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Engelstalige wandelgids over het Spaanse traject, de El Camino Francés, van de pelgrimstocht naar Santiago de Compostella. In het gids wordt de wandelroute beschreven vanaf de Pyreneeen, Frankrijk Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, via Roncesvalles naar Santiago. Het wandelboek geeft duidelijke beschrijvingen van de dagetappes met routekaartjes, overnachtingsadressen in pelgrims hostels en andere accommodatie en verdere praktische informatie

Welcome to El Camino that leads from the foothills of the Pyrenees in France to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia – a distance of 791 km (490 miles). During the past ten years the Camino has witnessed an amazing revival to regain its place as the most popular Christian pilgrim route in the world – but this is no modern fad for this ancient path has been transforming lives for more than ten centuries. In recognition of, “The testimony to the power of faith and the 1,800 buildings of great historic interest that lie along its path” it was proclaimed the first European Cultural Itinerary in 1987 and inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993.
 
St. Jean Pied de Port to Santiago de Compostela – by John Brierley
 
288 pages paperback in full colour including:
Overview route planner
33 daily stage maps showing optional routes
33 Contour guides List of pilgrim hostels and alternative accommodation
14 Town plans
Practical notes on preparation including Equipment and clothing checklist Dictionary with basic pilgrim phrases
Historical notes and places of special interest.

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