Green Gipuzkoa

St James way: Inland route

Pilgrims that get this far on their way to Santiago de Compostela chose between two paths, the Coast or Inland. These are two fabulous ways of getting to know Gipuzkoa.

Señal del Camino de Santiago con botas colgando
The Inland route, also called the Royal Way or the Bayonne Route, was the most important between the 10th and 13th centuries when the Coastal Route was under siege from Viking attacks. Even before the boom in pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela, thispath was one of the most important lines of communication for many centuries as it joined the north of Europe to the peninsula plateau. By means of three stages, each of around thirty kilometres, it crosses all of inland Gipuzkoa from Irun to the an Adrian tunnel in the Aizkorri range where it runs into Alava.
Etapa 1: Irún – Hernani
Etapa 2: Hernani – Tolosa
Etapa 3: Tolosa – Beasain
Etapa 4: Beasain – Zegama
Etapa 5: Zegama – Salvatierra/Agurain
Donostiara Santiago Bidea egiteko asmoarekin iristen bazara eta erromes-txartela eskatu nahi baduzu, honako helbide hauetan egin dezakezu:

Gipuzkoako Donejakue Bide Lagunen Elkartea

Adress: Urbieta 2 sótano
Telephone: +34 943 427281
Fax: 943 422121
Email: caminosdesantiagoguipuzcoa@euskalnet.net
Web: www.caminosnorte.org | www.jacobeo.net
Timetable: Thursday at 7:00 p.m. (from October to March)
Tuesday and Thursday at 7:00 p.m. (April to September)
*Pelegrims can be arranged to attend at an alternative time (morning, afternoon, on a business day, etc.) with advance notice (about 3 days).

Buen Pastor Cathedral

Adress: Urdaneta Kalea, 12
Timetable: 10:30-12:30 and 17:00-20:00.

Santa Maria Basilica

Helbidea: 31 de Agosto Kalea, 46
Timetable: from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and on Sundays from 1:30 p.m. This service is not available during Mass or when the Basilica is closed.
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The Coastal Way was the first route opened by European Christianity, sheltered from the dangerous southern lands. Today, it is a beautiful journey through coastal hills, along rugged cliffs, by the Cantabrian Sea, from Irún to Deba.