El Camino de Santiago del Norte and el Camino Lebaniego de Santo Toribio to be included on the World Heritage List

El Camino de Santiago del Norte and el Camino Lebaniego de Santo Toribio to be included on the World Heritage List

It took years, but finally El Camino de Santiago del Norte and el Camino Lebaniego de Santo Toribio, thanks to the efforts of Cantabria’s Government, will be included on the World Heritage List.

El Camino de Santiago del Norte, in the North of Spain, is among the priceless and irreplaceable assets of humanity as a whole. It is also crucial for tourism, economic development and employment in Cantabria. Tourism is one of the Cantabria’s biggest industries: it helps to create wealth and jobs throughout that region and can bring new life to run-down communities.

El Camino Primitivo (Asturias) and El Camino Interior (Vasque Land and La Rioja) will also be included, as part of the Caminos or Ways del Norte to Santiago de Compostela.

Icomos, the International Council on Monuments and Sites, that works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage place, proposed the inscription of El Camino on the World Heritage List. Unesco will take the final decision in the next few months.

Read the article in Spanish on El Diario Montanes

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