Where to start the camino, airports, places to stay

[ulrikkesunde]

Hi!

I thought Le Puy was the most original place to start the camino, does anyone have opinions to this?

Do you know if there is one or a couple websites that includes places to stay along the camino?

a lot for all help!!

ulrike

 

[Minkey]

Le Puy might be an idea... I've always started from St Jean Pied de Port and flown to Biarritz, bus to Bayonne, train to St Jean... Just a thought... although.

I'm sure there are plenty of places from Le Puy, but never done it so can only offer an alternative. sorry!

 

[Chev.Jerry]

Where to start

It really depends on how much time you have and want to give to the journey. A week, a month? Longer?

The Church will grant you a Compostela if you start in Sarria, I met a 74 year old woman who started walking from her home in . . . Copenhagen.

The choice is yours, really. There is no bad place to start from. Be led by spirit, and enjoy your Camino.

Buen Camino,
Jerry

 

[sillydoll]

Le Puy

The route from Le Puy is known as the Via Podensis.
For a height profile of the route (as well as a list of the stages), go to http://www.godesalco.com/iphp/perfil.php .
There is an article about the route on Backpack45 :
http://www.backpack45.com/camino2p3.html
The Confraternity of St James sells Alison Raju's guides:
1) Way of St. James: Le Puy to the Pyrenees - A Walkers’ Guide, by Alison Raju
2) Le Puy to the Pyrenees, by Alison Raju (Pilgrim Guides to the Roads through France #3). Guide to accommodation and services, updated regularly.
http://www.csj.org.uk (click on Bookshop)

It is about 736km from Le Puy to St Jean and then another ± 800kms to Santiago from there.

Good luck!

 

[laurie]

Where to start the Camino

There is a good French site for anyone walking the route from Le Puy:-

http://www.chemindecompostelle.com.

It has details on accommodation and is regularly kept up to date.

 

[sillydoll]

Le Puy

There is also a 24 page downloadable guide at:

http://www.ot-lepuyenvelay.fr/images/jac.pdf

 

[William Marques]

Possibly one of the most original place to start is Oviedo. If you look at Peter Robins site http://www.peterrobins.co.uk/camino/history_E.html you will find much history.

Within Spain the Mundicamino site has a wealth of accommodation information.

Buen Camino
William

 

[Anonymous]

Well, y'all know I'm gonna suggest "my baby," , the Camino Aragones from Somport, for reasons already shared. Check it out :!:

Buen Camino :arrow:

xm

 

[Anonymous]

Oops, I forgot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm4tOnJHm1I

Buen Camino :arrow:

xm