Pilgrims have walked the Way of St James from le Puy-en-Velay in the Haute-Loire to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia for over a thousand years and it has changed little. It passes through the same villages, climbs the same hills and visits the same churches and monuments.
Many of those who walk the route are not experienced walkers but this updated guide to the French section of the route, from the Puy-en-Velay as far as the Pyrenees, provides all the information they will need to tackle it, step by step.
- detailed description of 730 km of route with colour maps
- unique, comprehensive listing of pilgrim references
- extra route description from st Jean Pied de Port to Pamplona and st Palais to Irun
- first of a 2 volume guide to the whole route to Santiago
Ed.2010, english version.
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