{"id":160,"date":"2024-04-24T17:15:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T17:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/?page_id=160"},"modified":"2024-05-06T09:51:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T09:51:08","slug":"camino-santiago-heritage-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/camino-santiago-introduction-1\/camino-santiago-heritage-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Camino de Santiago – 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Camino: A Plural Heritage<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Natural Heritage<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The pilgrimage boasts outstanding landscapes and is an important showcase of Southern Europe\u2019s natural heritage. The routes cover a total of over 2,238km in Spain and 2,329km in France, with 9,146 hectares of these routes listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Spain and 97.21 hectares in France. When departing from one of the four French cities, pilgrims can expect to complete around 1000km of routes to reach Santiago de Compostela.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A pilgrimage route will lead pilgrims through the Iberian Peninsula, Pyrenees mountains and the Spanish Atlantic coast. Depending on their departures, pilgrims may also walk along the French Mediterranean coasts and the Massif Central mountains. Other routes depart from Rome in Italy, Seville in southern Spain and Porto in Portugal.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital Interpretations<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Natural heritage can be difficult to translate in a digital format, as the experience of nature is a multi-sensorial one. The Regional Government of Galicia with Google Arts and Culture created an online exhibition which features both visual and sounds from the Spanish portion of the routes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From top to bottom, left to right: <\/em>(1) near Castrojeriz, Castile and Le\u00f3n, Spain; (2) Camino Portugues, Galicia, Spain; (3) Burgos, Castile and Leon, Spain; (4) Camino Primitivo, Asturias, Spain; (5) Camino del Norte, near Ont\u00f3n, Cantabria, Spain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cultural Heritage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The routes feature a breadth of cultural religious sites built around the pilgrimage – these include immovable cultural heritage such as cathedrals, churches, hospitals, hostels and bridges. Movable cultural heritage, such as religious reliquaries and archives, is also associated with the Camino. The UNESCO has listed 148 World Heritage Sites in Spain, and 71 in France.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are many digital interpretations of the cultural heritage sites along the routes. These may be a resource for pilgrims planning their journey and tourists visiting France or Spain.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Agence Fran\u00e7aise des Chemins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle<\/em> has created an interactive map of the French UNESCO World Heritage sites<\/a>, while the Spanish Federation of Associations of Friends of the St. James Way<\/em>, with Google Arts and Culture, provides an online exhibition of 360 views from the UNESCO World Heritage Sites along the Spanish routes<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital interpretations can also be the opportunity to access heritage sites from home and see details which may otherwise difficult to access. This 3D reconstruction of the Tympanum of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy in Conques<\/a>, a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the French route departing from le Puy-en-Vellay, allows a closer look at a 9th<\/sup> century old stone work situated at 3,60m of height.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image: Conques, by Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, 18 June 2004 (see sources for full details).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Finally, the routes represent over twelve centuries of pilgrimage and religious practices. This is testified not only by an ongoing practice of the pilgrimage, but by symbols, objects and documents which represent pilgrimage practices. Two examples are the Scallop Shell and the Credentials, or Pilgrim Passport. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Scallop Shell is the symbol of the Apostle James the Greater and native to the coast of Galicia. In medieval times, the shell provided a memento for those pilgrims who reached Santiago, and it might even have had a practical use as measure for food and drinks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, the Scallop Shell is an integral part of the Camino. It is used on road signs and embedded in the roads in cities along the Routes. On road signs, it is often shown alongside a yellow arrow to indicate the direction to Santiago de Compostela. Pilgrims may also wear the shell on their hats, walking sticks or bags, to indicate their participation in the centuries long practice of the pilgrimage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Watch a video about the Scallop Shell and the Camino:<\/p>\n\n\n\n