World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France

In 1998, several sites in France were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites under the description: Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.They are places related to the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Western Spain, a part of the Way of Saint James.Usually they are churches or hospitals.Below is a detailed list of these sites:

• Périgueux: cathedral Saint-Front - Aquitaine
• Saint-Avit-Sénieur: church - Aquitaine
• Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: former abbaye - Aquitaine
• Bazas: former cathedral - Aquitaine
• Bordeaux: basilica Saint-Seurin - Aquitaine
• Bordeaux: basilica Saint-Michel - Aquitaine
• Bordeaux: cathedral Saint-André - Aquitaine
• La Sauve-Majeure: abbey - Aquitaine
• La Sauve-Majeure: church Saint-Pierre - Aquitaine
• Soulac-sur-Mer: church Notre-Dame-de-la-Fin-des-Terres - Aquitaine
• Aire-sur-l'Adour: church Sainte-Quitterie - Aquitaine
• Mimizan: bell tower - Aquitaine
• Sorde-l'Abbaye: abbey Saint-Jean - Aquitaine
• Saint-Sever: abbey - Aquitaine
• Agen: cathedral Saint Caprais - Aquitaine
• Bayonne: cathedral Sainte-Marie - Aquitaine
• L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise: church - Aquitaine
• Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port: gate Saint Jacques - Aquitaine
• Oloron-Sainte-Marie: church...... ...
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