text: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port was the last stage before croseng into Spain on one of the main routes of pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela ' and you can still follow the pilgrims ' path around the ramparts , up a stairway through Porte Saint-Jacques to the ville haute .
  
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  The last place pilgrims stopped on their way to Spain was Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port .