Chemins de Compostelle : St Jean Pied de Port - Logrono
France, Pyrénées
Chemins de Compostelle : Lectoure - Aire sur Adour
France, Pyrenees / central Pyrenees
Rando walk
Linear Trek
Price
(from) :
795
Duration :
8 days
Mode :
Liberté
Next departure :
Freedom
Comfort
Hike feasible in :
janv
fev
mar
avr
mai
juin
juil
aout
sept
oct
nov
dec
For hundreds of years, these tracks have been used by pilgrims and walkers. Following these footpaths which are steeped in history and visit so many different places, you will be captivated by both the variety and interest of the countryside you pass through. This long-distance walk may be the world’s oldest, following as it does the Roman road known as the “Via Agrippa” which linked Lyon and Toulouse.
Travel diary
Day 01 : Lectoure (125 m)
Arrive at the hotel at the end of the afternoon, dinner and
overnight stay.
Day 02 : Lectoure - La Romieu (187m)
When leaving Lectoure you go towards Marsolan, passing in
front of the chapel of Abrin before carrying on to La Romieu (where
there are cloisters worth visiting).
19 km
Day 03 : La Romieu - Condom (73m)
This is a fairly short stage, to allow time to look round La
Romieu if that has not been possible the previous afternoon. It
will also allow time to have a look at Condom. The route passes
through Castelnau sur Avignon, before reaching Condom.
16 km
Day 04 : Condom - Montreal sur Guers
Leaving CONDOM, go to Carbon; after Carbon carry on to Pont
d’Artigues and after that go to Montréal du Gers.
17km
Day 05 : Montreal du Guers - Eauze
Next, we go to Lamothe, (here there is a watchtower dating
from the 13th century which is worth looking at), before arriving
at EAUZE. 16km
If the accommodation in Eauze is full you will be accommodated
in Cazaubon with a transfer organised by the hotelier.
Day 06 : Eauze - Nogaro
Leaving EAUZE, which is the capital of the Armagnac district,
go to the farm of Peyret which is at 7 km 500. After this, go to
the pond of Pouy and on to Manciet where you can see the remains of
an ancient ‘commanderie’ (monastery) of the knights templar. Then
you head for NOGARO.
20km
Day 07 : Nogaro - Aire sur Adour
Pass close by the farms of La Grange and Bidet, then by the
farm of Micoulas. Then go through the farm of Lacassagne before you
get to AIRE SUR L'ADOUR.
It is possible to stop in Barcelonne du Gers which is on the
GR, 2.5km just before Aire sur l'Adour. (it can make the way a bit
shorter)
28km
Day : 08 : Aire sur Adour
The walking holiday ends after breakfast.
Guide-books
The first three below are published by the French equivalent of the British Ramblers Federation: la Fédération
Française de la Randonnée Pédestre. They are called ‘topo guides’.
An English translation of the route directions in 1, 2 and 3 below is available on request.
Otherwise the books listed are in French.
*Le chemin d'Arles - Vers Saint Jacques de Compostelle - Guide pratique du pèlerin de Provence en
Espagne de Louis Laborde-Balen P. MACIA J.-P. SIREJOL aux éditions Randonnées Pyrénéennes –
HISTORY, TRAVEL, PHOTOGRAPHY ETC
The books below appear to be all in French. Some may have been translated into English, or there may be equivalents written in English. Prior searching on the internet or elsewhere may unearth English books about the Pilgrims’ Way.
WEATHER
Telephone number for weather forecasts (in French): 32 50
SCENERY AND VEGETATION
Gentle landscapes with rolling hills and fertile valleys (fields of maize and sunflowers; orchards and plumtrees).
Vineyards of Armagnac and slopes which become greener and more wooded as you go south.
CLIMATE
A maritime climate, typical of a low-lying area: mild in spring and autumn and hot in midsummer.
WHO WAS ST JAMES (St Jacques) ?
A bit of history:
The Gospels tell us that St James was one of Christ’s twelve disciples. He was the son of Zebedee and Mary Salome. He was also the brother of Saint John and related to Christ himself through his mother. He was put to the sword – executed - by Herod.
