Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela is the capital of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city has 95,966 inhabitants (2016).

Santiago de Compostela is one of the most important pilgrimage destination of the world. The Camino de Santiago (the Way of St. James) is a large network of ancient pilgrim routes stretching across Europe and coming together at the tomb of St. James (Santiago in Spanish).[1]

## Contents

* 1 Routes of Santiago de Compostela
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Routes of Santiago de Compostela[edit]

The routes of Santiago de Compostela are a network of four Christian pilgrimage routes in northern Spain, the site is an extension of the Route of Santiago de Compostela, a serial site inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1993. The extension represents a network of almost 1,500 km: coastal, interior of the Basque Country–La Rioja, Liébana and primitive routes. It includes a built heritage of historical importance created to meet the needs of pilgrims, including cathedrals, churches, hospitals, hostels and even bridges. The extension encompasses some of the earliest pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela, following the discovery in the 9thcentury of a tomb believed to be that of St. James the Greater.[2]

## See also[edit]

* List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America

## References[edit]

1. ↑ http://santiago-compostela.net
2. ↑ http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/669

## External links[edit]

* Official website of the city of Santiago de Compostela