9: Santiago de Compostela

Here is Santiago de Compostela, the capital of the West for over 1200 years, the third of the holy cities of Christendom. Rome and Jerusalem are very far. Faith came from Jerusalem. Rome turned into the eternal city. But only towards Compostela there is a star way coming in the sky, followed on earth by millions of pious people that outlined ways like this we finish today.

The pilgrim is supposed to have passed by the Chapel of St Lazarus and the Church of St Pedro to enter by the Puerta del Camino o Francígena where there were hospices and moneychangers and the archbishops received the keys of the city.

He went up the streets Casas Reales, Plaza de las Ánimas and then Plaza de Cervantes, Azabachería... And at last the first vision of the Cathedral "La Puerta de la Azabachería" (Azabachería door) .
The pilgrim had reached his goal: remission, grace, faith, peace. A thousand years later, today COMPOSTELA still attracts millions of pilgrims through a long road to give them some remission, grace and peace - for those who have faith - with the embrace of its old stones and the scent of its mystery and with the mysteries of faith.

Santago

Santiago

Santiago

Santiago

Santiago

Santiago

Santiago

Santiago