Julio Rivera
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Actually, there are not many yellow arrows in Paris. But since 2020, there are now 69 bronze markers along the rue du Petit-Pont and the rue Saint-Jacques, the main boulevard when you leave the centre of Paris and go south. This is a long story. The City of Paris is not keen on painted yellow arrows and for a long time they were even reluctant to place Camino markers on the pavement. Members of various Camino association worked tirelessly over the years to change minds and had finally some success.Camino signs in Paris
The Tower of Saint James near Notre Dame Cathedral.Hello:
I may start the camino in Paris next year but I do not know 1)where (what street) does the yellow arrows start? and what guide shall I use for France?
That is so teensy!Camino signs in Paris
The maps are fine, but they're not much good for secondary or tertiary routes, that some might prefer.Here is much
additional info in French
including interactive maps and lists of etapes or stops regarding the Paris to SJPdP routes
Browsing these might be a great way to start planning your journey.
I just spent the morning reading this excellent account. Thank you, Margaret!Perhaps you will find this 2013 blog in English by Carolus Peregrinator on the Chemin de Tours also helpful.
Several years ago we got a really nice embossed stamp at Notre-Dame than on Saint-Jacque.The Tour Saint-Jacques, just north over the river from Notre-Dame, is the traditional gathering point for pilgrims starting in the northern parts of Paris, or travelling through Paris on their own longer Ways.
Then it depends whether you're going via Orléans or Chartres.
South from there on the Way to Orléans you take the Rue Saint-Jacques from Notre-Dame towards the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques and so on.
The Way via Chartres can be a little more DIY for getting out of Paris, but it becomes more definite from Rambouillet. One option for the Chartres variant is to follow the Orléans route as far as Saint-Rémy lès Chevreuse, and then make your Way from there to Rambouillet, but there are ways to get there with less suburbia and more nature.
On my 1994 I actually left from close to the Place de la Bastille, towards the Tour Saint-Jacques, as I had lived near there at a friend's place over the 10-day/2 week period before starting. The first 20K from central Paris was on my old hike training route to Jouy-en-Josas, about half way to Saint-Rémy.
There may be no yellow arrows until you're well away from Paris, possibly not until you're rather close to Spain. In France, you mostly follow the FFR hiking route waymarkers (Fédération Française de Randonnée).
Tell me more! Choosing between Chartres and Orléans is not an easy decision.There's actually a Paris > Chartres > Orléans > Loire river > Tours variant that I wish I'd known about back on my 1994 !!
It's DIY, but basically you just head South East from Chartres, picking a route to avoid the main roads, and go village to village.Tell me more! Choosing between Chartres and Orléans is not an easy decision.
I would start at the tower of Saint JamesIt's DIY, but basically you just head South East from Chartres, picking a route to avoid the main roads, and go village to village.
I guess you could carry on from Chartres to Châteadun, and make your way to Orléans from there ?
I did, and would - - we're discussing how to start from Paris and then go to both Chartres and Orléans along the way.I would start at the tower of Saint James
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