La Vía del Sureste

A documented pilgrimage from Jaén to Santiago

La Vía del Sureste is a website about a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela that begins at the Sanctuary of the Virgen de Tíscar in the Sierra de Quesada, Jaén. It presents the route as a documented journey, with stage descriptions and background on the places and geography along the way.

The 1999 journey

The account centers on a group pilgrimage made in the summer of 1999. The group walked 1,167 kilometers over 51 days. The website explains the choice of Tíscar as a starting point through the sanctuary’s religious and historical significance in southeastern Spain, within the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura, and Las Villas Natural Park.

Places along the way

Among the places highlighted are the Sanctuary of the Virgen de la Cabeza, the monasteries of Guadalupe and Yuste, the Jerte Valley, and the chapel of the Virgen de Peñas Albas in Cabezuela del Valle, along with Roman roads, ruins, and historic cities.

The author

Manuel Almagro Chinchilla created and documented the project. The site presents his account and route materials; it should be read as documentation of that pilgrimage rather than as a current trail service or a guarantee that every stage is maintained today.