%0 Journal Article %T The Way of Santiago ¨C Religious Tourism and Spiritual Upliftment %J Annual of the Faculty of History of ĦħSt. Cyril and St. MethodiusĦħ University of Veliko Tarnovo %D 2017 %X In recent years, the importance of religious tourism has been increasing. It is distinguished by a wide variety of species and forms, some of which intertwine with the types and forms of adventure and cultural tourism. A major prerequisite for the development of religious tourism is the widespread prevalence of Catholicism in the Spanish lands and numerous religious and cultural monuments. From this point of view, the greatest interest is the way of Santiago. The main roads are: French; Portugal; North; Primitive; Via de la Plata, as well as tourist routes in Galicia %K The Way of Santiago^ Religious Tourism^ Cultural Heritage^ Pilgrims. %U http://journals.uni-vt.bg/fhyb/eng/vol1/iss1/57