The Church gives this Saint James the name of St James the Greater to distinguish him from another disciple, James the Lesser, who became head of the Jerusalem Church after the death of Christ.
Legend tells us that after Pentecost, Saint James travelled as a missionary to Spain. He disembarked in Andalusia on Spain’s Mediterranean coast and then journeyed to Galicia, in the far north-west corner of the Iberian Peninsula. After several years spreading the Gospel, he returned to Jerusalem where he was beheaded.
Two of his followers, Theodore and Athenasius, laid his body in a boat and took to sea. Propelled by wind and wave, the boat finally made landfall in a Galician estuary. It was here at this estuary that the ancient town of Iria Flavia was built: a town which now bears the name of El Padron.
James’ two followers buried the apostle’s body some way inland at the spot where, later, the town of Santiago de Compostela (Saint Jacques de Compostelle) was built.
For about eight centuries that was the end of the St James story, because it was not until the beginning of the 9th century that a hermit called Pelagius experienced some visions. These prompted him to contact Theodomir, the bishop of Iria Flavia. Then they discovered three tombs which they identified as those of St James and his two followers. On the ground where this discovery was made the kings of Galicia ordered a rustic church to be built.
Later a second and more magnificent church was built – which attracted the first pilgrims.
This second church, which had become raised to the status of a cathedral, was taken and destroyed by Moorish invaders. In its place was built the Romanesque cathedral which we admire to this day, though it is now embedded in the heart of the present-day cathedral which is built in a flamboyant gothic style. Saint James
became the patron saint of Spain and the symbol of that country’s triumph over Islam.
In the 18th century, through fear of English invasions, the tombs of Saint James and his two followers were walled up in the cathedral crypt, and for the time being they were lost to view. It was not until the 19th century that the three tombs saw once more the light of day.
The pilgrimage of St James of Compostela is one of the three great Christian pilgrimages, together with those of Rome and Jerusalem. It owes its origin to the resistance against Muslim invaders. After the 9th century, Saint James became the patron saint of Spain and the symbol of that country’s conquest of Islam. The pilgrimage reaches its highest importance in the 12th and 13th centuries. This was also the time of the Romanesque renaissance. With the vigorous support of the Popes and of the Order of Cluny, the Catholic kingdoms of northern Europe and of various chivalric orders, the pilgrimage became a powerful means of communication. In
Medieval Europe it acted as a highway for people, ideas, cultures and technological advancement.
Following this high point, factors including the Hundred Years’ War between France and England, Protestantism, the emergence of absolute monarchies and the French Revolution have all progressively reduced the importance of the pilgrimage.
However, just before the end of the second millennium, and since then, there has been a revival of interest in the St James pilgrimage. The Way of Saint James in Spain was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993. In 1998 also gave World Heritage status to 69 monuments marking the St James Way in France, including seven sections of ancient pathway in Le Puy en Velay.
CREDENCIAL etc
Credencial (la Crédentiale)
Following the tradition of pilgrimages to Compostela, this document is made available to those embarking on the journey, to bear witness to their spiritual determination. It acts as a kind of pilgrim’s passport, making it easier for pilgrims to approach other people, show respect to a host, and serves as a recommendation of the pilgrim towards anyone they may meet in the course of their pilgrimage. It doesn’t confer any special rights but it does allow access to Spanish gîtes on the pilgrim route. A stamp is required to show passage through each
section of the pilgrim’s way, put there by a priest, a town hall, the tourist office or someone offering accommodation to the pilgrim.
Customarily, this document has to be ordered from an organisation as close as possible to the pilgrim’s home.
In practice you can obtain the credencial by filling in an order form on the following website: www.cheminscompostelle.
com and including a cheque for 8€ payable to the ACIR. This must be done at least ten days before your departure date.
TO ORDER
The credencial can also be ordered from the address below:
Association de Coopération Inter-Régionale
"Les chemins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle"
4, rue Clémence Isaure - FR-31000 TOULOUSE (métro Esquirol)
Tél. : +33(0)5 62 27 00 05 - Fax : +33(0)5 62 27 12 40
@mail : chemins.de.compostelle@wanadoo.fr
The Créantiale
This is a similar document, but available without charge. It can be obtained from a church after an interview, taking the form of a ‘fraternal dialogue’. It is a ‘sign of trusting and reciprocal welcome’. It is not necessary to be a Christian to obtain this document.
