🥾 Camino de Santiago: Camino francés
Medieval pilgrimage route across France to Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- Distance: 780 km from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago de Compostela
- Typical duration: 30–35 days of walking
- Annual pilgrims: 250,000+ completions recorded
- UNESCO inscription: 1998
The Camino francés is a pilgrimage route in southwestern France and Spain that extends from the Pyrenees to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. The path spans approximately 780 kilometres, beginning at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the French Pyrenees and crossing into Spain before passing through major towns including Pamplona, Logroño, Burgos, and León. The Camino francés was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998 for the route itself and its associated religious and ...