The Way of Saint James from Figeac to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is a pocket sized pilgrimage guidebook adapted to hikers’ needs, containing necessary information for both preparation & the walking. Wilfrid Alexandre, long familiar with the Ways of Saint James as both a pilgrim & a host (hospitalero), provides detailed routes, historical landmarks & practical advice. The guide is broken down into stages of the way & features colour photographs & generous note & log book pages for personal comments & memories to be recorded, as well as space to collect route stamps. Prior to departure information offers tips on equipment, sign reading, itinerary planning, accommodation & obtaining the necessary credencial. Each stage has an overview route plan which shows accommodation & facilities contact details & locations, as well as route profiles & descriptions of cultural, historical & natural heritage. ...

The Way of Saint James from Le Puy-en-Velay to Figeac is a pocket sized pilgrimage guidebook adapted to hikers’ needs, containing necessary information for both preparation & the walking. Wilfrid Alexandre, long familiar with the Ways of Saint James as both a pilgrim & a host (hospitalero), provides detailed routes, historical landmarks & practical advice. The guide is broken down into stages of the way & features colour photographs & generous note & log book pages for personal comments & memories to be recorded, as well as space to collect route stamps. Prior to departure information offers tips on equipment, sign reading, itinerary planning, accommodation & obtaining the necessary credencial. Each stage has an overview route plan which shows accommodation & facilities contact details & locations, as well as route profiles & descriptions of cultural, historical & natural heritage. ...

This comprehensive guidebook describes the Way of St James (Camino de Santiago) pilgrim route through France. Also known as the Chemin de St Jacques or GR65, the 730km (454 mile) route runs from Le Puy-en-Velay in central France to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the Pyrenees. People have been walking it as a pilgrimage route for over 1000 years, & with adequate preparation it is suitable for most walkers with a basic level of fitness. This indispensible guide contains detailed descriptions & sketch mapping for the route, accompanied by a wealth of practical advice on accommodation, facilities & local points of interest. It also

Includes:: information about the history of the pilgrimage, & notes on holy sites & imagery along the route. The guidebook describes 2-3 additional days from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Roncevalles (and Pamplona), for those continuing along the Camino Frances through northern Spain. It also outlines a 3-4 day route from Saint-Palais direct to Irun, which links with the Camino del Norte coastal route. A companion

Volume: The Way of St James: Pyrenees-Santiago-Finisterre covers the Spanish section of the route.



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The Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago routes across northern Spain highlighted on a large, double-sided road map at 1:400, 000 from Freytag & Berndt. The map shows the main Camino Francés route across the Pyrenees, Pamplona, Burgos & León, the coastal route across Donostia/ San Sebastian & Bilbao, plus numerous variants linking them, as well as routes to Santiago from the coast at Ferrol or Cape Finisterre, from Portugal, etc. Both crossings of the Pyrenees are marked, via Roncesvalles or through Col du Somport, & coverage extends south to Segovia, Zamora & Porto, so the map also shows the northern part of the Vía de la Plata. On all the routes traditional stopover places are highlighted. The map shows the region’s road & rail networks on a base with relief shading & plenty of names of local sierras. National parks & other protected areas are clearly marked. Road network indicates scenic routes, seasonal closures, steep gradients, toll sections, motorway services, etc. Latitude & longitude grid is at intervals of 30’. Map legend

Includes:: English.A separate 87-page booklet has an extensive index, a street plan of Santiago de Compostela, plus multilingual notes on main towns & various other aspects of the Way of St. James. The text

Includes:: English.



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The southernmost of the different variants of the Way of St James across France from Arles across Montpellier, Lodève & Castres to Toulouse in a guide from the London-based Confraternity of Saint James. Detailed descriptions of the route divided into small sections are accompanied by accommodation options & notes on places of interest. No maps are included apart from the general course of the route. Current edition of this guide was published in 2011. The Confraternity of St James is a non-denominational registered charity founded in 1983 to promote the pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostela & to foster research about them in Britain. In addition to publishing pocket guides to the routes it also runs two refuges for pilgrims (at Rabanal del Camino on the Camino Francés & Miraz on the Camino del Norte) as well as provides assistance to elderly, frail or disable people who might otherwise be unable to undertake the pilgrimage. ...

