St. James’s Way (Spanish: Camino de Santiago) is a Catholic pilgrimage route leading to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, where it is believed that the Apostle James is buried. This route has been known since the Middle Ages and is over 1,000 years old. In recent decades, more and more European countries have joined the St. James’s Way initiative, adding new sections that connect to the famous Cathedral of Compostela.

In Lithuania, there are four different routes, and the Varėna section belongs to the Vilnius route. In the Varėna district, three sites marked with the St. James’s shell symbol are found: Liškiava’s Church of the Holy Trinity, the Divine Mercy Chapel in Panara, and Merkinė’s Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.