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  1. Magnara

    Speaking French on the Le Puy Route

    I have school French, but I'm not at all fluent. On the Le Puy route, in May we found that (different to other caminos) we did need to book one night ahead. (There are three public holiday weekends in May and the French are great walkers, so the accommodation was in demand for general hikers...
  2. Magnara

    The good, the bad and the ugly!

    We stayed at the gite communal in Conques. The lovely ladies on the desk said, with an apologetic little smile, "We are very full, but we can fit you in - if you are willing to sleep in a dorm with 15 teenagers from a school group." I had visions of midnight feasts happening, and lots of giggly...
  3. Magnara

    Starting le puy on sept 20th 17 any tips?

    All of the above... plus there are some stretches where it was impossible to buy food during the day, even for a picnic - no corner stores where we stayed and nothing along the way - to get a baguette. So I would recommend carrying a small amount of backup food for those times. A couple of...
  4. Magnara

    Favourite accomodation from Le Puy to SJPP?

    Thank you - I didn't think it would take long for someone to supply the name. But never to be forgotten, those hilarious hosts.
  5. Magnara

    Favourite accomodation from Le Puy to SJPP?

    Moissac - the pilgrim hostel run by the famous Irish couple, someone will know the name of it, it has just slipped my mind. (And go to the church at 6pm for Vespers, just for the oh-s0-heavenly singing. )
  6. Magnara

    Le Puy to St. Jean ...

    We had a few spare days at the beginning so decided to go via Bern in Switzerland, then by train to Lyon, then train to St Etienne and bus to LePuy. The stops in Bern and Lyon were both lovely.
  7. Magnara

    Questions for Le Puy: Allergies and Blankets

    I agree with all the replies so far and would add that because the French are so interested in food, as long as they understand what your issue is, you are very likely to get a careful response to your requirement.
  8. Magnara

    Le Puy to Santiago questions

    Like JAL we did both. First the Frances and then a couple of years afterwards, with the itch starting again we did Le Puy. I think it would be absolutely amazing to start at Le Puy and end in Santiago. But if you rush it you will probably end up injured, take your time - it's a long way, a...
  9. Magnara

    Le Puy route during Easter Week?

    We walked in that season - it was absolutely beautiful with wildflowers all along the way! Gorgeous! We didn't have any trouble with accommodation although we did need to book one day ahead, because the French are out in force as general hikers.
  10. Magnara

    Walking from Le Puy for a week - and transport links.

    When we needed to cut out 100 km because of shortage of time, we went to the local bus station and the man there was extremely helpful, checking bus connections and (oh so French) assuring us that at each stop there would be time to eat. We laughed about that so much. But just in a little town...
  11. Magnara

    Gite questions on LePuy route

    We found that the hostal owners were always happy to call ahead for us, to book for the next night. We had done two previous caminos - in Spain and in Italy - and had never booked but in France it was different; the French are great hikers and so the places have general guests not just pilgrims...
  12. Magnara

    New video from Le Puy to Conques

    Your lovely photos brought back so many great memories - thank you!
  13. Magnara

    Questions about Le Puy

    I also vote for all of the places mentioned by everyone so far - fabulous, each one a little gem in its own way. There is a string of the officially named "Most Beautiful Villages in France" along the way, it says it all really. One thing I would recommend in Moissac is to go to the church at (I...
  14. Magnara

    Did Anyone Stay In the Town of Aubrac?

    9. Aubrac. Royal Hotel At Aubrac. We stayed at the Royal hotel. Not royal and not a hotel. It was a life-saver, though, as we had battled our way through blizzard and whiteout conditions, but imagine more a camp for teenagers in style. At Aubrac-Aumont. Le Ferme du Barri. Our first experience...
  15. Magnara

    LIVE from the Camino Le Puy route (Via Podiensis) blog

    I'm so looking forward to following your blog - but be warned, take notice of your shin splints (probably what you sore shins are). I had to rest for four days on one camino. but it saved my journey.
  16. Magnara

    First time from Le Puy to St.Jean

    The French love walking, so you will find it different to Spain - you will encounter lots of people just out for a hike for a day or a few days. This affects both the atmosphere (not better or worse, just different) and the availability of accommodation, especially at weekends. For the first...
  17. Magnara

    Treat my sleep sheet / sleeping bag?

    We had no problem (among 5 of us walking together) from Le Puy to SJPP in April and May two years ago. We didn't do anything against bedbugs and and we stayed in all sorts of accommodation along the way.
  18. Magnara

    LePuy weather/gear for May

    We walked at that time of year in 2014, and had varied weather. I agree with the others who say you will need to cover a few temperatures etc. I like merino, my husband likes hi-tech synthetic,but we walk with one day and one evening outfit, so you can just wear them day after day and minimise...
  19. Magnara

    Le Puy and Frances compared

    I agree with JAL - they are very different in feel, cost, atmosphere - but would add in addition that one major difference is that the French are great hikers. So everywhere you go there are French people just out for a hike, on a long weekend or on annual holiday, unrelated to pilgrimage or...
  20. Magnara

    transport from Espalion to Cahors

    I don't know if there is a tourist office there, as suggested by others, but if there is they are incredibly helpful will work it all out for you and as well (delightfully French) they help make any connections with extreme care to allow for a proper meal at each stop. We had one section where...

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