This practical guide describes the pilgrim route from Arles to Puente la Reina where it joins the camino frances to Santiago. It is published in two parts: Arles to Toulouse & Toulouse to Puente la Reina. The whole route was fully researched in 2015 but as with all Confraternity guides, this one also depends on feedback from users to keep it as up-to-date as possible. ...

Voie Littorale, a 375-km part of The Way of St James network of pilgrim routes in France runs along the coast between the estuary of the Gironde & the Spanish border. This 62-page guide from the Confraternity of St James provides instructions for following the route with, where appropriate, alternatives for cyclists &

Includes:: details of accommodation options. Apart from an overview diagram, the guide contains no maps but recommends the 10 IGN

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The Way of St. James across northern Spain shown on a large, double-sided road map overprinted with the main route from the Pyrenees, its coastal variant, plus numerous routes from central Spain & northern Portugal. Coverage on the eastern half of the map extends north to Dax & east to Mirande in France to cover the various approaches to Col du Somport & the crossing from St. Jean-Pied-de-Port to Roncesvalles, plus south to Segovia. The western half extends south to Oporto in Portugal. The overprint highlights the main route from the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostella, its coastal variant, plus numerous other pilgrim routes from central Spain & northern Portugal. On all the routes traditional stopover places are also highlighted. The map shows the area ...

The main route of the Way of St James to Compostela across northern Spain presented at 1:100, 000 on a durable, waterproof & tear-resistant map from Kompass, arranged as 26 separate strips, each with a route profile, plus additional street plans of central Logroño, Burgos, León & Santiago itself. The whole route is covered on 26 panels, each 36 x 8cm, which present it with the surrounding network of local roads & country tracks as well as railway connections. Towns & villages along the route are annotated with symbols indicating availability of various types of accommodation, restaurants & bars, food shops, post offices & medical or first aid facilities. Also marked are viewpoints, churches & monasteries, & other places of interest both along the route itself & in the nearby towns & villages. 24 panels present the route from Col du Somport (the variant from Roncesvalles via Pamplona is not covered) to Santiago, with the remaining two extending it further west to Cape Finisterre. Each panel is accompanied by a profile with markings for elevation & overall distance from the French/ Spanish border. The panels have no GPS coordinates. The map

Includes:: street plans of the three main cities along the route: Logroño, Burgos & León, plus a plan of the historic heart of Santiago de Compostela. Also provided is a panel with an overview road map of northern Spain showing the whole route. Map legend

Includes:: English. Additional text accompanying the four street plans & useful tips for hikers are in German & Spanish only.PLEASE NOTE: the same cartography from Kompass is also available as map No. 89022 from IGN France, which covers the start of Camino Francés at Roncesvalles rather than from Col de Somport; from Puente la Reina just south of Pamplona, both maps have identical panels, but with the IGN coverage finishing just west of Santiago. IGN map

Includes:: only a street plan of central Santiago. The two maps also differ in size & are printed on a different type of synthetic paper (IGN mat surface, Kompass glossy).





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2010 is the Holy Year of the Camino & over 2 million people from all over the world are expected to partake in this annual pilgrimage. The Camino, a life changing walk, is the subject of Wilna Wilkinson`s book. The Way Of Stars & Stones offers common-sense advice & information as well as spiritual guidance: an overlap of history & personal observation, of perception & of reality, of deep thought & light humour. When a close friend is stricken with cancer, the author has no answers on how to cope with the situation & this feeling of helpless ineffectiveness drives her to find a challenge as close as possible to the battle against an incurable disease. Walking the 850km of the Camino, the pilgrimage of Santiago de Compostela, turns out to be exactly that. On a physical as well as a mental level the Camino is a more demanding & difficult challenge than any she had ever had to face in her privileged life. This is the spiritual journey of a woman who chooses to walk alone, in the heart of winter, but who generously takes the reader by the hand to share the experience. She introduces you to her fellow-pilgrims & fellow travellers. She pulls you into these pilgrims` discussions, lets you eavesdrop on their confessions & listen to their points of view, she cries with you when you learn their inspirational stories, she laughs with you when their humour fills the refuge dormitories. ...