An itinerary describes a journey.
An itinerary is the course, orientation or description of a certain route, route or path , which includes the inclusion of appointments to places, breaks and accidents that may appear during the journey. Likewise, the route that is chosen in order to reach a certain destination or the list of data relating to a trip is known as an itinerary - a term originating from the Latin word itinerarĭus -.
For example: “Let me analyze the itinerary: I need to know how far our next stop is” , “The excursion itinerary will take us to four towns: Las Toninas, Mar de Ajó, Villa Gesell and Mar del Plata” , “We would have to organize a specific itinerary to make the most of our vacation time” , “Horacio designed the itinerary in a hurry and because of him we did not see the most important monuments in the region during our stay” .
Roman itinerary
It should be noted that this word began to be used in Ancient Rome to identify a road map. The Tabula Peutingeriana , for example, is an itinerary that shows a road network of the Roman Empire . One of its copies can be seen in the Austrian National Museum in Vienna .
Roman itineraries include lists of cities and mention the distances that exist on a road. The Antonine itinerary , written in the 3rd century , is another example of an itinerary.
In ancient times, itineraries also served as guides for tourists. In this sense, one cannot fail to remember the existence of itineraries that describe pilgrimages to the Holy Land .
The itinerary is the route chosen to arrive at a certain destination.
The Camino de Santiago
In this sense, for example, we cannot overlook one of the most important pilgrimage routes that exist throughout the world. We are referring to the Camino de Santiago , which runs through the north of Spain and whose destination is to reach the city of Santiago de Compostela where honors and veneration are paid to what are the relics of the Apostle Santiago the Greater .
This route is classified as a World Heritage Site and annually receives a multitude of pilgrims from very different parts of the world who, for reasons of faith or simply out of cultural interest, decide to undertake it. Before starting this tour, it is inevitable that you plan your itinerary and decide the number of kilometers you are going to cover daily, the towns where you are going to stop to rest or the monuments you must visit during the tour.
Maritime and military itinerary
In addition to all of the above, we have to point out that, although it is not widely used, the term itinerary that we are now analyzing has another meaning. Specifically, it is used in the maritime field to define the course , the path, that the ships will follow at a given time.
In the military field , an itinerary constitutes a departure that is advanced to organize the accommodation of the troops that are on their way.
A film by Rafael Montero
In the cinematographic field, furthermore, we find a film that also uses the word in question. This is the film « Villa: Itinerary of a Passion» .
In 2011 , under the direction of Rafael Montero , this production premiered, in which Pancho Villa is murdered. His body is watched over by four women, very relevant in the life of the deceased, who after his death will begin to tell episodes of the existence of the one who will confront them.