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Main routes of the Camino de Santiago Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela South facade of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela Statue of St. James the Greater as a pilgrim Waymarker and pilgrim statue on the Camino de Santiago Botafumeiro of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Also Known As Way of St. James
Location Santiago de Compostela • Spain

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Main routes of the Camino de Santiago
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
South facade of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
Statue of St. James the Greater as a pilgrim
Waymarker and pilgrim statue on the Camino de Santiago
Botafumeiro of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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