popular. Probably the one
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| | appreciate the whole experience once they
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| time in history that this route was least
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| | get to Santiago.
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| popular was during the 16th and 17th
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| | An informal system of yellow arrows has
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| centuries. It was on the instructions of
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| | grown up over the years and these are
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| one of the Popes of the day that
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| | placed strategically at key points
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| apparently prisoners were told that they
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| | throughout the entire journey to make
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| could seek penance for former
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| | sure the pilgrims and travellers don't
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| misdemeanours by walking the Way of St
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| | get lost. Whether or not this is a
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| James.
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| | reflection upon the state and condition
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| From a position of declining and waning
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| | that pilgrims were arriving at Santiago
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| interest in the way of St. James in the
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| | at the end of the journey but this system
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| late 20th century quite a significant
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| | of yellow markers was credited to Father
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| revival has occurred in interest for this
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| | Elias Valdinha who wanted to make sure
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| pilgrimage route and part of the reason
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| | that pilgrims arrived at the end of the
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| for this revival may well be attributable
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| | journey in reasonable condition.
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| to the fact that the United Nations
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| | A considerate man.
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| Educational Scientific and Cultural
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