Approach a priest or contact the bishopric in your diocese. (They vary in their level of interest and information on this subject.)
A Créantiale is a document to confirm that a pilgrim is indeed a pilgrim. It confers an obligation on those who give out the document as well as on those who show it to their hosts along the Pilgrim’s Way. It signifies that the bearer belongs to the class of people who are pilgrims and it also is a sign of a trusting and reciprocal welcome between the pilgrim, Christian or not, and the Church. This is because the Créantiale must be handed back personally to the bearer, following an interview with a representative of the Catholic Church on the Christian meaning of the pilgrimage.
The associations of the friends of St James (associations des amis de St Jacques) have the right to issue the Créantiale.
The Compostella
The certificate of having completed the pilgrimage (the Compostella) is given out at Compostela itself, on presentation of a Créantiale which has been properly stamped at daily halts for all, or a large part, of St James’Way.
It can be seen as a sort of diploma issued by the cathedral to those who have covered the last 100km of the Way on foot, or the last 200km by bicycle or on horseback.
-Lectoure: all services
Stock up on food at Lectoure because you will not be able to buy anything until you get to La Romieu. Also, there are few sources of water.
-La Romieu: all services. The grocery is open every day except Sundays afternoons. The bakery is open every day except Wednesdays and Sunday afternoons. There is a drinking fountain in the village square.
-La Chapelle Ste Germaine: shelter and drinking water
-Condom: all services
-Eglise de Routgès: shelter
-Montréal du Gers: all services (restaurant Chez Simone: tel: 05 62 29 44 40)
-Eauze: all services, but mainly closed on Mondays except for supermarkets and bakeries.
-Manciet: food shop; restaurant (La Bonne Auberge: tel: 05 62 08 50 04)
-Nogaro: all services
In this section of the Way there are enough sources of drinking water, but there is no possibility of
buying food until you get to Aire.
-Barcelonne du Gers (1.5km off the GR [main track]): food shop, restaurant
-Aire sur l’Adour: all services
Day 01 : Lectoure (125 m)
Day 06 : Eauze - Nogaro
Day : 08 : Aire sur Adour
Arrive at the hotel at the end of the afternoon, dinner and
overnight stay.
Day 02 : Lectoure - La Romieu (187m)
When leaving Lectoure you go towards Marsolan, passing in
front of the chapel of Abrin before carrying on to La Romieu (where
there are cloisters worth visiting).
19 km
Day 03 : La Romieu - Condom (73m)
This is a fairly short stage, to allow time to look round La
Romieu if that has not been possible the previous afternoon. It
will also allow time to have a look at Condom. The route passes
through Castelnau sur Avignon, before reaching Condom.
16 km
Day 04 : Condom - Montreal sur Guers
Leaving CONDOM, go to Carbon; after Carbon carry on to Pont
d’Artigues and after that go to Montréal du Gers.
17km
Day 05 : Montreal du Guers - Eauze
Next, we go to Lamothe, (here there is a watchtower dating
from the 13th century which is worth looking at), before arriving
at EAUZE. 16km
If the accommodation in Eauze is full you will be accommodated
in Cazaubon with a transfer organised by the hotelier.
Leaving EAUZE, which is the capital of the Armagnac district,
go to the farm of Peyret which is at 7 km 500. After this, go to
the pond of Pouy and on to Manciet where you can see the remains of
an ancient ‘commanderie’ (monastery) of the knights templar. Then
you head for NOGARO.
20km
Day 07 : Nogaro - Aire sur Adour
Pass close by the farms of La Grange and Bidet, then by the
farm of Micoulas. Then go through the farm of Lacassagne before you
get to AIRE SUR L'ADOUR.
It is possible to stop in Barcelonne du Gers which is on the
GR, 2.5km just before Aire sur l'Adour. (it can make the way a bit
shorter)
28km
The walking holiday ends after breakfast.
Guide-books
The first three below are published by the French equivalent of the British Ramblers Federation: la Fédération
Française de la Randonnée Pédestre. They are called ‘topo guides’.
