Hiking guide - Compostela, from Le Puy to the Pyrenees | Glénat

The complete and 100% practical guide for a successful journey on the Via Podiensis , towards Santiago de Compostela.

The Way of Le Puy. The Via Podiensis . In other words: the most frequented pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in France. Perhaps because it offers a greater (or better) wealth of experiences than any other, stemming from its geographical and cultural diversity. Because the communion with oneself, with others, with the distant goal, with nature, and with history is more evident here than elsewhere? It's up to each individual to answer these questions, step by step, along more than 700 km to the foot of the Pyrenees, in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. And the Way doesn't end there…
This fully updated pocket-sized guide offers a 29-stage route passing through Aubrac, Conques, Cahors, Moissac, and Aire-sur-l'Adour, following the GR 65® trail and deviating from it where the grass is greener elsewhere – or the route is more direct. It includes a detailed description of the route and 1:100,000 scale maps ^. and stage profiles, maps of the main cities crossed, a qualified selection of accommodations at each stage, historical and heritage aide-mémoire: everything is brought together for a successful journey.
The Way of Le Puy will open up to you between solitude and the quest for meaning, between sharing and silence, between effort and contemplation.