Heritage sites, Archaeological discoveries, History of Archaeology

Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France

Location

Aquitaine

Country

France

Year of Research

1998

Culture

Santiago de Compostela was the best goal for countless thousands of pious pilgrims who converged there from all over Europe throughout the Middle Ages.
To achieve Spain pilgrims had to pass through France, and the group of essential historical monuments included in this message marks out the four routes by which they did so.
The Pilgrimage Route of Santiago de Compostela played a key role in holy and cultural exchange and growth during the later Middle Ages, and this is admirably illustrated by the carefully selected monuments on the routes followed by pilgrims in France
The religious and physical needs of pilgrims travelling to Santiago de Compostela were met by the development of a number of dedicated types of edifice, many of which originated or were further developed on the French sections.
The Pilgrimage Route of Santiago de Compostela bears outstanding witness to the power and influence of Christian faith among people of all classes and countries in Europe during the Middle Ages.