An English translation of the route directions in 1, 2 and 3 below is available on request.
Otherwise the books listed are in French.
*Le chemin d'Arles - Vers Saint Jacques de Compostelle - Guide pratique du pèlerin de Provence en
Espagne de Louis Laborde-Balen P. MACIA J.-P. SIREJOL aux éditions Randonnées Pyrénéennes –
HISTORY, TRAVEL, PHOTOGRAPHY ETC
The books below appear to be all in French. Some may have been translated into English, or there may be equivalents written in English. Prior searching on the internet or elsewhere may unearth English books about the Pilgrims’ Way.
WEATHER
Telephone number for weather forecasts (in French): 32 50
SCENERY AND VEGETATION
Gentle landscapes with rolling hills and fertile valleys (fields of maize and sunflowers; orchards and plumtrees).
Vineyards of Armagnac and slopes which become greener and more wooded as you go south.
CLIMATE
A maritime climate, typical of a low-lying area: mild in spring and autumn and hot in midsummer.
WHO WAS ST JAMES (St Jacques) ?
A bit of history:
The Gospels tell us that St James was one of Christ’s twelve disciples. He was the son of Zebedee and Mary Salome. He was also the brother of Saint John and related to Christ himself through his mother. He was put to the sword – executed - by Herod.
The Church gives this Saint James the name of St James the Greater to distinguish him from another disciple, James the Lesser, who became head of the Jerusalem Church after the death of Christ.
Legend tells us that after Pentecost, Saint James travelled as a missionary to Spain. He disembarked in Andalusia on Spain’s Mediterranean coast and then journeyed to Galicia, in the far north-west corner of the Iberian Peninsula. After several years spreading the Gospel, he returned to Jerusalem where he was beheaded.
Two of his followers, Theodore and Athenasius, laid his body in a boat and took to sea. Propelled by wind and wave, the boat finally made landfall in a Galician estuary. It was here at this estuary that the ancient town of Iria Flavia was built: a town which now bears the name of El Padron.
James’ two followers buried the apostle’s body some way inland at the spot where, later, the town of Santiago de Compostela (Saint Jacques de Compostelle) was built.
For about eight centuries that was the end of the St James story, because it was not until the beginning of the 9th century that a hermit called Pelagius experienced some visions. These prompted him to contact Theodomir, the bishop of Iria Flavia. Then they discovered three tombs which they identified as those of St James and his two followers. On the ground where this discovery was made the kings of Galicia ordered a rustic church to be built.
Later a second and more magnificent church was built – which attracted the first pilgrims.
This second church, which had become raised to the status of a cathedral, was taken and destroyed by Moorish invaders. In its place was built the Romanesque cathedral which we admire to this day, though it is now embedded in the heart of the present-day cathedral which is built in a flamboyant gothic style. Saint James
became the patron saint of Spain and the symbol of that country’s triumph over Islam.
In the 18th century, through fear of English invasions, the tombs of Saint James and his two followers were walled up in the cathedral crypt, and for the time being they were lost to view. It was not until the 19th century that the three tombs saw once more the light of day.
The pilgrimage of St James of Compostela is one of the three great Christian pilgrimages, together with those of Rome and Jerusalem. It owes its origin to the resistance against Muslim invaders. After the 9th century, Saint James became the patron saint of Spain and the symbol of that country’s conquest of Islam. The pilgrimage reaches its highest importance in the 12th and 13th centuries. This was also the time of the Romanesque renaissance. With the vigorous support of the Popes and of the Order of Cluny, the Catholic kingdoms of northern Europe and of various chivalric orders, the pilgrimage became a powerful means of communication. In
Medieval Europe it acted as a highway for people, ideas, cultures and technological advancement.
Following this high point, factors including the Hundred Years’ War between France and England, Protestantism, the emergence of absolute monarchies and the French Revolution have all progressively reduced the importance of the pilgrimage.
However, just before the end of the second millennium, and since then, there has been a revival of interest in the St James pilgrimage. The Way of Saint James in Spain was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993. In 1998 also gave World Heritage status to 69 monuments marking the St James Way in France, including seven sections of ancient pathway in Le Puy en Velay.
