Puerto de Ibañeta
| Puerto de Ibañeta | |||
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 Chapel on the pass |
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| Compass direction | North | south | |
| Pass height | 1057 msnm | ||
| province | Navarre | ||
| Valley locations | Valcarlos | Roncesvalles | |
| expansion | Pass road | ||
| Mountains | Pyrenees | ||
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| Ø pitch | 4.7% (692 m / 14.75 km) | 4.8% (95 m / 2 km) | |
| Max. Incline | 7.1% | 6.7% | |
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| Coordinates | 43 ° 1 '11 " N , 1 ° 19' 27" W | ||
The Puerto de Ibañeta ( French Col de Roncevaux ) is a pass in the Spanish Pyrenees . It lies at an altitude of 1057 msnm and connects Valcarlos with Roncesvalles via the N 135 national road .
At the top of the pass stands the modern chapel of San Salvador , which replaces an older chapel. It marks the starting point of the Camino Francés , which includes three of the four French pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela : the Via Podiensis from Puy and Conques, the Via Turonensis - from Paris, Tours and Poitiers and the Via Lemovicensis - from Vezelay, Limoges and Périgueux coming.
The pass has been an important crossing point for the Pyrenees since prehistoric times, at least since Roman times there was a pass station, later a monastery and hostel was set up for pilgrims to St. James in Roncesvalles . The monks of the monastery also occupied the chapel on the pass and rang the bells in fog to show pilgrims the way.
Charlemagne passed the pass twice in 778 as part of his Spanish campaign , while retreating his rearguard was ambushed. This conflict came to be known as the Battle of Roncesvalles .
literature
- Cordula Rabe: Spanish Way of St. James. From the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela. All stages - with variants and height profiles. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-7633-4330-0 ( Rother hiking guide ).
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