A Pilgrim's Road: Journey to Santiago de Compostela

by Bettina Selby

Book Overview

Since the tenth century pilgrims have travelled the ancient roads through France and Spain that lead to the fabled town of Santiago de Compostela, the legendary shrine of St James the apostle. Travelling in groups for safety, they braved marauding Moorish armies, raging torrents, and fearsome mountain passes, trusting in the protection afforded them by the emblem of St James, a scallop shell.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0349105944
• ISBN13: 9780349105949
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Abacus
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating book of a woman's bicycle journey across Spain

It's been a while since I've read this book, but it still lingers. Selby, a middle-aged woman biking alone through the Pyrenees and across Spain to Santiago de Compostela, is full of wit, great stories, and endless energy (how she kept peddling after quaffing a bit of the free vino offered to pilgrims itself is amazing). It inspires an amateur bicyclist like me to pedal a few extra miles whenever I envision her journey. Even if you are not a bike enthusiast, you'll love her tales of the people she meets, the tiny towns she travels through, and the sense of triumph she feels upon reaching her destination