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Are you oblivious to your needs?
I have a couple of months because my job is in the off season. And that is exactly it. I don't know why I want to go I just feel like I need to.When I went I left my life in His hands and didn't plan anything. Go with what you're told to.
Falcon, thanks for that link. I had looked at some of his info not the historical route section. It is great!There are many places in Lourdes in the 25-30E for a single. Try booking.com. The tourist office has accommodation lists, too.
I have always turned left at Oloron-Ste. Marie, but you can continue on to SJPdP on the Chemin du Piemont. http://pilgrim.peterrobins.co.uk/routes/details/piemont.html
Karli, I too had no idea how close Lourdes was to SJPP. As an FYI check out Fatima distance to SDC also. I think it is about a 5 hour bus trip but I could have that wrong. I know that you are drawn to Lourdes but for me I thought for my first camino I would stick with the Camino Frances and if I had extra time at the end then perhaps go to Fatima rather that Finisterra. I will be walking May 18th t0 June 27 when my return is already scheduled.I have a couple of months because my job is in the off season. And that is exactly it. I don't know why I want to go I just feel like I need to.
Hi AnnieI've walked from Lourdes to Sanguesa then bussed to Pamplona, but not to SJPP.
But it's only another 2-3 days.
The walking in France was spectacular!
We flew to Barcelona, then took a bus to Toulouse.
My blog about that trek begins here:
http://www.caminosantiago2.blogspot.com/2012/05/toulouse.html
The feeling that one needs to is as good a reason as any. I didn't know why I was going until I went... Even while walking it was unfolding before me. It was incredible. When I arrived in Santiago, it was the most amazing feeling ever, I just felt so alive. I was in the Cathedral for the Pilgrim's mass on All Saints Day. It was profound! Do it because you can!I have a couple of months because my job is in the off season. And that is exactly it. I don't know why I want to go I just feel like I need to.
Hi Annie,Since I walked the Frances in Aug/sept 13 I had in mind parting there(Puenta de la Reina) and bussing north /then walking from say irun for a bit, and then getting myself to the primitivo
Any thoughts /ideas would be appreciated.
OzAnnie
I am going to start my camino this year at Lourdes in September and then via SJPP so I shall be going along the voie piemont/GR78. I have got all the mapping details worked out but I am really hazy on accommodation. Does anyone know where I can get a list of auberges and hostals along the route? Thanks
Hi StaceyI walked Lourdes to SJPP in May 2015. I started my Camino there because I wanted a more rustic experience without a lot of pilgrims like my earlier Camino Frances experiences. I got what I was looking for on the GR78! I stayed at many of the places listed in the post above. I am currently writing a book "Spiritual & Walking Guide: Lourdes to SJPP" because I could not find much info in the English language. It was fun to try to use what little French is still in my old brain...but I prefer my route following to be in my native language. Stay tuned!
Hi RicheyboyI am going to start my camino this year at Lourdes in September and then via SJPP so I shall be going along the voie piemont/GR78. I have got all the mapping details worked out but I am really hazy on accommodation. Does anyone know where I can get a list of auberges and hostals along the route? Thanks
Hello Galawun,Hi Stacey
I'm new to this forum and am planning to walk from Lourdes to SDC next May. My wife and I are almost 60 and this is the first major long-distance walk we have ever attempted. Our friends think we are mad.
The info on the forum has been incredibly useful for the Camino Frances but I'm struggling a bit to get information on the route from Lourdes to SJPDP.
Previous posts have helped me map a route from Lourdes, via Asson, Arudy, Hopital Ste Blaise etc to St Just Ibarra, however we will probably deviate a bit based on accommodation availability in these places. We are looking at small hotels, chambres d'hotes etc rather than auberges/albergues. I am already well down the track in terms of where to stay....
My questions: Apart from a French guide called Ref.780 Le Chemin du piémont pyrénéen vers St-Jacques-de-Compostelle, I have struggled to find anything in English. My French is reasonable and I'll probably manage with the French guide if nothing else is available. Has anyone walked this route? Which are the best maps to buy? I think the route more or less follows the GR78 but I wonder how well it is waymarked. Would it be useful to carry a Garmin GPS with maps preloaded (assuming this can be done - I've never used one before). Also is there any website that indicates the altitude/elevations we will be walking each day?
Any help or advice on this route would be much appreciated
Thanks!
