Marian Northern Route
Sanctuaries of the Cantabria cornice, next to the Way of Santiago
A Marian road parallel to the Way of Santiago, by the great mothers of northern Spain: from Asturias to the Pyrenees, with the possibility to cross to Lourdes and return to the Pilar.
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Tour: Asturias → Cantabria → Country Vasco → Navarra
Duration: 12-15 days by car · 30-40 walking
Etapass
- Covadonga - Asturias. The Santina, in the cave where the Reconquest was born.
- The Good Aparece - Cantabria. Patron of the region, found in Brown.
- Begoña - Bilbao. "Amatxu," the mother of the Bilbai.
- Aromazu - Oñate (Gipuzkoa). "You, among the thorns," Franciscan sanctuary.
- Stibaliz - Alava. Románica patrona alavesa.
- Roncesvalles - Navarra. Santiago Road Gate.
- Lourdes (optional) - France And back by Pilar de Zaragoza.
"Walking north is walking to the Mother who watches on every mountain."