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Carcassonne

May 20, 2026 - Capestang to Mailhac - 25 kms - Porte de Midi May 21, 2026 - Mailhac to Rieux-Minervois - 34 kms - Studio L'Obrador May 22, 2026 - Rieux-Minervois to Carcassonne - 29 kms - appartement cosy au près de pont vieux May 23, 2026 - Carcassonne to Montréal - 25 kms - L'Échappée Belle Maison Ruth: Our road to Carcassonne was ...

By |2026-05-23T00:50:35-07:00May 23, 2026|Categories: 2026 Pilgrimage in Southern France, Europe, France|Tags: , |2 Comments

Saint Thibery, Béziers and Capestang on the Piémont Pyrénéen

12th century flour mill at Saint Thibery Saint Thibery Béziers Roman Bridge in Béziers May 17, 2026 - Gigean to Florensac - 29 kms - Chez Dèdou et Madou  May 18, 2026 - Florensac to Béziers - 26 kms - Place de la Mairie Art Apparts May 19, 2026 - Béziers to Capestang - 21 kms - Entre Porte Midi Chambre d'Hôte Ruth: Our first ...

By |2026-05-19T11:34:48-07:00May 19, 2026|Categories: 2026 Pilgrimage in Southern France, Europe, France|Tags: , , |2 Comments

Strange Birds

May 15, 2026 - Aigues Mortes to Carnon - 22 kms - Charmant studio vue mer et port May 16, 2026 - Carnon to Gigean - 30 kms - Chambre d'hôte avec accès piscine  Ruth: Over the past three days we have taken a swing down to the coast before heading back inland to connect with the Via de Piemonte des Pyrénées just before our ...

By |2026-05-16T11:52:41-07:00May 16, 2026|Categories: 2026 Pilgrimage in Southern France, Europe, France|Tags: , , |7 Comments

Arles to Aigues-Mortes

The Abbey Church at Saint Gilles May 13, 2026 - Arles to Saint Gilles - 22 kms - Le Cours Hôtel May 14, 2026 - Saint Gilles to Aigues Mortes - 28 kms - Agréable T2 apartment  Gordon:  Yesterday we experienced what will probably be the most authentic "Camino day" of this pilgrimage.  We walked and cycled from Arles to Saint Gilles, which is the ...

By |2026-05-14T11:42:37-07:00May 14, 2026|Categories: 2026 Pilgrimage in Southern France, Europe, France|Tags: , , |2 Comments

Aix-en-Provence

May 8, 2026 - Pourrières to Aix-en-Provence - 31 kms - ITER House apartment  May 9, 2026 - Aix-en-Provence - tourist day in town - ITER House apartment  May 10, 2026 Aix-en-Provence to Pélissanne - 31 kms - En pleine cœur de Pélissanne apartment Gordon:  Appropriately, Ruth and I both approached Aix by traversing the flank of Mount Sainte Victoire, the distinctive mountain visible from ...

By |2026-05-10T12:14:54-07:00May 10, 2026|Categories: 2026 Pilgrimage in Southern France, Europe, France|Tags: , , |1 Comment

Pourrières

May 6, 2026 - Montfort-sur-Argens to near Tourves - 26 kms - La cabane en bois  May 7, 2026 - near Tourves to Pourrières - 30 kms - Petite Pause à Pourrières I have wanted to visit this place for over 40 years. Of course I didn't know anything about the hilltown of Pourrières then, but this is the place nonetheless. I am so excited ...

By |2026-05-07T11:01:53-07:00May 7, 2026|Categories: 2026 Pilgrimage in Southern France, Europe, France|Tags: , , |2 Comments

Abbaye de Thoronet

May 4, 2026 - Roquebrune-sur-Argens to Lorgues - 26 kms - Carnets de VoyageMay 5, 2026 - Lorgues to Montfort-sur-Argens (with a visit to Abbaye du Thoronet) - 28 kms - La Cachette du CompteToday our route passed the twelfth century Monastery of Thoronet. I once imagined the lives of medieval monks as pastoral, isolated, and deeply communal, their simple, quiet existence shaped by vows ...

By |2026-05-05T22:52:36-07:00May 5, 2026|Categories: 2026 Pilgrimage in Southern France, Europe, France|Tags: , |6 Comments

Côte d’Azur

May 3, 2026 - Agay to Roquebrune sur Argens - 27 kms - Les Jasmines apartment  The bi-directional pilgrimage route in this area, the Via Aurelia, passes Cannes in the hills above the city.  Rather than immediately climbing up to join it, however, we decided to spend a few days on the coast to pass through some cities we had long heard of, but never ...

By |2026-05-04T10:56:53-07:00May 3, 2026|Categories: 2026 Pilgrimage in Southern France, Europe, France|Tags: , , , |6 Comments

Walking with Paolo: Nice to Cannes

May 1, 2026 – Nice Airport to Cannes – 29 km – Clem de Soleil apartmentMay 2, 2026 – Cannes to Agay – 27 km – Emplacement Privilégié Now that I have a few kilometres behind me, I’m starting to relax. While I was awake in the night before we started, my mind continued to catalogue everything that could possibly go wrong. Why don’t I ...

By |2026-05-02T10:17:31-07:00May 2, 2026|Categories: 2026 Pilgrimage in Southern France, France|4 Comments
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