Hi RicheyBoy,I am going to start my camino this year at Lourdes in September and then via SJPP so I shall be going along the voie piemont/GR78. I have got all the mapping details worked out but I am really hazy on accommodation. Does anyone know where I can get a list of auberges and hostals along the route? Thanks
I was told to call ahead the day before for accommadations...so that's what i did. Had no problem in May 2015Hi again re IPhone - they are too clever sometimes so buen camino came out as burn casino!
Hi @FatmaG,I didn't start in Lourdes, but walked from Narbonne to Saint Jean via Lourdes.
There is a pilgrim's albergue (for Pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago) in Lourdes, very lovely place, you are warmely welcomed arriving there!
After Lourdes, there must be 7 or 8 days to Saint Jean.
You will find my detailed notes in this camino section (it was in 2011 already).
I enjoyed this camino very much!
Hola FatmaG,I didn't start in Lourdes, but walked from Narbonne to Saint Jean via Lourdes.
There is a pilgrim's albergue (for Pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago) in Lourdes, very lovely place, you are warmely welcomed arriving there!
After Lourdes, there must be 7 or 8 days to Saint Jean.
You will find my detailed notes in this camino section (it was in 2011 already).
I enjoyed this camino very much!
I didn't start in Lourdes, but walked from Narbonne to Saint Jean via Lourdes.
There is a pilgrim's albergue (for Pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago) in Lourdes, very lovely place, you are warmely welcomed arriving there!
After Lourdes, there must be 7 or 8 days to Saint Jean.
You will find my detailed notes in this camino section (it was in 2011 already).
I enjoyed this camino very much!
I am going to do the Camino Frances starting in Mid-Feb. I was wondering if anyone at all started in Lourdes and walked to St. Jean? I was debating if I was going to train to Lourdes back to Bayonne and then down to St. Jean or just walk? I didn't realize how close Lourdes was to St. Jean until recently. I'd like to go because my first religious experience was at La Grotte Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, which is a replica of the grotto at Lourdes. So it would be amazing to go. Also is there anywhere inexpensive to stay in Lourdes?
Thanks so much for your info.I solo-walked from Lourdes to San Jean Pied de Porte last July (2015).
It took 7 days walking and six overnights in Albergues / their French equivalents - Overnights: 1 Asson 2 Arudy 3 Oloron-St-Marie 4 L'hopital Saint Blaise 5 Mauleon 6 Saint-Just Ibarre
The route is very well marked as the GR78 but I would advise checking the evening before the route out of Lourdes and the route out of Arudy.
There tends to be some main-road walking (occasionally) so be careful - there are not many walkers, I found the last three days unbelievably quiet, at times lonely and character forming
I would advise using the link http://vppyr.free.fr/vpp-index-etapes.php Paste the relevant pages into a word document and then use Google translate and print out the translation - its a bit dodgy in places but I generally found the translation very useful.
I also bought Sur le chemin de Saint Jacques de Compostelle (Lepere and Terrien 2013) - in French but you could pay to have the relevant pages translated or work on them as a project - by and large bang up to date - They also email you a list of updates upon purchase of the book
- be careful in Asson and Saint J-I - there are NO services.
Its a very quiet route with very friendly people (when you meet them). Finding the Albergue in Mauleon (Beautiful town) is an adventure and its hard to believe the contrast between Saint J-I and SJPP - despite being 25K apart.
I once had an issue with a dog and there was a lot of walking in Oak forests - there were also magnificent views.
If anyone has specific questions I will answer them as best I can - there is also a lot of other material on the forum so do search....
am interested in your book and experience. I did this route in 2011 and found it somewhat challenging due not have any French but the route was an experience.I walked Lourdes to SJPP in May 2015. I started my Camino there because I wanted a more rustic experience without a lot of pilgrims like my earlier Camino Frances experiences. I got what I was looking for on the GR78! I stayed at many of the places listed in the post above. I am currently writing a book "Spiritual & Walking Guide: Lourdes to SJPP" because I could not find much info in the English language. It was fun to try to use what little French is still in my old brain...but I prefer my route following to be in my native language. Stay tuned!
Thank you Stacy emailed the place in Lourdes for a stay there.Hello Galawun,
I am 60 and walked Lourdes to SJPP in May 2015. I have not found much info in English and that is why I am writing the book "Spiritual & Walking Guide: Lourdes to St Jean Pied de Port." I used maps and information found at Au Coeur du Chemin, a French Camino organization, for my pilgrimage. I did not use a GPS - seems like people who use them either miss some of the spontaneity of way following and orienteering ... or they are confused by the technology. The GR78 is fairly well marked -- takes awhile to get use to "seeing" the 'blanc et rouge' -- but in a few instances the distances posted on some markers seem to be off. (I heard that from other hikers, too.)
