Coordinating three European pilgrimage routes

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TO UNITE ALL EUROPE CULTURALLY
Fitur. - The Camino de Santiago joins forces with the Via Francigena and Route of St. Olaf

Santiago Compostela Leis Rodriguez

MADRID, Jan. 31 (AFP) -

The Councillor for Tourism of the City of Santiago de Compostela, Reyes Rodriguez Leis , presented on Thursday at Fitur the co-promotion agreement of the three major European routes: the Camino de Santiago, the Via Francigena and Route of St. Olaf.

Leis Rodriguez stressed the "importance" to promote together the three routes and that they have "fluid European values" . It has also highlighted the need to "work together" with international organizations to promote this type of tourism.

The councilor explained that in recent years there has been a "rebirth" of the Camino de Santiago due to the influx of pilgrims have flocked to Galicia quoted in recent years.

In this aspect, has reported that last year the Camino de Santiago pilgrims broke the record in a year "no saint" . In line with this, has highlighted the "international distribution" has the Spanish route.

Therefore, Leis Rodriguez has desired that this work Certo Project "get culturally unite all Europe" .

The ceremony was attended by President of Roads in Europe, Alessandro Cardinali, General Director of the European Institute of Cultural Routes, Penelope Denu, Project Coordinator Certo, Giovanni Pattonen and Tour Operator representative Liberi Tutti, Diego Di Paolo .

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The representative of the Council of Europe, Penelope Denu, stressed the importance of these three routes though the old continent has 24 cultural routes entirely.

It also noted that the best way of working to build Europe is the "cohesion" and stressed the right to culture for all citizens of the European Union. "Tourism is a means to access our history" , he explained .

So, has chosen to work from the European institutions on tourism "ethical", "sustainable" and wished every success for this Tour Box whose name is 'Give yourself a path Cultural tours in Europe'.

The other two routes that are part of this project are the Via Francigena and the route of St. Olaf. The Via Francigena, from Canterbury, England, and across France, Switzerland and Italy to Rome. On the other hand, the path of St. Olaf is destined Nidaros Cathedral, in the Norwegian city of Trondheim, where the remains of St. Olaf.

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