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- Francés (Spring 2012); Norte Costa (Fall 2013); Del Ebro/Francés (Fall 2014); European Peace Walk (Spring 2016)
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Why start in Somport - why not a little further back at Pau, on the historic pilgrim route from Arles? It is easy to get to Pau, a simply lovely French city with major transport links (airport, fast trains), go to Lescar (which is really just a suburb of Pau) a pretty walk from there to Oloron Ste Marie, up the stunningly glorious valley of the Aspe to Somport. I'd use the extra time to walk from Pau, instead of the other end. Highly recommend the walk on the French side to Somport. Any of the guide books for the Arles route will do.
Why start in Somport - why not a little further back at Pau, on the historic pilgrim route from Arles? It is easy to get to Pau, a simply lovely French city with major transport links (airport, fast trains), go to Lescar (which is really just a suburb of Pau) a pretty walk from there to Oloron Ste Marie, up the stunningly glorious valley of the Aspe to Somport. I'd use the extra time to walk from Pau, instead of the other end. Highly recommend the walk on the French side to Somport. Any of the guide books for the Arles route will do.
Why start in Somport - why not a little further back at Pau, on the historic pilgrim route from Arles? It is easy to get to Pau, a simply lovely French city with major transport links (airport, fast trains), go to Lescar (which is really just a suburb of Pau) a pretty walk from there to Oloron Ste Marie, up the stunningly glorious valley of the Aspe to Somport. I'd use the extra time to walk from Pau, instead of the other end. Highly recommend the walk on the French side to Somport. Any of the guide books for the Arles route will do.
Any ideas of how to get to Somport from Bayonne i'm coming south via TGV
Any ideas of how to get to Somport from Bayonne i'm coming south via TGV
If departing from Paris there are other ways to get to Somport. Try train from Paris/Montparnasse to Pau to Oloron Ste Marie and then taxi or walk to Somport.
I did not realize that some of the SNCF buses connect to Canfranc Stn and the Renfe train system.
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