There were few pilgrims in the albergues -- where I typically stayed -- and recommend that you do the same as there are few other accommodations along the way. I got my lodging info at: http://www.aucoeurduchemin.org/spip/spip.php?rubrique385
Bon voyage, Stacey Wittig
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Thank you so much donalomahony. I'm planning to start from Lourdes at the end of August and this info is invaluable!I solo-walked from Lourdes to San Jean Pied de Porte last July (2015).
It took 7 days walking and six overnights in Albergues / their French equivalents - Overnights: 1 Asson 2 Arudy 3 Oloron-St-Marie 4 L'hopital Saint Blaise 5 Mauleon 6 Saint-Just Ibarre
The route is very well marked as the GR78 but I would advise checking the evening before the route out of Lourdes and the route out of Arudy.
There tends to be some main-road walking (occasionally) so be careful - there are not many walkers, I found the last three days unbelievably quiet, at times lonely and character forming
I would advise using the link http://vppyr.free.fr/vpp-index-etapes.php Paste the relevant pages into a word document and then use Google translate and print out the translation - its a bit dodgy in places but I generally found the translation very useful.
I also bought Sur le chemin de Saint Jacques de Compostelle (Lepere and Terrien 2013) - in French but you could pay to have the relevant pages translated or work on them as a project - by and large bang up to date - They also email you a list of updates upon purchase of the book
- be careful in Asson and Saint J-I - there are NO services.
Its a very quiet route with very friendly people (when you meet them). Finding the Albergue in Mauleon (Beautiful town) is an adventure and its hard to believe the contrast between Saint J-I and SJPP - despite being 25K apart.
I once had an issue with a dog and there was a lot of walking in Oak forests - there were also magnificent views.
If anyone has specific questions I will answer them as best I can - there is also a lot of other material on the forum so do search....
I have tried the link that Falcon269 gave but it says 'page could not be found'. I am looking for gpx tracks from Lourdes to Oleron St Marie. Do they exist?Falcon, thanks for that link. I had looked at some of his info not the historical route section. It is great!
Stefania
I have tried the link that Falcon269 gave but it says 'page could not be found'. I am looking for gpx tracks from Lourdes to Oleron St Marie. Do they exist?
It works for me, so it may be your browser.I have tried the link that Falcon269 gave but it says 'page could not be found'. I am looking for gpx tracks from Lourdes to Oleron St Marie. Do they exist?
Hello,
Planning on starting in Lourdes mid April (inspired by posts) and wondering the most economical route from Paris (CDG). My plane arrives at 2 pm...
Merci!!
I walked from Lourdes to SJPP in 2015. There is a pilgrim albergue in Lourdes. I recommend spending a full day in Lourdes before you walk out so you can experience the bathes. I flew from Paris to Lourdes airport. I wrote a Spiritual and Walking guide for Christians like you that are thinking about doing the 7-day route. I believe that it is the only English language guide for that section. I am not sure that I am allowed to put a link here, but you can get it on Amazon. There is a link to my book on this website under "Camino Books." Buen Camino!I am going to do the Camino Frances starting in Mid-Feb. I was wondering if anyone at all started in Lourdes and walked to St. Jean? I was debating if I was going to train to Lourdes back to Bayonne and then down to St. Jean or just walk? I didn't realize how close Lourdes was to St. Jean until recently. I'd like to go because my first religious experience was at La Grotte Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, which is a replica of the grotto at Lourdes. So it would be amazing to go. Also is there anywhere inexpensive to stay in Lourdes?
Thanks.
In 2015, I spent the night is Paris at a convent, and then the next day took a plane to Lourdes via Air France from Orly. I recommend that you spend a full day in Lourdes before you walk out. That way you can experience the baths. After drinking the water, I got no blisters or had no foot problems all the way from Lourdes to Santiago! Que milagro! My feet did not fair so well in 2016 when I walked from Le Puy to Santiago.Check out various transportation options with estimated prices on www.Rome2Rio.com.
I finished my book and it is now available on Amazon. Dear Administrator, am I allowed to say this? Am I allowed to add a link? Gracias!am interested in your book and experience. I did this route in 2011 and found it somewhat challenging due not have any French but the route was an experience.
