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ARTIST-DEDICATED MUSEUMS IN SOUTHWESTERN FRANCE

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In the last post, I talked about some of the wonderful museums dedicated to particular artists in and around the Riviera, that we know well and which are an essential part of our travels to that part of the country.  Some are enormous, and need…
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LE CHEMIN DU PUY PILGRIMAGE ROUTE TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

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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…
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VÉZELAY TO SAINT-JEAN-DU-PORT PILGRIMAGE ROUTE

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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…
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THE PILGRIMAGE ROUTES THROUGH FRANCE TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSELA

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Throughout the Middle Ages, Santiago de Compostela was the supreme goal for countless thousands of pious pilgrims who converged there from all over Europe.  To reach Spain, most of these pilgrims had to pass through France, and there are a numbe…
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