Camino2014
Pilgrim
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Piémont, Frances, Littoral, Norte, Ingles (completed) Baztan, St. Jaume, Portuguese (planned!)
Hello all!
I know this thread may not be in the correct place, but I wasn't sure where to put it.
But my question is:
Next summer I will be doing the Camino from Lourdes, France. This is my first Camino ever and I wanted to make it special by starting at an important Catholic shrine and ending at another important Catholic shrine. Anyway, I noticed there are two routes from which one may rejoin with the Camino Frances (which I will then follow all the way to Santiago)...
1. One, the Chemin Piemont, heads west from Lourdes to St. Jean where it meets up with the beginning of the Frances.
2. Two, the Camino Aragones, instead goes south and over an entirely different mountain pass, the Col Somport, and continues through Jaca and finally rejoins with the Frances at Puente la Reina.
Of these two, which do you experienced pilgrims think is the best to take from Lourdes? I understand the Col Somport is much more naturally beautiful than the Route Napoleon near SJPdP. Then again, the history and legends surrounding the area of SJPdP (Roland, Charlemagne, etc.) interest me greatly and there is none of that at the Col Somport.
Any and all input is greatly appreciated! Thank you for helping me plan my first Camino!
I know this thread may not be in the correct place, but I wasn't sure where to put it.
But my question is:
Next summer I will be doing the Camino from Lourdes, France. This is my first Camino ever and I wanted to make it special by starting at an important Catholic shrine and ending at another important Catholic shrine. Anyway, I noticed there are two routes from which one may rejoin with the Camino Frances (which I will then follow all the way to Santiago)...
1. One, the Chemin Piemont, heads west from Lourdes to St. Jean where it meets up with the beginning of the Frances.
2. Two, the Camino Aragones, instead goes south and over an entirely different mountain pass, the Col Somport, and continues through Jaca and finally rejoins with the Frances at Puente la Reina.
Of these two, which do you experienced pilgrims think is the best to take from Lourdes? I understand the Col Somport is much more naturally beautiful than the Route Napoleon near SJPdP. Then again, the history and legends surrounding the area of SJPdP (Roland, Charlemagne, etc.) interest me greatly and there is none of that at the Col Somport.
Any and all input is greatly appreciated! Thank you for helping me plan my first Camino!