Pilegrimsvandring

This comprehensive guidebook describes the Way of St James (Camino de Santiago) pilgrim route through France. Also known as the Chemin de St Jacques or GR65, the 730km (454 mile) route runs from Le Puy-en-Velay in central France to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the Pyrenees. People have been walking it as a pilgrimage route for over 1000 years, and with adequate preparation it is suitable for most walkers with a basic level of fitness.

This indispensible guide contains detailed descriptions and sketch mapping for the route, accompanied by a wealth of practical advice on accommodation, facilities and local points of interest. It also includes information about the history of the pilgrimage, and notes on holy sites and imagery along the route. The guidebook describes 2-3 additional days from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Roncevalles (and Pamplona), for those continuing along the Camino Frances through northern Spain.

It also outlines a 3-4 day route from Saint-Palais direct to Irun, which links with the Camino del Norte coastal route. A companion volume: The Way of St James: Pyrenees-Santiago-Finisterre covers the Spanish section of the route.

• Forfatter: Alison Raju
• Publisert: Februar 2018
• Utgave: 3. utgave
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Språk: Engelsk
• Antall sider: 208
• ISBN: 9781852848767

Et komplett sett med kart på flere språk utgjør denne uunnværelige guideboken for vandrere som ønsker å gå den hellige "Way of St. James". Den er nylig revisert og oppdatert for å tilby kun den viktigste og mest aktuelle informasjonen, og er lett nok til å være med i lomma fra fag til dag. 

Den viser beliggenheten til alle pilegrimhosteller, avstanden mellom landsbyer og andre mål, samt alternative ruter og overnattingssteder. 

• Forfatter: John Brierley
• Publisert: 2024
• Antall sider: 112
  
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Språk: Engelsk
• Mål: 190 x 117 (mm) 

 

The go-to Basque Country walking guide for discovering the best walks and car tours. Strap on your boots and discover Basque Country on foot with the Sunflower Basque Country travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours.

The Sunflower Basque Country guide is indispensable for hiking in Basque Country or seeing Basque Country by car. This is the first guidebook to bring together hikes and tours in the Basque Country, which runs east from Bilbao in Spain to Biarritz in France and takes in famous places like Pamplona and stages on the Camino de Santiago. The entire Basque coast is mostly very rugged, with many thriving fishing towns and villages, plus the added attraction of splendid beaches.

Inland the countryside is more mountainous, with lush green countryside. Don't miss the award-winning Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, the Pilgrims' Route to Santiago, the San Fermines fiestas at Iruna-Pamplona, or stunning coastal resorts like Donostia-San Sebastian and Biarritz. But most of all, explore the remote picture-postcard villages and lush mountainous countryside straddling both sides of the Pyrenees - preferably on foot.

Whatever your age or ability we've got some glorious walks and car tours to ensure you have a memorable holiday in Basque Country.

• Publisert: Januar 2023
• Antall sider: 136
  
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9781856915366

This guidebook describes in full the 735km Via Podiensis (GR65), a historic pilgrimage route through southern France from Le Puy-en-Velay to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, where the trail meets the famous Camino Frances to Santiago de Compostela (Spain). Also detailed are 2 major variants: the Cele Valley (GR651) and Rocamadour (GR6 and GR46). Split into 28 stages, the full route takes 4 to 6 weeks to complete but can be divided into shorter sections - Figeac and Condom are well positioned to break the walk into three 2-week chunks.

It can be adapted to suit all abilities, with regularly spaced accommodation and baggage transport available, and is best walked in spring and autumn, with May and September the most popular months. Abundant accommodation options offer a warm welcome to walkers and pilgrims and a chance to enjoy delicious home-cooked meals made with local ingredients. Walking directions are accompanied by 1;100,000 maps showing the route line and the facilities available at different locations.

Accommodation listings provide invaluable information on where to stay. There are useful town maps for Cahors, Condom, Figeac, Le Puy, Moissac and Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, and a stage planning table listing intermediate distances between accommodation means the schedule can be easily customised to individual requirements. The Via Podiensis leads pilgrims and walkers through the best of French village life, offering a unique combination of pleasant trails, quaint historic communities and cultural delights.

It passes through charming Estaing, Saint-Cirq-Lapopie and Lauzerte, and visits pilgrim shrines including Conques and Rocamadour. Pilgrims carrying on to Santiago can either proceed directly from Saint-Jean on the Camino Frances or transition (via the GR10) over to the Camino del Norte - a skeletal outline of the routes linking Saint-Jean and Irun, Spain, is included in the guidebook.

• Forfatter: Dave Whitson
• Publisert: Juli 2022
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9781786311023

 

A guidebook to walking a 624km (388 mile) section of France’s GR34 Brittany Coast Path, also known as the Sentier des Douaniers (Customs Officers’ Path), from Mont-Saint-Michel to Roscoff. Suitable for any moderately fit walker, the trail can be hiked in around a month. The route is described from east to west in 28 stages of between 13 and 33km (8–20 miles).

Also included are suggestions for four 5-day itineraries taking in some of the highlights, for the benefit of those who require or would prefer a shorter trip.

• Forfatter: Carroll Dorgan
• Publisert: 2022
• Utgave: 1. utgave
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9781786310613

 

This Village to Village Guide to the Camino de Santiago is a comprehensive guidebook to walking the Way of Saint James, from Saint-Jean-Pied-de- Port to Santiago de Compostela (the Camino Frances), and also the Camino Finisterre to Muxia and Finisterre. This Camino guidebook includes full-color detailed topographical stage maps of each day's walk with free GPS files online; 135 detailed stage, city and town maps (now easier to read); essential practical information on transport, accommodations and services. It includes detailed listings of pilgrim hostels (albergues) and private accommodations in each town, including prices, amenities, number of beds, contact information, open dates, and more.

There are regional introductions to the different areas along the Camino including information about traditional foods, flora and fauna, and local culture plus overviews of dozens of medieval pilgrim sites, with information about the historical context of the pilgrimage. All the information you need to embark on this epic pilgrimage wal in a lightweight, attractive book.

• Forfattere: Anna Dintaman og David Landis
• Publisert: Oktober 2023
  
• Antall sider: 288
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9781947474239