Roncesvalles, Spain

Spain

Roncesvalles, Spain shares 47 connections with 2462 places across 14 topics, concentrated in medieval history, military conflict, literature, and pilgrimage. Its links run deepest with France and Spain. The battle fought at the pass was mythologized in the Matter of France and figures in works including Cantar de Roncesvalles. Brunetto Latini wrote of traveling through the pass on his return from Spain, placing the site on the medieval literary map. The road north from Roncesvalles to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port traces a core stretch of the Way of St. James.