Spanish Pilgrimage: A Canter to St.James

by RobinHanbury-Tenison (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1990

  $3.28

  The way to Compostella has been trodden by millions of pilgrims seeking salvation in the great Cathedral of Santiago, resting place of St James, after a long, hot and dangerous journey over the mountains, arid plains and rich countryside of Spain. Robin and Louella Hanbury-Tenison made their pilgrimage in a traditional way on horseback often over long-forgotten tracks and in the process discovered more about the people and the country than any motorist could know. The way was arduous but not without its wild humour. In the process Robin came to experience a true green pilgrimage , an ecological equivalent of the search for religious faith in medieval man.

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  Paperback
  1991

  $3.28

  For a thousand years a long, hot, dangerous track over mountains, arid plains and rich countryside has led pilgrims to the great cathedral of St James at Santiago de Compostela. From Roncesvalles in the Pyrenees to rain-washed Galicia, the route covers all the variety of Northern Spain's countryside, with centuries of history and legend. With his wife and four-year-old son, Robin Hanbury-Tenison travelled this route the traditional way - riding white horses and with the pilgrim's scallop shell emblazoned on their shirts. Their adventures, related in this book, taught them more about the people and the country than any conventional traveller could learn, and their green pilgrimage reveals an ecological vision for tomorrow's world. The author's other travel books include A Ride Along the Great Wall and Fragile Eden .