CREDENCIAL etc
Credencial (la Crédentiale)
Following the tradition of pilgrimages to Compostela, this document is made available to those embarking on the journey, to bear witness to their spiritual determination. It acts as a kind of pilgrim’s passport, making it easier for pilgrims to approach other people, show respect to a host, and serves as a recommendation of the pilgrim towards anyone they may meet in the course of their pilgrimage. It doesn’t confer any special rights but it does allow access to Spanish gîtes on the pilgrim route. A stamp is required to show passage through each
section of the pilgrim’s way, put there by a priest, a town hall, the tourist office or someone offering accommodation to the pilgrim.
Customarily, this document has to be ordered from an organisation as close as possible to the pilgrim’s home.
In practice you can obtain the credencial by filling in an order form on the following website: www.cheminscompostelle.
com and including a cheque for 8€ payable to the ACIR. This must be done at least ten days before your departure date.
TO ORDER
The credencial can also be ordered from the address below:
Association de Coopération Inter-Régionale
"Les chemins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle"
4, rue Clémence Isaure - FR-31000 TOULOUSE (métro Esquirol)
Tél. : +33(0)5 62 27 00 05 - Fax : +33(0)5 62 27 12 40
@mail : chemins.de.compostelle@wanadoo.fr
The Créantiale
This is a similar document, but available without charge. It can be obtained from a church after an interview, taking the form of a ‘fraternal dialogue’. It is a ‘sign of trusting and reciprocal welcome’. It is not necessary to be a Christian to obtain this document.
Approach a priest or contact the bishopric in your diocese. (They vary in their level of interest and information on this subject.)
A Créantiale is a document to confirm that a pilgrim is indeed a pilgrim. It confers an obligation on those who give out the document as well as on those who show it to their hosts along the Pilgrim’s Way. It signifies that the bearer belongs to the class of people who are pilgrims and it also is a sign of a trusting and reciprocal welcome between the pilgrim, Christian or not, and the Church. This is because the Créantiale must be handed back personally to the bearer, following an interview with a representative of the Catholic Church on the Christian meaning of the pilgrimage.
The associations of the friends of St James (associations des amis de St Jacques) have the right to issue the Créantiale.
The Compostella
The certificate of having completed the pilgrimage (the Compostella) is given out at Compostela itself, on presentation of a Créantiale which has been properly stamped at daily halts for all, or a large part, of St James’Way.
It can be seen as a sort of diploma issued by the cathedral to those who have covered the last 100km of the Way on foot, or the last 200km by bicycle or on horseback.
-Lectoure: all services
Stock up on food at Lectoure because you will not be able to buy anything until you get to La Romieu. Also, there are few sources of water.
-La Romieu: all services. The grocery is open every day except Sundays afternoons. The bakery is open every day except Wednesdays and Sunday afternoons. There is a drinking fountain in the village square.
-La Chapelle Ste Germaine: shelter and drinking water
-Condom: all services
-Eglise de Routgès: shelter
-Montréal du Gers: all services (restaurant Chez Simone: tel: 05 62 29 44 40)
-Eauze: all services, but mainly closed on Mondays except for supermarkets and bakeries.
-Manciet: food shop; restaurant (La Bonne Auberge: tel: 05 62 08 50 04)
-Nogaro: all services
In this section of the Way there are enough sources of drinking water, but there is no possibility of
buying food until you get to Aire.
-Barcelonne du Gers (1.5km off the GR [main track]): food shop, restaurant
-Aire sur l’Adour: all services
Reception for the walking tour takes place at the first hotel, the evening before your first day’s walking. For those arriving by car, there is a private paying car park (7 euros a day or 40 euros for a week). Booking is essential as places are limited. There are several public car parks near to the hotel.
By train : Gare SNCF d’Agen (Agen railway station) then an SNCF (French railways) coach to Lectoure (the journey takes about 50 minutes). The coach runs every hour. Details from the Tourist Office or from the SNCF.
By car : Lectoure is in the department of Gers, 650km from Paris, 35 km from Agen and 35 km from Auch.
Main road: RN 21 (Paris/Barèges) or the D7 coming from Toulouse. A 62 goes to Agen.
