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Thanks!The Dutch Society of St. Jacob has an online interactive map which could be useful for you. You can zoom in for the Via Scaldea, and be sure to tick the box PW-BE (which means pilgrim path Belgium). Then also tick the box OV-BE (which makes accommodations visible as little colored balloons on or near the route; when in France also tick OV-FR).
When you click on a balloon, a pop-up appears with info like name, adres, phonenumber and all that. Most adresses are individual pensions and campsites. Unfortunately for you it is in Dutch, but Google Translate goes a long way... Bon chemin!
Excellent news fellow pilgrim!Hello @futurefjp
In 2014 I hiked from Marmande (near Bordeaux) via Paris, Amiens and Ghent to Amsterdam. In Belgium I found the church deacons (diacre) helpful and hospitable. In Ghent a priest at the Klooster van de Paters Augustijnen said his community was about to open a pilgrims herberge. Perhaps this is now up and running...
Here's a link to a resource I put together afterwards (Amiens - Amsterdam) :
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/amiens-to-amsterdam.27701/#post-278643
Cheers
Lovingkindness
Anyone any idea how many days Ghent to Reims?
25 kilometres a day210 kilometres.
Do not know your mileage of course.
the Via Scaldea quotes 297kms210 kilometres.
Do not know your mileage of course.
the Via Scaldea quotes 297kms
yes I know. I intend to ask the Klooster van de Paters Augustijnen if they have a list of monasteries, etc ... never know unless you ask.Lots will depend on availability of sleeping places.
yes I know. I intend to ask the Klooster van de Paters Augustijnen if they have a list of monasteries, etc ... never know unless you ask.
that would be so helpful. I often set off with the Miam Miam Dodo ... but I know Belgium hasn't got this thing ...Will ask around also.
Yes, the via Francigena goes through Reims... and all the Champagne vineyards... I now have to meet a friend in Reims on the 11th/12th so I think I will walk until the 11th and then hitch from there ... the Via Francigena comes out of Reims I think? But at Reims he wants to head backwards ... towards Canterbury!
It is not. Apparently they had some issuesHello @futurefjp
In 2014 I hiked from Marmande (near Bordeaux) via Paris, Amiens and Ghent to Amsterdam. In Belgium I found the church deacons (diacre) helpful and hospitable. In Ghent a priest at the Klooster van de Paters Augustijnen said his community was about to open a pilgrims herberge. Perhaps this is up and running...
Here's a link to a resource I put together afterwards (Amiens - Amsterdam) :
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/amiens-to-amsterdam.27701/#post-278643
Cheers
Lovingkindness
Thanks for the updateIt is not. Apparently they had some issues
The priests are helpful. Welden church. The priest is home. I'm safe the first night ... 32kms.
Hi,Here in France there is a often a Chain of Local ( donativo )
Hospitality offered for passing pilgrims. See more in French here. Those who offer such hospitality do so for the pleasure of meeting/greeting pilgrims as well as helping them find their way.
For example my husband and I live in a small Champagne village, facing the Marne river.
We have a b & b but also provide simple family hosting for passing pilgrims. My first pilgrim shell hangs at our door marking the path.
Check to see if such a Chain of Local Hospitality/ l'Accueil pèlerins à domicile exists where you might wish to travel in France.
Happy planning and Bon chemin!
Hi,
I'm heading into France tomorrow from Tournai. I struggled to find any accommodation other than very expensive. I wound up in the Auberge de Jeunesse. Tomorrow I'm heading to Condé-sur-l'Escaut but I'm a bit worried there is no Amis St Jacques network in that part of France?
Am I going to struggle to find a bed? Should I start asking the priest???
I remember this way. Obviously being in Belgium I forgot this way.Go the the Mairie aka Town Hall or the Office du Tourisme . They can give you info regarding possible gîtes.
Now I am so far off the Via Scaldea to think I have to continue towards Saint Quentin, but then I'm a million miles from Reims going that way.
Where to sleep in Sebourg???Walking through Northern France is tough enough as it is, and you're bound to keep struggling when you stray off the Via Scaldea. If I would be in your place I'd walk to Valenciennes tomorrow and take a bus* to Sebourg which would put you back on the Via Scaldea. Good luck!
* Bus Line 131, twice daily (12:29 and 17:08) from Valenciennes Marly Place to Sebourg Eglise, about a 15 mn drive for €2,-.
I unintentionally strayed ... This sign is the problem!Walking through Northern France is tough enough as it is, and you're bound to keep struggling when you stray off the Via Scaldea. If I would be in your place I'd walk to Valenciennes tomorrow and take a bus* to Sebourg which would put you back on the Via Scaldea. Good luck!
* Bus Line 131, twice daily (12:29 and 17:08) from Valenciennes Marly Place to Sebourg Eglise, about a 15 mn drive for €2,-.
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