The development of the Camino was a major enterprise supported by influential and wealthy interests. The Spanish pilgrimage road to Santiago de Compostela is a journey of almost seven hundred kilometres crossing two formidable mountain ranges, the Pyrenees and the...
From the mountains of the Pyrenees to the city of Najera he seized all the land contained therein from the control of the pagans and directed the road of the Blessed James to a way without delays and obstacles Video: The Camino Santa María de Eunate to...
Video: Santa María la Real Sangüesa West Facade An Artsymbol Production Music by Martin A Smith Duration 4:56 The practice of royal patronage established by Sancho el Mayor to encourage the development of the pilgrimage road was certainly a trend continued by...
The legends of Charlemagne and Pamplona resonated in medieval epic poetry. Pamplona was such a vital location, as well as being one of the first cities to be reconquered by the Christians from the Moors, that it was inevitable it should become the locus of legendary...
Video: The Roncevaux Pass An Artsymbol Production Music by Martin A Smith Duration 1:22 Roncevaux stood at a pivotal point on the pilgrimage road to Compostela both in spatial and also sacred terms. The story of the great battle which was fought there was told...
