St Jacques, rallying point of population
- Pèlerin de St Jacques de Compostelle
The Way of St. James is the pilgrimage route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostella in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where tradition has it that the remains of the apostle Saint James are buried.
The legend tells us that towards 820 was discovered a grave. It is quickly awarded to Jacques le Majeur, apostle of the Christ, who would have try from the 1st century to evangelize this iberian ground. Quickly, a sanctuary is set up which will become the city of Santiago de Compostela.
It was one of the most important Christian pilgrimages during medieval times, together with Rome and Jerusalem. The main period of the pilgrimage to Compostelle was 11th, 12th and 13th century.We counted to Compostelle up to 500.000 pilgrims a year. By the 1980s, the road did not attracted many pilgrims annually. Now, the route attracts pilgrims from all around the world and was named one of Unesco's Word Heritage Sites.
