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From what I gather so far, from Lourdes to Oloron-Sainte-Marie you can follow the Camino Piamonte, and from Oloron-Sainte-Marie to Somport via Arles route… then from Somport you follow the Camino Aragones to Jaca and onwards to Puente La Reina and onwards on the traditional Frances should you wish…
Did you use any guidebook at the time? I can see Gronze has info about the Aragones, so does Buen Camino. But BC doesn’t have a guide for Arles and Piemonte yet…That's just what I did in May 2018. Can recommend it without reservation.
Give yourself at least one full day to absorb Lourdes -- a strange and wonderful place even if you're not Catholic! The walk from Lourdes to Oloron was absolutely charming -- like walking through "The Shire"! (And the French were surprisingly nice, and respectful of pilgrims.)
Walking down from the Somport Pass to Canfranc shines in my memory. my gosh! Breathtaking vistas! ... Jaca has perhaps the best cathedral museum in Spain. Don't miss it! Or San Juan de la Pena, for that matter. ... I later detoured north of the reservoir to visit the monastery at Leyre. Might go to the south if I can ever go back.... By Sanguesa I was tiring, I admit, but oh what a great adventure I'd had. And when I reached Puente La Reina after many quiet days I was shocked by the number of peregrinos coming in from Pamplona.
Don't hold your breath on that one, it may look it from a distance, but it's quite a way from finished..Also I’d quite like to see the Canfranc Estacion, now that they have completed the renovation work and now it’s apparently open as a hotel.
The Barcelo hotel group has already put it on their website though?Don't hold your breath on that one, it may look it from a distance, but it's quite a way from finished..
No guidebook. I was walking with one of Forum Member Sillydoll's Amawalkers small groups. We all used her notes and her recommended accommodations. I don't think that she's offering Lourdes-Aragones walks anymore, but if she were I'd be tempted...! Memorable!Did you use any guidebook at the time? I can see Gronze has info about the Aragones, so does Buen Camino. But BC doesn’t have a guide for Arles and Piemonte yet…
May | Place | KM | Lodging | |||
24 | Thur | Extra night – optional | | Appart'hôtel Saint Jean | ||
1 | 25 | Fri | Lourdes | Appart'hôtel Saint Jean | ||
2 | 26 | Sat | Lestelle-Bétharram | 17.0 | Sci Du Gave apartments | |
3 | 27 | Sun | Arudy | 23.4 | Hotel Arudy-pyrenees | |
4 | 28 | Mon | Oloron Ste Marie | 23.2 | Hotel d’France | |
5 | 29 | Tue | Sarrance | 23 | Las Pas Sages | |
6 | 30 | Wed | Borce | 23 | Maison Bergoun & B&B | |
7 | 31 | Thu | Somport [Stay at Canfranc Est] | 18.5 or 24 | Stay 2 nights in Le Tuca | |
8 | 1 | Fri | Villanua [Stay at Canfranc Est] | 17 or 9 | Le Tuca - Canfranc Estacion | |
9 | 2 | Sat | Jaca | 15 | Hotel El Acebo | |
10 | 3 | Sun | Santa Cruz | 20.4 | Hotel Santa Cruz | |
11 | 4 | Mon | Puente la Reina de Jaca | 13 | San Juan then Hotel Anaya | |
12 | 5 | Tues | Walk to Artieda – taxi to Leyre | 18.2 | Hotel Monasterio de Leyre | |
13 | 6 | Wed | Sanguesa | 17.6 | Hotel Yamaguchi | |
14 | 7 | Thur | Abinzano | 20.4 | Casa Rural Lantxurda | |
15 | 8 | Fri | Walk to Guerendiáin | 17 | Casa Rural Lantxurda | |
16 | 9 | Sat | Puente la Reina | 22 | Restaurant Hotel Bar Plaza | |
10 | Sun | Pamplona – optional | Hostal Arriazu |
We walked this route as the first part of a very long combination of a number of caminos, starting in Lourdes and ending in Montserrat. The walk from Lourdes to Oleron to Jaca is not at all difficult, rolling hills and valleys to Oleron, a steady uphill three-day walk to the Somport pass and then downhill all the way to Jaca. Here's the itinerary we followed:I was looking on the Godesalco planning site https://godesalco.com/plan regarding the trek from Lourdes to Jaca. It lists two different variants; connection by Gavarnie and connection by Panticosa. Has anyone on this forum walked either of these routes? If so what is the difficulty for each of these? I cannot find a guide book and I don't see much in the forum. Most of the info is from Lourdes to SJPDP or from Lourdes to Somport. Thank you.
