The "Via de La Plata" (once a Roman causeway joining Italica and Asturica Augusta) starts in Seville from where it goes north to Zamora via Zafra, Cáceres and Salamanca. It is much less frequented than the French Way or even the Northern Way - in 2013, of the 215,000 pilgrims being granted the compostela in Santiago, 4.2% traveled on the "Via de la Plata", compared to 70.3% on the "Camino Francés". After Zamora there are three options. The first route, or "Camino Sanabrés" heads west and reaches Santiago via Ourense. Another route continues north to Astorga, from where pilgrims can continue west along the "Camino Francés" to Santiago. A third, seldom traveled route, crosses into Portugal and passes through Bragança, rejoining the "Camino Sanabrés" near Ourense.