Thanks for sharing! Lovely thoughts...View attachment 29674 Well, I've just returned from my Camino. A few days ago I was in a room in Madrid and wrote this:
As I'm getting ready for my flight back home tomorrow, I was tidying up my backpack, which included removing my Santiago pilgrim shell from it. Since I tied it up 'properly' in Lourdes a month and a half ago, it was hard to remove it, but it finally seemed like I was going to win this battle when I thought: 'you can remove the shell ( the pilgrim's symbol) from the pilgrim's backpack, but you cannot remove the shell from the pilgrim himself, it will always be there... and, maybe, it has always been...'
And I also remembered that I had not taken a picture of my pilgrims' passports with all the stamps I collected along the way,... So, here they are together, the symbols of my journey which I carried with me along the way (together with my wife's patience and pain and the memory of my daughters and their families and all the lovely people I met). Thank you all.
Hello again,
I was wondering the best way to contact the pilgrim accommodation refugio in Lourdes. Perhaps it is a good idea to book if it is on the small side. Has anyone stayed here recently?
It is such delight to plan and envision.
The pilgrimage certainly begins before one takes the first physical step on the Way...
Many thanks
Hi thereThank you so much donalomahony. I'm planning to start from Lourdes at the end of August and this info is invaluable!
Hi qalawun. I did my trip in Sep/Oct last year from Lourdes to SdC and it was fantastic. I agree that the first week walking in the South of France until I got to St Jean Pied de Port was great training and that helped a lot to make the crossing of the Pyrenees a lot easier.Hi there
We walked from Lourdes to SDC last year in May. I found several useful websites after a fair bit of trawling. We stayed in the municipal gite in Mauleon-Licharre (nowhere else to stay here) but elsewhere used B&B's or small local hotels. Anyway, you might find these links helpful:
http://www.godesalco.com/plan/frances
http://www.xacobeo.fr/ZE1.11.Aqu.Pie.htm
http://www.caminosantiago2.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/day-1-lourdes-to-asson.html
For us, in hindsight, there were a number of good things about starting in Lourdes. First, there were a few hilly sections so we were well fit by the time we reached SJPDP and found the Pyrenees crossing long but relatively easy. I was 59 and my wife was 60. We carried our own packs.
Secondly, there was hardly anyone walking from Lourdes, so we had time to sink into the rhythm of walking. Arriving in SJPDP mid-May was actually quite a shock as there were over 300 pilgrims in town that day. But the shock dissipated quickly and we enjoyed our many encounters with fellow pilgrims from all walks of life.
Have fun.
This is the only part of the Camino that I found fading almost to nothing at the top of Col de Napale... it is beautiful but you need to be careful not to get lost. Here, Gaia GPS was really helpful too. I have a couple of videos of this area but I don't seem to be able to upload them here...These are a couple of images showing directions to the Gite La Loja in Garaibie and a sign between Ordiarp and Garaibie showing the path to take to go to St Just Ibarre, the next destination towards SJPdP.
This is exactly the point where I was not sure which way to go. I wanted to take the easier, paved road way (recommended by Gronze.com), because the weather was awful and my knee did not feel right. The idea of a solo hike in the mountain in those conditions was not exactly enticing.These are a couple of images showing directions to the Gite La Loja in Garaibie and a sign between Ordiarp and Garaibie showing the path to take to go to St Just Ibarre, the next destination towards SJPdP.
That helps a lot, Sean.
Merci! (about the extent of my French).
I don't travel with digi devices and I thankful this section of the Way seems (fairly) well marked as it is part of GR78.
I am leaving Lourdes mid April (soon!) and look forward to discovering this approach to the, Camino Frances. Lourdes will be a rich experience in and of itself. Is anyone else departing around this time, perchance?
Yes, I am one of those pilgrims who return again and again to walk these ancient pilgrimage routes..
Have a beautiful journey everybody...yes, trust...and open thine heart! Bon Chemin
Are there albergues/gîtes in every village betwern Lourdes and SJPdP? I am planning to do this part of the Chemin in july with my 12 years old son. Maybe we can't walk 23 km a day, so we neef to stop earlier. We might take our tent with us, but if not necessary, thats easier and lighter traveling and walking... any advice?
Patrick
Hello! I´ll be leaving Brazil by the end of August, to start my Camiño in Lourdes in the first couple days of September. Do you have any tips?I am going to start my camino this year at Lourdes in September and then via SJPP so I shall be going along the voie piemont/GR78. I have got all the mapping details worked out but I am really hazy on accommodation. Does anyone know where I can get a list of auberges and hostals along the route? Thanks
I guess I will have some tips by then. I'm leaving to Lourdes july 14th.Hello! I´ll be leaving Brazil by the end of August, to start my Camiño in Lourdes in the first couple days of September. Do you have any tips?
