The famed Santiago de Compostela trail passes through here en route to northern Spain.

BBC: A road trip through provincial France

Rocamadour was for centuries a stop on the great pilgrim route from Paris to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.

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They visit San Diego to attend Comic-Con, like pilgrims journeying to Santiago de Compostela, and then rent an R.

NEWYORKER: Out There

He gives us a fascinating journal of his Galician wanderings, from village carnivals in the pouring rain to a hippy commune in the back of beyond via the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.

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