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Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France

French: Chemins de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle en France
The Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France is a World Heritage site in France defined by the UNESCO in 1998 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 770 (133, 208, 176) in our monthly survey..

"Santiago de Compostela was the supreme goal for countless thousands of pious pilgrims who converged there from all over Europe throughout the Middle Ages. To reach Spain pilgrims had to pass through France, and the group of important historical monuments included in this inscription marks out the four routes by which they did so."
Copyright © 1992 2014 UNESCO/World Heritage Centre. All rights reserved."

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