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LE CHEMIN DU PUY PILGRIMAGE ROUTE TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

In the last two stories, we’ve followed two of the Medieval pilgrimage routes through France down to the border town of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, where they all converge and head into Spain and across to Santiago de Compostela. All the routes of…

VÉZELAY TO SAINT-JEAN-DU-PORT PILGRIMAGE ROUTE

Categories: Burgundy, Pyrenees, South West France

As a continuation of the last story about the pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela, where we explored the longest route from Paris, I’ll now have a look at another route from the vineyards of Burgundy in central France. This route starts…

LES PLUS BEAUX VILLAGES DE FRANCE

Categories: France – Regional Attractions, Alsace Lorraine, Bordeaux Region, Brittany and The Channel Islands, Burgundy, Champagne, Dordogne, Loire Valley, Normandy, Provence, Pyrenees, South West France, South of France

In September 2021 two more villages achieved the highly prized acceptance into the association of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France, namely Polignac in the Haute-Loire, and Le Malzieu-Ville in the Lozere. It’s certainly no secret that France ab…

MORE PYRENEES GEMS

Categories: Pyrenees

For a region that is relatively unexplored by many visitors to France, the Pyrenees has so much to offer. Not just its breathtaking scenery of snow-capped mountains, deep gorges and high altitude agriculture, but also for the number of beautifu…