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The Santiago Pilgrimage - Walking the Immortal Way (Paperback)
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The Santiago Pilgrimage - Walking the Immortal Way (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 3 560
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"Whenever I was asked: 'Why did you go to Santiago?', I had a hard
time answering. How could I explain to those who had not done it
that the way has the effect - if not the virtue - to make you
forget all reasons that led you to become involved in it in the
first place." Each year, tens of thousands of backpackers
(Christian pilgrims and many others) set out from either their
front doorstep or from popular starting points across Europe, to
Santiago de Compostela. Most travel by foot, others ride a bicycle,
and a few of them travel as did some of their medieval
counterparts, on horseback or with a donkey. In addition to those
who undertake a religious pilgrimage, the majority are hikers who
walk the way for non-religious reasons: travel, sport, or simply
the challenge of spending weeks walking in a foreign land. Also,
many consider the experience as a spiritual adventure, with a view
to removing themselves from the bustle of modern life.
Jean-Christophe Rufin followed this "Northern Way" to Santiago de
Compostela by foot, on over eight hundred kilometers. Much less
crowded than the usual pilgrimage route, this one runs along the
Basque and Cantabrian coasts in Spain and through the wild
mountains of Asturias and Galicia. Translated from the French by
Malcolm Imrie and Martina Dervis
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