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It is one of the oldest routes that lead to the Galician capital. In total, there are 41 stages that pass through the provinces of Alicante, Murcia, Albacete, Toledo, Madrid, Avila, Valladolid and Zamora, where the road splits into two paths: the Via de la Plata in Benavente and another in Astorga . From there, you can arrive directly to Santiago in a final stretch.

This itinerary of the Southeast joins the “Camino del Azahar” in the vicinity of Albacete, and crosses between this town and Valladolid with various sections of the Way of Levante, which leaves from Valencia.

It is a route full of spectacular landscapes, which practically runs through the center of Spain to the north. Villages and cities full of beauty and closely linked to the pilgrims.

The stages of the Southeast Road within the province of Alicante are three. The departure is made from the capital and reaches Novelda. The second stage goes from Novelda to Villena, and the third stage from there to Yecla. From here, the itinerary goes into the interior of Spain until arriving at the house of the Apostle Santiago.

The Way of the Southeast was described in 1546 by the royal mail Pedro Juan Villuga in a work that collected all the known routes of Spain. However, there are data from hospitals in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries that already hosted medieval pilgrims in Alicante.