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Hi there,Start in Lourdes via Oleraon, Somport, Camino de Aragonese down to Puenta la Reina, a more than beautifuf way
Hi,I would like to know about the Lourdes route too!
Not sure why you would think this as Lourdes is a significant pilgrimage destination for millions of Catholics each year.I think what that it is not possible to start walking from Lourdes.
I should have been more cleared. I couldn't find in the Gronze.com website camino passing via Lourdes. But thanks for the clarification. I'll research the Piemonte route. Thanks.Not sure why you would think this as Lourdes is a significant pilgrimage destination for millions of Catholics each year.. Due to the number of pilgrims there, there is a wide range of transportation options (train/bus/taxi/plane) to that city as well as walking routes. Additionally, there are a number of pilgrim albergues/gites there.
Joe and I walked from Lourdes. It was a wonderful walkHi,
I have been reviewing the information provided by @Hans-Georg Goebel.
I think what that it is not possible to start walking from Lourdes.
via Somport and then Camino Aragones to Puente de Reina?Joe and I walked from Lourdes. It was a wonderful walk
I have read from a couple of people that this route is even more beautiful than the Napoleon route in Camino Frances. Have you done both by any chance?. In any case I know that any route has things to offer.If you walk from Lourdes you will be on the Chemin du Piemont and you will come to St Oloron St Marie, where the Piemont and the Arles Way intersect. From there you can go north west to SJPP or south to the Col du Somport and continue on the Aragones.
Oloron Saint Marie has one of the best gites communale I’ve ever stayed in - Le Relais du Bastet. We walked the Piemont recently and stayed there for the second time. Our first was on the Arles Way in 2016. Le Relais du Bastet is highly recommended. Gréât facilities, small dorms (2, 3 and 4 beds to a room) and a warm welcome from the volunteers.
Do you mean the Col du Somport compared to Napoleon route? Yes I’ve done both. I’m not really one for such comparisons - sorry. I enjoyed both very much. I wouldn’t let that one day determine which route you take.I have read from a couple of people that this route is even more beautiful than the Napoleon route in Camino Frances. Have you done both by any chance?. In any case I know that any route has things to offer.
Fantastic. Much appreciated.Do you mean the Col du Somport compared to Napoleon route? Yes I’ve done both. I’m not really one for such comparisons - sorry. I enjoyed both very much. I wouldn’t let that one day determine which route you take.
If you want to walk the Aragones (which will meet the Frances at Obanos or Puenta la Reina) you will walk south some days from Oloron Saint Marie and cross the Col du Somport. If you want to join the Frances at SJPP you will walk north some days and cross via Napoleon or Valcarlos Routes.
Best wishes for your decision.
Yesvia Somport and then Camino Aragones to Puente de Reina?
Hello there!!Hi. I am starting this walk on Monday, in 2 days, Nov. 7th walking from Lourdes to Saint Jean Pied de Port. How was your experience in September?
Hi, I am walking Lourdes to SJPDP in Fall of 2023. Would love to know the route you took. Are there any guidebooks in English for this? I found one in French.Hi. I am starting this walk on Monday, in 2 days, Nov. 7th walking from Lourdes to Saint Jean Pied de Port. How was your experience in September?
It is totally possible to walk from lourdes to sjpp, I did the vice-versa route this summer and it took me 7 days (sjpp - st just ibarre - mauleon licharre - hopital st blaise - oloron - arudy - lestelle betharram - lourdes).I think what that it is not possible to start walking from Lourdes.
I haven't noticed the bench outside the pilgrim info office! (I was in a hurry to get to the train station.) very french-like, useful but discreet.Something useful for pilgrims in Lourdes. While we were in Lourdes, we stumbled across the pilgrim information office. We were warmly welcome by Luc, from Belgium, the fist volunteer of the season as the office had only opened 5 days before. He kindly let us leave our backpacks in the office while we visited the pilgrimage sites. (Luc gave permission for this photo below to be used).
Outside the office we noticed a bench – complete with USB outlets – provided for walkers. I don’t know if these exist on other Caminos. I’ve never seen them – but maybe they are on some of the more popular routes now. At the top of the pole is a small solar panel that provides energy for the USB outlets. Not all modernisations sit well on the camino, in my opinion. But we thought this one was discreet and useful for modern pilgrims. Even the bench – without the charging outlets and solar panels – is a welcome facility.
see above post #22. I can also provide more detailed info if required, especially on practicalities.Hi, I am walking Lourdes to SJPDP in Fall of 2023. Would love to know the route you took. Are there any guidebooks in English for this? I found one in French.
Thank you. Some questions... As for accomodations, I guess I just look for places in those towns and call ahead? What is waymarking, I assume not yellow arrows? Is the route you provided along the GR78? We speak English and Spanish but not French. How critical is French? Thanks for the info.see above post #22. I can also provide more detailed info if required, especially on practicalities.
Look on grozne. Yes, it is customary in France to call a day ahead (unless otherwise noted). If you learn a few phrases, that is very helpful. Otherwise, ask in turist offices to make a call for you, or a fellow pilgrim, or hospitalero.Thank you. Some questions... As for accomodations, I guess I just look for places in those towns and call ahead? What is waymarking, I assume not yellow arrows? Is the route you provided along the GR78? We speak English and Spanish but not French. How critical is French? Thanks for the info.
I just purchased this guidebook. Its in French, but published in 2022..Thank you. Some questions... As for accomodations, I guess I just look for places in those towns and call ahead? What is waymarking, I assume not yellow arrows? Is the route you provided along the GR78? We speak English and Spanish but not French. How critical is French? Thanks for the info.
Gronze is great. ThanksLook on grozne. Yes, it is customary in France to call a day ahead (unless otherwise noted). If you learn a few phrases, that is very helpful. Otherwise, ask in turist offices to make a call for you, or a fellow pilgrim, or hospitalero.
The route is waymarked as a GR. It is indeed GR78. Waymarking is mostly perfectly adequate. (There were one or two occasions in towns where I blundered around a bit.)
but is it waymarked? if it is at all, I would guess it's in the direction navarrenx - oloron as this is the direction I've seen it mentioned.All right.
Apart from the route typically talked about, via Mauléon-Licharre, there is a significant variant route that cannot be ignored, via Oloron-Sainte-Marie > Moumour > Navarrenx > end of the Le Puy route (variant via Saint-Palais) > Voie de Navarre (Ostabat) > SJPP.
And the only reasonable Winter Camino possibility from Oloron onwards.
There are local cycling/hiking routes between Moumour and Navarrenx, otherwise the Camino waymarkers are set down to Moumour, and from Navarrenx.but is it waymarked? if it is at all, I would guess it's in the direction navarrenx - oloron as this is the direction I've seen it mentioned.
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