French Way

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The French Way is the most popular route of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage, running across northern Spain through towns like Estella to the shrine of Saint James in Santiago de Compostela.

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French Way canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf pilgrimage route
route of the Camino de Santiago
approximateLengthInKilometers 780
approximateLengthInMiles 485
connectsTo other Camino de Santiago routes in Santiago de Compostela
country Spain
culturalSignificance major medieval pilgrimage route in Europe
destination shrine of Saint James the Great
hasAlternativeName Camino Francés
French Route
hasCertificationDocument Compostela
hasEndpointCountry Spain
hasLanguage Galician
Spanish
hasMainSurfaceType mixed road and trail
hasPilgrimageType Christian pilgrimage
hasPrimaryUse pilgrimage
hasReligiousFigureVenerated Saint James the Great
hasSecondaryUse long-distance hiking
hasStartingPoint Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
hasStartingPointCountry France
hasTypicalAccommodationType pilgrim hostels (albergues)
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageStatus yes
hasWaymarking scallop shell symbol
yellow arrow
isMostPopularRouteOf Camino de Santiago
locatedIn northern Spain
mainTerminusCathedral Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
namedAfter France
partOf Camino de Santiago
passesThrough Burgos
Castile and León
Estella
Galicia
La Rioja
León
Logroño
Navarre
Pamplona
region Iberian Peninsula
religion Roman Catholicism
requiresPilgrimPassportForCompostela yes
seasonWithHighestTraffic summer
terminus Santiago de Compostela
typicalDurationInDays 30
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignation Routes of Santiago de Compostela

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Estella locatedOnRoute French Way
Roncesvalles isPartOf French Way