Sahagún
Sahagún is roughly halfway between Orreaga/Roncesvalles and Santiago de Compostela on the Camino Francés. The town developed around the Benedictine monastery dedicated to two local martyrs, Facundus and Primitivus. The name Sahagún evolved from Sanctum Facundum (San Fagún in Spanish).
The Camino de Madrid joins the Camino Francés in Sahagún. Pilgrims arriving on the Camino de Madrid can collect a certificate at the tourist office (located in the same building as the municipal albergue).
What to see in Sahagún
Santuario de la Virgen Peregrina
Pilgrims walking the Camino Francés can collect a Carta Peregrina, a halfway certificate, in the Santuario de la Virgen Peregrina, on the southwestern outskirts of Sahagún.
Arco de San Benito
This triumphal arch was built in 1662 on the spot where the southern entrance of the Monasterio Real de San Benito (which is now mostly in ruins, with the exception of the clock tower) used to stand. The two statues are of the saints Facundus and Primitivus.
