Northern Way

Pilgrims' way in From Irún to Santiago de Compostela

Northern Way

Native names
Spanish: Camino del Norte
Galician: Camiño do Norte
Basque: Iparraldeko bidea

The Way in Castro-Urdiales (Cantabria)

Type| Pilgrims' way
Location| From Irún to Santiago de Compostela

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Criteria| Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi)
Designated| 1993 (17th session)
Part of| Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain
Reference no.| 669bis-002

The Northern Way (Spanish: Camino del Norte, Galician: Camiño do Norte, Basque: Iparraldeko bidea), also called the Coastal Way (Spanish: Camino de la Costa, Galician: Camiño da Costa, Basque: Kostaldeko bidea), is one of the routes of the Camino de Santiago. It is an 817 kilometres (508 mi), five-week coastal route from Irún (Gipuzkoa), near the border with France, following the northern coastline of Spain into Galicia where it heads inland towards Santiago de Compostela joining the French Way at Arzúa (A Coruña). This route follows the old Roman road, the Via Agrippa –which was used in the Middle Ages by Christian pilgrims when Muslim domination had extended northwards and was making travel along the French Way dangerous – for some of its way.[1] The Northern Way coincides with the E9 European long distance path for most of its route.

## Background[edit]

The route passes through San Sebastián, Guernica (Biscay), Bilbao, Santander and Gijón (Asturias). It is less known and less traveled than the French Way, and harder to walk because of the elevation changes. Shelters are farther apart, 20–35 kilometres (12–22 mi), than the hostels (Spanish: albergues) or monasteries every 4–10 kilometres (2.5–6.2 mi) on the French Way. The route's proximity to the sea makes it much cooler than the French Way in the summer.

The Liébana Way links the Northern Way with the French Way passing by the Monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana in Cantabria.[2]

## See also[edit]

* Camino a Santiago Vía Aquitania [es]
* Buiza

## References[edit]

1. ^ ""Los Caminos del Norte", The confraternity of Saint James". Archived from the original on 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
2. ^ "The Way of St. James in Cantabria: the Liébana Route". the Cantabrian film commission. Retrieved 2022-10-29.

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Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain

UNESCO World Heritage Site

* 669bis-001: Primitive Way
* 669bis-002: Northern Way
* 669bis-003: French Way
* 669bis-004: Liébana Way
* 669bis-005: Cathedral of San Salvador and Holy chamber (Oviedo)
* 669bis-006: Church and Monastery of San Salvador (Salas)
* 669bis-007: Lugo Cathedral
* 669bis-008: Roman walls of Lugo
* 669bis-009: Collegiate Church of Ziortza (Ziortza-Bolibar)
* 669bis-010: Cathedral of Saint James apostle (Bilbao)
* 669bis-011: Church of Santa María de la Asunción (Castro Urdiales)
* 669bis-012: Collegiate church and cloister of St Juliana (Santillana del Mar)
* 669bis-013: Church of San Salvador de Priesca (Villaviciosa)
* 669bis-014: Church of Santa María de Soto de Luiña (Cudillero)
* 669bis-015: Mondoñedo Cathedral
* 669bis-016: Sobrado dos Monxes Abbey
* 669bis-017: Tunnel of San Adrian
* 669bis-018: Cathedral of Santa María de Vitoria (Vitoria-Gasteiz)
* 669bis-019: Briñas bridge over the Ebro river (Haro)
* 669bis-020: Monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana (Camaleño)

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| Spain|

* French Way
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* Northern Way
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* Via Gebennensis
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Portugal|

* Portuguese Way

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* Via Jacobi

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* Lesser Polish Way
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* Lesser Slovakia Way
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* Jakobsweg Wien - Salzburg - Insbruck

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