Camino

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

Le Chemin de Saint-Jacques

We have our pilgrim credentials packed and we fly to Nice today, returning to follow another pilgrimage path across the South of France. We will start from Nice with Gord on foot and me on my bike Friday. Initially we will be on the Via Aurelia (GR 653A). It is a dual direction route heading both to both Rome and Santiago de Compostela in Spain. ...

By |2026-04-28T10:03:48-07:00April 28, 2026|Categories: 2026 Pilgrimage in Southern France|Tags: , |16 Comments

A Coruña and Madrid

June 18, 2024 - Malpica de Bergantiños to Barrañan - 30 kms - Playa de Barrañan June 19, 2024 - Barrañan to A Coruña - 17 kms - Hostal La Provinciana June 20, 2024 - A Coruña - Hostal La Provinciana June 21, 2024 - A Coruña - Hostal La Provinciana June 22, 2024 - A Coruña to Madrid by train - Hostal Aresol June ...

By |2024-06-23T08:18:13-07:00June 23, 2024|Categories: 2024 Arles to Santiago|Tags: , |2 Comments
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