Buen Camiño, Patrick! Keep in touch during or after your journey. Thanks for your answer!I guess I will have some tips by then. I'm leaving to Lourdes july 14th.
This website and blog will answer all your questions. Buen CaminoHello! I´ll be leaving Brazil by the end of August, to start my Camiño in Lourdes in the first couple days of September. Do you have any tips?
I am looking for someone to share ride from Lourdes to SJPDP on Sept 11th in the am to spend more time there. Train ride 2 stops and gets tomSt Jean late in the afternoon. Let me know if this is date you will be there. HumberticoHello! I´ll be leaving Brazil by the end of August, to start my Camiño in Lourdes in the first couple days of September. Do you have any tips?
Hi, I've just found this post and am very interested in your notes about the walk from Narbonne to SJPP. I am starting this very same walk in three weeks (Sept 19, 2018). It is my first Camino experience. My hiking companions all speak French but I do not. I would love to have your notes to refer to if I am walking alone (which will happen given I am older and slower than my companions). Would it possible to direct to me where they are posted in the forum or to send them to me directly? Thank you in advance. DonnaI didn't start in Lourdes, but walked from Narbonne to Saint Jean via Lourdes.
There is a pilgrim's albergue (for Pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago) in Lourdes, very lovely place, you are warmely welcomed arriving there!
After Lourdes, there must be 7 or 8 days to Saint Jean.
You will find my detailed notes in this camino section (it was in 2011 already).
I enjoyed this camino very much!
I did the route from Lourdes to SJPD twice and is truly a peaceful walk. Mauleon is a beautiful town with many eating places. I stayed at the Pilgrim Hostel very clean and comfortable wonder whether it is still available?I solo-walked from Lourdes to San Jean Pied de Porte last July (2015).
It took 7 days walking and six overnights in Albergues / their French equivalents - Overnights: 1 Asson 2 Arudy 3 Oloron-St-Marie 4 L'hopital Saint Blaise 5 Mauleon 6 Saint-Just Ibarre
The route is very well marked as the GR78 but I would advise checking the evening before the route out of Lourdes and the route out of Arudy.
There tends to be some main-road walking (occasionally) so be careful - there are not many walkers, I found the last three days unbelievably quiet, at times lonely and character forming
I would advise using the link http://vppyr.free.fr/vpp-index-etapes.php Paste the relevant pages into a word document and then use Google translate and print out the translation - its a bit dodgy in places but I generally found the translation very useful.
I also bought Sur le chemin de Saint Jacques de Compostelle (Lepere and Terrien 2013) - in French but you could pay to have the relevant pages translated or work on them as a project - by and large bang up to date - They also email you a list of updates upon purchase of the book
- be careful in Asson and Saint J-I - there are NO services.
Its a very quiet route with very friendly people (when you meet them). Finding the Albergue in Mauleon (Beautiful town) is an adventure and its hard to believe the contrast between Saint J-I and SJPP - despite being 25K apart.
I once had an issue with a dog and there was a lot of walking in Oak forests - there were also magnificent views.
If anyone has specific questions I will answer them as best I can - there is also a lot of other material on the forum so do search....
am sorry but those prices aren't correct. In Mauleon there is a pilgrim hostel and it's donativo. L' Hopital Saint Blaise? are you serious 73 where not in that little pilgrim place.Hello,
I am walking the Voie du Piemont starting next Friday. Here is a list of accomodation: http://vppyr.free.fr/documents/recapitulatif_des_hebergements_michel_s.pdf
It is in French, however, so if you cannot read French I'll just give you a list of the places I'm staying:
The telephone numbers for all or most of these places are contained in the above document which I have linked.
- Lourdes - Hotel
- Asson - Accueil Saint Jacques, 3 Rue des Pyrénées, $13 per night
- Arudy - Presbytère Arudy, 2 Rue Baulong, Donativo ($12) per night
- Oloron Sainte Marie - Gîte Relais du Bastet, 12 Place de la Résistance, $17 per night
- L'Hôpital Saint-Blaise - Gîte Pèlerins, Le Bourg, $18 per night
- Mauléon-Licharre - Maison Zazpian, 7 Rue des Deportes, $73 per night
- St-Just-Ibarre - Maison Briseteia, Le Bourg, $72 per night
- St-Jean-Pied-de-Port - L'Esprit du Chemin, 40 Rue de la Citadelle, $29 per night
Buen Camino!
