Travel Guide Iholdy/Iholdi

Santiago and the Santiago de Compostela roadsHe was one of the twelve apostles: his tomb was reportedly discovered in Galicia in the ninth by a hermit guided by a star. The cult of relics being important at that time, soon the site had a vocation of pilgrimage to the same title as Rome or Jerusalem. Santiago de Compostela in Galicia became an important city in the late th century. It builds the largest Romanesque cathedral. Ten centuries of pilgrims have mapped the road of Santiago and thousands continue to do so every year, over 10 000 pass to Saint-Jean-Foot-de-Port to sign the famous passport of the pilgrim: crédencial, 62% of which are men. Walking (18% prefers cycling) marks a desire for renewal, reflection, conversion. It leaves time for meeting and discovery.Home - Information Saint-Jacques39 rue de la Citadelle - SAINT-JEAN-FOOT-DE-PORT (tel) 05 59 37 05 09Insured by volunteer. Site: aucoeurduchemin.orgAssociation des Amis du Chemin de Saint-Jacques in Biarritz). Brochure on paths in Béarn and Basque Countries available (Departmental Committee on Tourism (tel) 0 820 054 064).Jacquaires sites: Museum of Lower Navarre and the paths of Saint-Jacques. GR 65, between Larribar and Ostabat, classified as UNESCO World Heritage - Chapelle Chapel - Center - Ostabat's Center.