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The ways to Santiago de Compostela

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Welcome Pilgrim of Santiago de Compostela !HELLO MY PILGRIM FRIEND YOU HAVE DONE THE WAY NOW YOU ARE BACK HOME THIS PAGE IS YOUR PAGE

Pilgrimage in a group

Many reasons : - With family, - With friends, - In a young people action, - To go into walking retreat, - With disabled, - For accompanying prisoners, juvenile delinquents, drug addict. In Belgium they do that. - You must be sure that in the place you expect to stop for a night, the gite will be able to receive you ; and...

Pilgrimage by sections.

Of course if you are short of time you can walk for only a part of the way. It is what we can see, more and more, but mainly by french pilgrims. Coming from other side of earth, it's not for a week. Some advices : - Any way, if you do it like so, remember that it will take you from 8 to 10 days to get a pilgrim mind and...

How going there ?

In the true Compostelle tradition : - By feet, from home, all in once.Others motorless means were, or are, used, Sailing ship, in Middle Ages, it was used from Great Britain to Galice coasts, in Spain. By horse, Now, by mountain bike, With donkey

The budget

By feet or by bicycle, diner, bed and breakfast : - Only for bed : around 8 €uros, and you handle your meals. - Bed, diner and breakfast, with 15 € you won't be hungry. Don't forget the fare back home or to you car.

Stopover, Lodging ( gîte in french).

In this first phase of construction of our site, we have only worked on the path from Le Puy en Velay to Roncesvalles called “ Via Podiensis”, so, in this page we will only give some ideas for a pilgrim gait. - Choose your stopovers in relation with the kind of meeting you want to do or you have choosed. - The place and the...

Help us

Former pilgrims or future pilgrims, devotees of sacred art, lovers of the beauties of nature, friends of the saints of the Camino, people who pray, people who accompany those who suffer, you can take part in the enrichment and development of this site.Having concentrated on the encounters that are possible on the Le Puy route,...

Webhospitaleros

Friend ! Pilgrim ! Welcome to the Webcompostella site. We are ten hospitaliers on the Camino here to welcome you : - Ask us questions, - Share with us your comments, suggestions, criticisms and witness.

Who are we ?

Friend ! Pilgrim ! Welcome to this site created by the Webcompostella association.- To create on the internet a community of people who love the pilgrimage and who serve the Road to Compostella. - Before, during and after the pilgrimage, to be of service to pilgrims in the cultural, artistic and spiritual...

The way from Le Puy en Velay

- historiquement la plus ancienne : en 951, Godescalc, évêque du Puy partit pour Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle, - hier et aujourd'hui la plus fréquentée, - pèlerins venant de Suisse, du Lyonnais, de Bresse et d 'Auvergne, - balisage très complet réalisé, hébergement très dense, - régions traversées très peu urbanisées, -...

The way from TOURS

- In fact it started in Paris ( St James tower, St James street). - It was the most frequently used in the past, by England, Scandinavia, Flandres, Picardie, and north of France. - Today only few pilgrims are walking this track, many towns, roads, few rest houses.- http://www.doph.net Tthis site...

The way from ARLES

road from ARLES, this way start at the church Saint Trophim d'Arles. - Was really frequented in the past time by people coming from Bavière( south Germany), Bohèmia, Hungaria, Italy. - Some important sanctuary : St Trophim above named, saint Gilles, saint Guilhem le Désert, saint Sernin( Toulouse), saint...

The way from VEZELAY,

- In the past was the most frequented way by pilgrims coming from north, east of Europe and France. - Road beaconing quite complete, hospitality in extention. You will find this way on the maps from Menton to Somport col. Some internet sites : look at the french pages to find all...

The ways to Santiago de Compostela

Friend Pilgrim, On this site you will find : - The way from Le Puy en Velay to Santiago de Compostela. - Some connections to other internet sites existing.- Four main french tracks describes since the middle-age ( Codex Calixtinius), also used by foreign pilgrims : - Tours: for...

Prayer

" Most Holy James, light of Europe, shining star, Call us on the path of truth. Most Holy James, who left everything to follow the Master, Untie the bonds which keep us far from His ways. Most Holy James, fiery missionary, Convert your pilgrims and protect them from all dangers on their way. Most Holy...

Biographical notes

25 july Pilgrim friend Who is this James who invited you to go to meet him in Santiago de Compostela ?Sent to bring Gospel over the world : He is one of the twelve apostles ; Zébédée's son, John's brother, first called with him by Jesus. He was sent by the Christ to...

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