Regarding accommodations...we did no prior arrangements for our walk in 2016. We just showed up. In both Betharem and Arudy, there was pilgrim housing. In Oleron, there is a real albergue. Sarrance is the monastery, Urdos a real albergue. In Canfranc there are many choices, as in Jaca. This is not like the Frances; not many pilgrims...so we never had a problem.I walked this route in 2009 and found it quite challenging! amaWalkers Camino started offering 16-day accompanied walks on this route in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Accommodation for groups was problematic - that is why we shuttled the group to the alternate northern route from Artieda to the Monasterio de Leyre. The Casa Rural will only accept two night reservations so we shuttled the group from the path back to the Casa and returned them the next day to continue from where they'd stopped.
This was our itinerary in 2018 when Jeffrey walked with Jenny Rooks as group leader.
May Place KM Lodging 24 Thur Extra night – optional Appart'hôtel Saint Jean 1 25 Fri Lourdes Appart'hôtel Saint Jean 2 26 Sat Lestelle-Bétharram 17.0 Sci Du Gave apartments 3 27 Sun Arudy 23.4 Hotel Arudy-pyrenees 4 28 Mon Oloron Ste Marie 23.2 Hotel d’France 5 29 Tue Sarrance 23 Las Pas Sages 6 30 Wed Borce 23 Maison Bergoun & B&B 7 31 Thu Somport [Stay at Canfranc Est] 18.5 or 24 Stay 2 nights in Le Tuca 8 1 Fri Villanua [Stay at Canfranc Est] 17 or 9 Le Tuca - Canfranc Estacion 9 2 Sat Jaca 15 Hotel El Acebo 10 3 Sun Santa Cruz 20.4 Hotel Santa Cruz 11 4 Mon Puente la Reina de Jaca 13 San Juan then Hotel Anaya 12 5 Tues Walk to Artieda – taxi to Leyre 18.2 Hotel Monasterio de Leyre 13 6 Wed Sanguesa 17.6 Hotel Yamaguchi 14 7 Thur Abinzano 20.4 Casa Rural Lantxurda 15 8 Fri Walk to Guerendiáin 17 Casa Rural Lantxurda 16 9 Sat Puente la Reina 22 Restaurant Hotel Bar Plaza 10 Sun Pamplona – optional Hostal Arriazu
If you're asking this question of me, the answer is that other than the monastery, there was no food or meals at the places we stayed. I would say that most of the time, we bought baguettes, meat, cheese, drinks, etc at markets and ate at the places we were staying at. In towns with restaurants, we took advantage of the marvellous cuisine of this area of France. I don't recall that we were ever hungry.Great details and thanks. How was food in the places you stayed?
Thank you!!We walked this route as the first part of a very long combination of a number of caminos, starting in Lourdes and ending in Montserrat. The walk from Lourdes to Oleron to Jaca is not at all difficult, rolling hills and valleys to Oleron, a steady uphill three-day walk to the Somport pass and then downhill all the way to Jaca. Here's the itinerary we followed:
Start in Lourdes
Bertharram 17 km
Arudy 23.4km
Oloron Ste Marie 23.5 km
Sarrance 22 km
Urdos 25 km
Canfranc Estacion 22km
Jaca 24 km
Tips: The meals enroute were delightful. After all, this is France. In Oleron, don't miss the cathedral portal and be sure to enjoy some galotte and crepes. Our stay in the monastery in Sarrance was unforgettable. The walk from Urdos through the pass at Somport was a sharp contrast to the the challenging, up-and-over from SJPDP to Roncevalles. Rather than an up and over, you will be walking next to mountain streams with towering peaks above you.
We enjoyed Jaca so much we spent two nights. And if you have time, take the 0830 bus up to San Juan de la Pena. The 9th century remains of the monastery down the hill a bit is a jewel. You can then walk downhill back to Jaca...or onward as we did. Bon chemin!
Thank you for the info!We walked this route as the first part of a very long combination of a number of caminos, starting in Lourdes and ending in Montserrat. The walk from Lourdes to Oleron to Jaca is not at all difficult, rolling hills and valleys to Oleron, a steady uphill three-day walk to the Somport pass and then downhill all the way to Jaca. Here's the itinerary we followed:
Start in Lourdes
Bertharram 17 km
Arudy 23.4km
Oloron Ste Marie 23.5 km
Sarrance 22 km
Urdos 25 km
Canfranc Estacion 22km
Jaca 24 km
Tips: The meals enroute were delightful. After all, this is France. In Oleron, don't miss the cathedral portal and be sure to enjoy some galotte and crepes. Our stay in the monastery in Sarrance was unforgettable. The walk from Urdos through the pass at Somport was a sharp contrast to the the challenging, up-and-over from SJPDP to Roncevalles. Rather than an up and over, you will be walking next to mountain streams with towering peaks above you.
We enjoyed Jaca so much we spent two nights. And if you have time, take the 0830 bus up to San Juan de la Pena. The 9th century remains of the monastery down the hill a bit is a jewel. You can then walk downhill back to Jaca...or onward as we did. Bon chemin!
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