Carte Michelin N° 82.
You can leave your car in one of the town’s public car parks.
Your walking tour ends the morning after your last day’s walking, after breakfast.
By train : Coach service between Aire railway station and Lectoure.
Avoid trying to plan your departure for a weekend or public holiday. Making connections on French railways are much more difficult on these days.
Railway information (Informations SNCF tel: 36 35) or the SNCF website: www.sncf.fr
RAILWAY STATIONS ON THE PILGRIMS’ WAY:
*AGEN : 08 91 67 68 69
*AUCH : 05 62 05 76 37 (BUS STATION)
*AIRE SUR L’ADOUR : 05 58 71 64 65
By car : There is a bus service between Aire sur l’Adour and Agen then take the SNCF bus running between Agen and Lectoure.
Taxi : Air - Lectourne
- Taxi RIU à Lectoure : 05 62 68 82 06.
- ABC Flo Taxi : 06 29 72 27 57
- Transport CLAUDINE : 05 62 28 67 92 ou 06 74 91 90 65
It is imperative to book as soon as possible; we take care of the booking of this transfer but it is not included in the price of the tour.
Medium
From 50 to 150 metres of uphill walking each day
Taxi :
You can occasionally contact certain taxis to shorten certain stages:
- Taxi RIU in Lectoure: 05 62 68 82 06
- Cars RIVIERE in Auch : 05 62 05 46 24 (Agen/Auch line via Lectoure).
- Taxi TENAREZE in Condom : 05 62 28 19 12
- Cars CITRAM in Pau : 05 59 27 22 22 (Agen/Pau line via Condom, Eauze, Nogaro and Aire sur l'Adour).
- Taxi DASTE in Eauze : 05 62 09 93 94
- Taxi St ORENS in Nogaro : 05 62 09 00 98
- ABC Flo Taxi : 06 29 72 27 57
Hotels */ **/ *** and guestrooms. Showers and WCs may be on landings or on the next floor in certain establishments.
NB: Bedrooms will only be available after 4pm.
When two hotels are full, we will have to arrange for you to pass two nights at the same establishment and organise transport for the walk. (This will not change the route of your day’s walk.) Details of this kind will be noted on your booking confirmation, should they be necessary. You may be asked to pay a supplement.
Gone for a long time, some stink bugs have come back in varied types of accomodations (mountains or close to the sea as well). They are brought by walkers themselves or travelers who carried them on their bag or clothes... (it has nohing to do with hygiene). Some accomodations far from mountain trails face the very same issue. These bugs sting like mosquitoes when sleeping and sometimes cause allergies. To prevent bites, an association picked an envrionnement and health respectful insecticide 100% natural and Eco certified. We advise you to protect your luggage and equipment before leaving on your trip with a proper spray. You will be able to find this lightweight product while hiking or when arriving to your accomodations (not everyone). Use it essentially in and on your stuff.
Find it here as well: http://chemindecompostelle.com/punaisedelit/index.html
FOOD
Breakfasts will be traditional (often taking the form of buffets) and are served at around 8am.
If you want an earlier breakfast than this, talk about it to the hotel-keeper the evening before to find out if it is possible.
Dinner is usually served from 7.30pm onwards. It usually consists of the meal of the day. Most hotels do not offer a choice of menu unless you pay a supplement.
MIDDAY MEAL
Packed lunches are not included in our prices.
You can order them directly from the hotel the night before (by paying around 10 € for each person at the time – depending on the establishment). Alternatively you can buy food in the villages, where there are shops etc.
- Lectoure : all services. Provide supplies in Lectoure as there is no possibility to go to La Romieu. Wells and springs are also rare.
- Marsolan : snack bar, coffee shop, restaurant and so on
- La Romieu : all services. Grocery shop open every day except Sunday afternoon, bakery open every day except Wednesday and Sunday afternoon. Water point on the village square.
- Condom : all services
- Lamothe : La Casa d'Elena. Tel : 06 50 62 13 46. Snacks, drinks and groceries.
- Montréal du Gers : all services (restaurant Chez Simone : 05 62 29 44 40)
- Eauze : all services (supermarkets and bakeries).
