The Pilgrim´s Way All Holy Years of Saint James are important but this year is perhaps even more so because it is the year which closes a millennium of pilgrimages to Galician lands to worship to the evangelist and patron of Spain, the Apostle Santiago. The origin of the Pilgrim´s Way to Santiago is related to the discovery of the apostolic tomb in the IX century. The tradition tells of a hermit, Pelayo, who warned the bishop of Iria Flavia, Teodomiro, of the appearance of strange illuminated phenomenons in a forest nearby. Once there, the bishop discovered a tomb which he immediately identified as that of the Apostle Santiago. From this moment, whilst the construction of a basilica was begun to hold the tomb, the pilgrimages began. Its great peak took place in the XI and XII centuries, a time which coincides with the construction of the current cathedral, following the new artistic tendencies which entered in the Peninsula from Europe through the Pilgrim´s Way to Santiago. With the appearance of the first pilgrims´ guide, written by Aymeric Picaud, which included information on the different Pilgrim´s Ways and relevant monuments, customs, people, etc. These facts cause the city of Santiago de Compostela to become one of the most important centres of Christianity being formed around the cathedral. Over the course of time the pilgrimages increased and this caused the city to be marked with beautiful buildings giving it the monumental aspect which it displays today.