Via de la Plata

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Via de la Plata is a historic pilgrimage and trade route in western Spain that runs north–south and serves as one of the main Camino de Santiago paths leading to Santiago de Compostela.

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Via de la Plata canonical 4
Camino de la Plata 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Camino de Santiago route
historic route
pilgrimage route
trade route
approximateLength over 800 km
associatedWith Apostle James the Greater
surface form: Apostle James
connects northwestern Spain
southern Spain
country Spain
culturalSignificance part of European pilgrimage tradition
direction north–south
endpoint Santiago de Compostela
Seville
follows ancient Roman road network
heritageStatus recognized as a historic cultural route
historicalUse military route
pilgrimage
trade
languageOfName Spanish
linkedTo Asturica Augusta
surface form: Roman city of Asturica Augusta (Astorga)

ancient city of Augusta Emerita
surface form: Roman city of Emerita Augusta (Mérida)

Roman city of Hispalis (Seville)
locatedIn western Spain
majorCityAlongRoute Cáceres
Mérida
Ourense
Salamanca
Seville
Zamora
nameMeaning Silver Way
partOf Camino de Santiago
passesThrough Andalusia
Castile and León
Extremadura
Galicia
pilgrimageDestination Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
surface form: Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
region Iberian Peninsula
religiousTradition Christianity
routeType long-distance walking route
terminus Santiago de Compostela
tourismType cultural tourism
hiking tourism
religious tourism
usedBy cyclists
hikers
pilgrims
usedSince Roman era

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El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro alsoKnownAs Via de la Plata
this entity surface form: Camino de la Plata
Camino de Santiago hasMajorRoute Via de la Plata
Asturica Augusta locatedOn Via de la Plata