The Camino Francés: Saint Michel to Estella
According to the medieval text known as the Pilgrim’s Guide, the Road to Santiago de Compostela passed over the Pyrenees. It came to be referred to as the Camino Francés, because it reached Spain from French territory and was the principal conduit for pilgrims to...
The Camino Francés: Estella to Burgos
The Pilgrim’s Guide, the twelfth century Latin text which described the road to Santiago de Compostela known as the Camino Francés, directed pilgrims through Navarre and Castile to the city of Burgos. From Estella the Camino descended towards the valley of the...