The French Way of St. James
Sometime after year 1000, Latin Christendom could attend the birth of a network of pilgrimage routes, through Western Europe, had as its goal the holy resting place of the tomb of St. James the Greater. These routes were able to consolidate due to spontaneous and secular pilgrimage of thousands of faithful. But in the final years of the twentieth century when contemporary culture rediscovers the essence of the universal values of the pilgrimage to Santiago.
Of all the routes that converge in Santiago de Compostela, undoubtedly the most important is the French Way of Santiago, which over the centuries has facilitated the integration of the Iberian Peninsula in the heart of Europe, and now travel thousands of pilgrims every year.
Hercules de Ediciones launches an application on the French Way of St. James: "The Ways to Santiago: The French Way".
The editorial begins to work in the world of applications focusing on a subject he knows well, and to date has published 14 volumes of the collection The Great Work of the Caminos de Santiago, the most comprehensive study of all who have made so far on the subject. Additionally, Hercules de Ediciones has edited a collection of Caminos de Santiago and has made several documentaries on DVD on Camino Primitivo, Asturias and Galicia by the Northern Way and the Portuguese Way of Saint James.
To carry it out has had the participation of Alquimia, digital books, which specializes in developing interactive products for iPad and iPhone.
The application is for all pilgrims who decide to do the Camino de Santiago, as well as those interested in art and history that was built around the road.
In addition to providing information on the most important points of the route, the application can enjoy excellent views of the main monuments, through presentations of beautiful photographs and interactivity with them.
You can also enjoy videos and tour areas of the city of Santiago and witness the famous flight botafumeiro. It also includes links to Web sites that supplement the information contained in the application and develop skills that are provided, as well as update the data on cities through which flows the Way.
Hércules de Ediciones plans to offer an iPhone version, as well as continuing to develop similar applications for other Jacobean routes (Via de la Plata, Portuguese Way, North Road, Camino Primitivo , etc.).