Vía de la Plata – Camino Mozárabe – The south of Spain

The Via de la Plata, linked to an ancient Roman road, is not related to the precious metal. Originally a vital transport route between Augusta Emerita and Asturica, it remains a prominent itinerary on the Camino de Santiago.

Discovering the History and Charm of the Via de la Plata

The Vía de la Plata Camino departs from the city of Seville to Astorga and here it connects with the French road to reach Santiago de Compostela. With this path you will enter one of the most important communication routes of the Iberian Peninsula: the Via de la Plata, which traditionally linked Mérida with Astorga.

It has its variant on the Camino Mozarabe; a set of different Jacobean routes that link several Andalusian cities as Granada or Córdoba with Mérida, to continue the journey along the Vía de la Plata and connect with the French Way until reaching Compostela. It is one of the longest routes that transports you to a cultural past that mixes Arab legacy with archaeological and natural heritage in equal parts. Real Alcázar, the Torre del Oro, La Cartuja, the Salamanca Cathedral,… immerse yourself in the Andalusian and Roman past walking to Santiago.

Roman arch of Cáparra in La Vía de la Plata