🚶 Camino de Santiago
Historic pilgrimage route across northern Spain
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising multiple routes
- Primary destination: Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia
- Most popular route: Camino Francés (French Way), approximately 780 km
- Over 300,000 pilgrims walk the route annually
The Camino de Santiago is a network of pilgrimage routes converging on the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, believed to house the remains of the Apostle James. The routes have been travelled for over a millennium, with documented records dating to the 9th century. Today, the Camino remains one of Europe's most significant cultural and spiritual journeys, attracting walkers from across the world ...