A Passion for Spain - Viewtheme. Welcome to Books4Spain - the leading online bookshop for eBooks and books about Spain For example, did you know that Spain has the second highest number of UNESCO World Heritage sites - after Italy? It also has many UNESCO Intangible Cultural assets, including Flamenco, the Mediterraen Diet, the Castells of Catalonia and, added in December 2012, the Fiestas of the Patios in Cordoba Andalucia. Authors such as Hemingway , Orwell , Laurie Lee , Gerald Brenan , George Borrow , Richard Ford , Washington Irving have long been fascinated by Spain and its rich history and culture and Books4Spain can help you to discover Spain.
In addition, we have created Spanish Themes to help you learn more about special aspects of Spanish history and culture. Currently Books4Spain has 3 Spanish Themes: Flamenco , the Spanish Civil War , and the Camino de Santiago Books within each of these Themes are categorised into books about People, Objects and Places related to that Theme. Home page - The Confraternity of St James. Way of St. James. Major Christian pilgrimage route[edit] The Way of St. James was one of the most important Christian pilgrimages during medieval times, together with Rome and Jerusalem, and a pilgrimage route on which a plenary indulgence could be earned;[1] other major pilgrimage routes include the Via Francigena to Rome and the pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Legend holds that St. James's remains were carried by boat from Jerusalem to northern Spain where he was buried on the site of what is now the city of Santiago de Compostela. The Way can take one of any number of pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela.
Whenever St. History[edit] Monument of the pilgrims, Burgos The pilgrimage to Santiago has never ceased from the time of the discovery of St. During the war of American Independence, John Adams was ordered by Congress to go to Paris to obtain funds for the cause. I have always regretted that We could not find time to make a Pilgrimage to Saintiago de Compostella. Pre-Christian history[edit] St. St. Camino de Santiago de Compostela Pilgrimage Spain - The Way.
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