Routes to Santiago de Compostela from France Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
pilgrimage routes in France to Santiago de Compostela, Spain
About Routes to Santiago de Compostela from France
The Pilgrimage toSantiago de CompostelainGaliciahas an important place in Western European history dating back to the Middle Ages. The four main pilgrimage routes from France began atParis,Vézelay,Le Puy, andArlesrespectively, and each of these was fed by a number of subsidiary routes. Thus, the start of the Paris route saw the convergence of routes fromBoulogne-sur-Mer,Tournai, and theLow Countries, whilst routes fromCaen,Mont-Saint-Michel, andBrittanyjoined it at intermediate points such asTours,Poitiers,Saint-Jean-d'Angély, andBordeaux(which also served as the port for pilgrims coming by sea fromEnglandand coastal areas ofBrittanyandNormandy). Le Puy was the link with the Rhône valley, whilst those coming fromItalypassed throughArles. The three western routes converged atOstabat, crossi
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