Frómista

Frómista, whose name derives from the Latin “frumentum” (wheat), is a town with a population of about 800 which grew in importance after the monastery of San Martín was founded in the 11th century. It is one of the most outstanding towns in terms of Romanesque art.

Americ Picaud mentions this town in his Codex Calixtinus as the end point of the sixth stage of the thirteen stages he walked as a pilgrim to Santiago.

• San Martín of Frómista: in 1066 Doña Mayor founded a monastery in Frómista, whose church still remains today, and which is considered one of the peaks of Romanesque style in Spain and Europe. Stylistically, it is connected with other Romanesque monuments in the Way of Saint James, such as the Cathedral of Jaca, the Basilica of San Isidoro in León and the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela itself.
• Church of San Pedro: Gothic building whose construction began in the 15th century and continued for several centuries. It hosts a sacred art museum.
• Castile Canal: set of oval sluice-gates, with a fall of almost 15 metres and four consecutive basins, next to the Tourist Office.
• Juan de Homar’s ship: boat that crosses the Castile Canal to Boadilla del Camino. Pilgrims can have their credentials stamped on board.
• Church of Santa María del Castillo: built in late Gothic style over an ancient castle. The multimedia production entitled 'Vestigia, Leyenda del Camino' (“Vestigia, Legend of the Way”) whose stortyline covers the history, miracles and legends of the Way of Saint James, a most interesting showing for pilgrims.