Medieval walk organisers hope to rival Spanish pilgrimage tradition

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIpTFIQ4qaNNn5cibyA33t16m0LNGxyrwque1AkomnpqwHxPJ2twQtu52ydAIIWyjLntv2FfxXUnsIwdvnsAaJN8XKVEMVgA1Rh-01_xrIZU5O_bYVCcyr-psJ_jboDl762zE2Fp9rLo/s1600/wayofstandrews.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIpTFIQ4qaNNn5cibyA33t16m0LNGxyrwque1AkomnpqwHxPJ2twQtu52ydAIIWyjLntv2FfxXUnsIwdvnsAaJN8XKVEMVgA1Rh-01_xrIZU5O_bYVCcyr-psJ_jboDl762zE2Fp9rLo/s320/wayofstandrews.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A medieval pilgrimage route to major historic religious site is to be resurrected – and organisers hope it will grow to rival a similar event in Spain.<br /><br />The Way of St Andrews will allow travellers to a route taken by 11th and 12th century Christian devotees who flocked to the Fife town, once home to the largest church in Scotland.<br /><br />Those behind the trail hope the 62 mile trip, starting from St Mary’s Cathedral in Edinburgh, could prove as popular as the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2012/04/08/medieval-walk-organisers-hope-to-rival-spanish-pilgrimage-tradition/" target="_blank">Click here to read this article from Deadline News</a></b><br /><br />See also <b><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/scotland-on-sunday/scotland/supporters-hope-revived-way-of-st-andrews-will-attract-tourists-1-2222892" target="_blank">Supporters hope revived ‘Way of St Andrews’ will attract tourists</a></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b><a href="http://www.thewayofstandrews.com/" target="_blank">Click here to visit the Way of St Andrews website</a></b>

Medieval walk organisers hope to rival Spanish pilgrimage tradition

A medieval pilgrimage route to major historic religious site is to be resurrected – and organisers hope it will grow to rival a similar even...

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