Way of St. James pilgrimage route

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Way_of_St._James_pilgrimage_route
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:pilgrimage_site
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Camino_de_Santiago
gptkbp:annualPilgrimage over 300,000 (recent years)
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Saint_James_the_Great
gptkbp:culturalSignificance European cultural route
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Cathedral_of_Santiago_de_Compostela
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:film
gptkb:literature
travel writing
gptkbp:features bridges
monasteries
cathedrals
historic towns
mountain passes
Romanesque churches
urban centers
rural landscapes
waymarkers
albergues (pilgrim hostels)
botafumeiro
pilgrim mass
pilgrim passports
gptkbp:firstDocumented 9th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Way of St. James pilgrimage route
gptkbp:length varies by route, up to 800 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:France
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:modernRevival 1980s
gptkbp:notablePilgrims gptkb:Pope_John_Paul_II
gptkb:Shirley_MacLaine
gptkb:Paulo_Coelho
gptkbp:peakPilgrimagePeriod gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkbp:pilgrimageCertificate gptkb:Compostela
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Council_of_Europe
gptkb:UNESCO
gptkbp:religiousSignificance gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:roadType gptkb:Camino_Francés
gptkb:Camino_Portugués
gptkb:Camino_Primitivo
gptkb:Camino_del_Norte
gptkb:Via_de_la_Plata
Camino Inglés
gptkbp:symbol scallop shell
yellow arrow
gptkbp:terminus gptkb:Santiago_de_Compostela
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria ii, iv, vi
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1993
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Abbey_of_Saint_Peter
gptkb:Vézelay_Abbey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7