- Manciet : grocery, restaurant (La Bonne Auberge : 05 62 08 50 04)
- Nogaro : all services
- Barcelonne du Gers (1.5Km, off the GR): refreshment stand, restaurant
- Aire sur l'Adour : all services
Your baggage will be transported between each of the places where you spend the night, during the course of the afternoon.
A supplement may be payable for the transportation of baggage after October.
NB: We ask you to put your bags in the hallway/lounge of each hotel every morning at 8am. We also insist that each person has only one bag of belongings for transportation, and that no bag must weigh more than 13 kg. If you have more than one bag, or if your bag weighs more than 13 kg, the transporter can either demand a supplement at the end of the walking tour, or simply refuse altogether to carry your baggage if it is too cumbersome. You are advised not to take ordinary suitcases, but to use a strong, solidly-made travelling bag.
1 person and more.
To enable you to follow the route successfully we will send you, on receipt of payment for the holiday, the official guidebook: le topo guide Sentiers de St Jacques, GR 65, Réf: 653. (An English translation of the route directions is also available on request.)
USEFUL ADRESSES :
- Association for Inter-Regional Cooperation « Les Chemins de St Jacques », 4 rue Clémence Isaure 31000 Toulouse, Tel : 05 62 27 00 05,
- Site www.chemins-compostelle.com , E-Mail : chemins.de.compostelle@wanadoo.fr
- Société des Amis de St Jacques, BP 368, 75768 Paris Cedex 16, Tel : 01 47 07 45 02
- Compostelle 2000, 11 Rue Hermel, 75014 Paris, Tél : 01 43 20 71 66
- a small rucksack for your packed lunch and anything else needed for the day’s walk
- basic first aid – eg plasters, antiseptic fluid, alcohol for feet etc
- a good pair of walking boots or shoes, suitable for hill walking. Beware of new boots – test them or break them in first.
- sun-glasses, sun-cream and sun-hat
- waterproof garments
- light shoes for the evening
- water bottle; it is important to drink 1.5 to 2 litres per day
- a knife
- torch (optional)
- binoculars (if desired)
- paper handkerchiefs
- needle, thread, safety pins
Mobile phones : Mobile phones do not work everywhere along the route. You may wish to have a phone card with you as well.
Dates and prices
These walking holidays can be arranged between the 1st May and the beginning of November, at any time convenient to you and subject to the availability of hotels.
Please indicate on the booking sheet any other dates which would suit you (for example if you were able to change the dates of your walking holiday by one or two days either before or after your preferred date …): this is in case one or several hotels etc are not available on your preferred date.
We would also ask you to make your booking as early as possible. We don’t keep permanent reservations and certain places of accommodation can be filled up several months in advance.
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Dates
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Priceperson with bag transfer
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from mid-April to the beginning of November
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700 €
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Single room additionnal fee: + 220 €
Price/person without bag transportation : 650 €
BE CAREFUL!
Administration fees of 50 € will be retained for any change in the reservations already made (e.g. type of bedroom, departure date, number of people etc).
Any possible booking of extra nights at the beginning or end of the holiday MUST be done at the time of signing in and be specified on the reservation slip. If all the administration has already been done, such extensions must be organised directly with the hotel or accommodation concerned, and be paid for then and there.
The price includes
The price includes:
- Half board
- Bag transfer
- A guidebook (one guidebook for 1-4 people)
- Organisation fees
The price does not include
The price does not include:
- The picnic lunch
- Drinks and personal spending
- The cost of getting from your home to the starting point, or getting back home after the holiday
- Any taxis or shuttles taking you back to your car; any extra transport for shortening sections of the walk
- Parking fees.
-Insurance
Suggested Trips
Rando à pied
Itinérant en linéaireFrom : 640 €Duration : 8 days
Rando à pied
Itinérant en linéaireFrom : 635 €Duration : 7 days
Chemins de Compostelle : Nasbinals - Conques
France, Massif Central
Rando à pied
Itinérant en linéaireFrom : 735 €Duration : 7 days
Chemins de Compostelle : Genève - St Genix sur G
France, Alpes du Nord
Availabilities
From 01/04/2024 to 02/11/2024
795,00 €
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