start of the FIRE NAVARRO
June 11, 2011
Saint Jean Pied de Port Roncesvalles 25km, 7
SAINT JEAN PIED DE PORT
Traditionally, the port of entry at the Camino is considered to St. Jean Pied de Port, the last French town before the border with the English region of Navarra. Always this has been fortified medieval town meeting point for pilgrims from all over Europe.
The houses of the ancient capital of Lower Navarre on their feet in the Nive. The citadel, which was renewed by Vauban, watches over the city walls red dall'arenaria. All in all, a very quiet place, tucked away within the walls of the XV and XVII century.
RONCISVALLES
Do not miss the blessing of the mass of pilgrims, with 20 of each sera.Da visit the Royal Collegiate of Roncesvalles. church Gothic 1219. (French Gothic Cottage) in the center within a polygonal apse with five slender windows, a canopy houses a statue of St. Mary of Roncesvalles, of wood covered in silver with the exception of the face and hands ( 1300). A Roncesvalles blend history and legend, blending the Jacobean pilgrimage with the epic cycle of the Franks
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