edharisson
New Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Fall 2013
Hello,
I am looking forward to beginning my first walk on the Camino beginning in early September. I plan to travel the distance to Santiago but I am having a great deal of trouble deciding whether to begin in Vezelay or Arles.
I know that this topic has been addressed in bits and pieces throughout many earlier posts, so I apologize for bringing it up again. However, I'm hoping to gather some information that is perhaps a little more timely. I'm mostly concerned with the state of pilgrim accommodations along the way (availability, specifically). For one, I want to minimize cost (France is intimidating in this way), and for two, I'm looking for as true a pilgrimmage as possible.
So for example, the American Pilgrims website says that pilgrim infrastructure (accommodation) is very minimal on the Arles path:
http://www.americanpilgrims.com/camino/ ... arles.html
But more likely on the Vezelay route:
http://www.americanpilgrims.com/camino/ ... zelay.html
The CSJ information seems to say the opposite, that for Arles "it is possible to walk virtually the whole route using only pilgrim accommodation":
http://www.csj.org.uk/route-arles.htm
But for Vezelay, they seem to say that it's more rare:
http://www.csj.org.uk/route-vezelay.htm
When I travel, I don't tend to plan very much. I prefer just to see what the journey brings. However, this journey is not a short one, and I wonder if there are really significant differences in this way.
I am looking forward to beginning my first walk on the Camino beginning in early September. I plan to travel the distance to Santiago but I am having a great deal of trouble deciding whether to begin in Vezelay or Arles.
I know that this topic has been addressed in bits and pieces throughout many earlier posts, so I apologize for bringing it up again. However, I'm hoping to gather some information that is perhaps a little more timely. I'm mostly concerned with the state of pilgrim accommodations along the way (availability, specifically). For one, I want to minimize cost (France is intimidating in this way), and for two, I'm looking for as true a pilgrimmage as possible.
So for example, the American Pilgrims website says that pilgrim infrastructure (accommodation) is very minimal on the Arles path:
http://www.americanpilgrims.com/camino/ ... arles.html
But more likely on the Vezelay route:
http://www.americanpilgrims.com/camino/ ... zelay.html
The CSJ information seems to say the opposite, that for Arles "it is possible to walk virtually the whole route using only pilgrim accommodation":
http://www.csj.org.uk/route-arles.htm
But for Vezelay, they seem to say that it's more rare:
http://www.csj.org.uk/route-vezelay.htm
When I travel, I don't tend to plan very much. I prefer just to see what the journey brings. However, this journey is not a short one, and I wonder if there are really significant differences in this way.