HERITAGE RECORD · 868

Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France

法国圣地亚哥——德孔波斯特拉朝圣之路

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

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.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ2962473 ↗

Area97.21 ha

Administrative areaQ18338206 · Q18578267 · Q13947 · Q13917 · Q18677767 · Q18677875 · Q18678082 · Q18677983 · Q18678265 · Q15104

WikipediaRoutes of Santiago de Compostela in France ↗

Chinese Wikipedia法国圣雅各伯朝圣之路 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(ii)An important interchange of human values in architecture, technology, arts, town planning or landscape design.

(iv)An outstanding example of a building, ensemble or landscape illustrating a significant stage in human history.

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