Note: Canfranc is one of the pilgrimage sites on route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, home of the shrine dedicated to Saint James, the patron saint of Spain. The symbol of Saint James, the scalloped shell, became the primary symbol representing pilgrims. Various pilgrimage routes in the autonomous communities of Aragon, Navarre, and León correspond to old Roman roads built in the northern portion of the Iberian Peninsula. Canfranc is an old town which was abandoned in 1944 due to disastrous fires; it has been replaced by a new town. Canfranc was home to the historic site of the 12th-century Romanesque Church of Nuestra Señora which was destroyed during the fires of 1944.
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