I walked this route twice before and it is as they say very peaceful and friendly people in these towns. I left Lourdes and stayed in Betharram just because it was a nice and accommodating place. The priest were extremely friendly and some excellent English from their missionary work. Dorm was clean and comfortable and food great and as much as you want.I solo-walked from Lourdes to San Jean Pied de Porte last July (2015).
It took 7 days walking and six overnights in Albergues / their French equivalents - Overnights: 1 Asson 2 Arudy 3 Oloron-St-Marie 4 L'hopital Saint Blaise 5 Mauleon 6 Saint-Just Ibarre
The route is very well marked as the GR78 but I would advise checking the evening before the route out of Lourdes and the route out of Arudy.
There tends to be some main-road walking (occasionally) so be careful - there are not many walkers, I found the last three days unbelievably quiet, at times lonely and character forming
I would advise using the link http://vppyr.free.fr/vpp-index-etapes.php Paste the relevant pages into a word document and then use Google translate and print out the translation - its a bit dodgy in places but I generally found the translation very useful.
I also bought Sur le chemin de Saint Jacques de Compostelle (Lepere and Terrien 2013) - in French but you could pay to have the relevant pages translated or work on them as a project - by and large bang up to date - They also email you a list of updates upon purchase of the book
- be careful in Asson and Saint J-I - there are NO services.
Its a very quiet route with very friendly people (when you meet them). Finding the Albergue in Mauleon (Beautiful town) is an adventure and its hard to believe the contrast between Saint J-I and SJPP - despite being 25K apart.
I once had an issue with a dog and there was a lot of walking in Oak forests - there were also magnificent views.
If anyone has specific questions I will answer them as best I can - there is also a lot of other material on the forum so do search....
I recommend staying at Belvie house run by Polish sisters. I was there a few years ago the meals were fabulous the room with bathroom is clean and comfortable. They have a van that takes you to the shire two-three times. I highly recommend it.I am going to do the Camino Frances starting in Mid-Feb. I was wondering if anyone at all started in Lourdes and walked to St. Jean? I was debating if I was going to train to Lourdes back to Bayonne and then down to St. Jean or just walk? I didn't realize how close Lourdes was to St. Jean until recently. I'd like to go because my first religious experience was at La Grotte Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, which is a replica of the grotto at Lourdes. So it would be amazing to go. Also is there anywhere inexpensive to stay in Lourdes?
Thanks.
I arrived in Lourdes October 6th, the night before the Pelerinage de Rosieres began so there was myself and 30,000 other pilgrims in the city. Finding inexpensive accommodation was a bit difficult but I did manage. The folks at the Centre Jacquiere are very helpful and will supply maps and a list of accommodation onward to SJPdP.
I stopped at the old monastery/new rooms in Lestelle-Betherram and in the morning had a tour of the church which shows what many of the French churches were like before the Revolution - gold and more gold.
If you stay at the lovely new gite in Hopital-St. Blaise and are interested in WW11 Memorials it is only 4 kms to the former concentration camp at Gurs which is sobering reminder of atrocities from the past
... Thank you. I never knew about Gurs, most interesting... https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/gurs
what happened to the albergue in Mauleon?Hello,
I am walking the Voie du Piemont starting next Friday. Here is a list of accomodation: http://vppyr.free.fr/documents/recapitulatif_des_hebergements_michel_s.pdf
It is in French, however, so if you cannot read French I'll just give you a list of the places I'm staying:
The telephone numbers for all or most of these places are contained in the above document which I have linked.
- Lourdes - Hotel
- Asson - Accueil Saint Jacques, 3 Rue des Pyrénées, $13 per night
- Arudy - Presbytère Arudy, 2 Rue Baulong, Donativo ($12) per night
- Oloron Sainte Marie - Gîte Relais du Bastet, 12 Place de la Résistance, $17 per night
- L'Hôpital Saint-Blaise - Gîte Pèlerins, Le Bourg, $18 per night
- Mauléon-Licharre - Maison Zazpian, 7 Rue des Deportes, $73 per night
- St-Just-Ibarre - Maison Briseteia, Le Bourg, $72 per night
- St-Jean-Pied-de-Port - L'Esprit du Chemin, 40 Rue de la Citadelle, $29 per night
Buen Camino!
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