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title: Sacred Routes — Europe
description: A guide to Europe's most significant pilgrim routes — from the Camino Francés across Spain to Mount Athos, Fátima, the Via Francigena and the Marian roads of...
author: Dr Marina Nani (Editor-in-Chief)
date: 2026-07-09T12:00:00.000Z
updated: 2026-07-09T12:30:03.801Z
canonical: https://richtravelmagazine.com/article/sacred-routes-europe
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categories: Sacred Routes
content_type: Guide
region: Europe
publication: Rich Travel Magazine
access: members
schema_type: Article
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Every major faith in the world has left a trail across European soil. Christianity built its routes along the roads of the Roman Empire and the paths of its own martyrs. Judaism mapped its presence through the cities where it was welcomed and the roads it was forced to walk. Islam left its mark in Andalusia, the Balkans and the eastern Mediterranean. The continent's sacred geography is not a relic. Millions of people walk these routes every year, sleep in pilgrim hostels, carry credential documents, and arrive at destinations that have been receiving travellers in exactly this spirit for a thousand years or more. We map the most significant routes, known and lesser known, for travellers who travel to enrich their soul.

### Spain

### The Camino Francés — France to Santiago de Compostela

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