The history tab covers the number of different routes that a Pilgrim can take from their point of origin to Santiago de Compostela. There are many routes a pilgrim can take to Santiago. Many of them start at different points throughout Europe. During the Middle Ages the most traveled routes were those that originated in France. Three of the main Jacobean Routes meet at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France. The name of this route is The Camino Frances or The French Way (Spanish: Camino Francés) which is the most popular of the routes of the Way of St. James. It runs from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on the French side of the Pyrenees to Roncesvalles on the Spanish side and then another 780km on to Santiago de Compostela through the major cities of Pamplona, Logroño, Burgos and Léon.
I will start my biking at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. At the end of the trip I should have traveled approximately 800 Kilometers or 500 Miles through some specatcular mountain passes. Here is an overview of the a topoghrafical map of the route.
