The Camino Francés: The Last Hundred Kilometres to Santiago
Galicia, Spain
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The Camino Francés: The Last Hundred Kilometres to Santiago
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Somebody found a tomb in a Galician field at the start of the 9th century and decided it held the apostle James. Within a century people were walking across Europe to it, and they have not stopped since — the Camino is a whole network of routes converging on one cathedral in the far north-west corner of Spain. The cathedral was begun in 1075 and consecrated in 1211, and Master Mateo finished the Pórtico da Gloria over its west door in 1188: a Romanesque portal of two hundred figures that is one of the great pieces of medieval sculpture anywhere.
Required Activities
1
of 5
Walk the last 100km of the Camino Francés from Sarria to Santiago de Compostela, the minimum distance on foot for the Compostela certificate, and have your credencial stamped at least twice a day
2
of 5
Collect your Compostela at the Pilgrim's Office in Santiago
3
of 5
Enter Santiago Cathedral, begun in 1075 and consecrated in 1211, and see Master Mateo's Pórtico da Gloria, completed in 1188
4
of 5
Look for the Botafumeiro, the 80kg, 1.6m incense burner that swings from the cathedral's transept crossing
5
of 5
Stay a night in a pilgrim albergue on the route
Walk the last 100km of the Camino Francés from Sarria to Santiago de Compostela, the minimum distance on foot for the Compostela certificate, and have your credencial stamped at least twice a day
Collect your Compostela at the Pilgrim's Office in Santiago
Enter Santiago Cathedral, begun in 1075 and consecrated in 1211, and see Master Mateo's Pórtico da Gloria, completed in 1188
Look for the Botafumeiro, the 80kg, 1.6m incense burner that swings from the cathedral's transept crossing
Stay a night in a pilgrim albergue on the route
Before you go
The Botafumeiro is only swung at certain masses and on major feast days — check before counting on seeing it. Albergues on the main routes fill by early afternoon in summer.
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Spain country bonus
+100 XP
Potential total
550 XP
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