Chemin de Compostela - Pinet à St Thibéry sur Lo Camin Romieu
A walk along part of one of the ancient routes of pilgrimage to Compostela - our destination, St Thibery, about 5 kilometers away (the wonders of telephoto lense !) ......................................The Chemin de Vézelay / Via Lemovicensis comes from Namur in Belgium, visiting many shrines en route - including those of Sainte-Madeleine at Vézelay, Saint-Martial at Limoges and Saint-Léonard de Noblat. Between Vézelay and Ostabat the way crosses many rivers - the Loire, Vienne, Isle, Dordogne, Garonne - and many, such as the Adour and Gaves were especially perilous for medieval pilgrims. The Chemin de Tours / Via Turonensis / Voie de Paris brings pilgrims from the northern Europe and France togather in Paris. Tours, a major staging point on the route, has long been a place of pilgrimage to the shrine of the 4th century St Martin. Pilgrims came here from as far as Spain to visit his shrine. Unlike the other Chemins St Jacques which pass through France, the Chemin de Tours is comparatively easy, passing through the valley of the Loire, the Touraine, Poitou, Angoumois, Saintonge, Bordelais, and the Landes.............
| Région: | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Département: | Hérault |
| Commune: | Florensac |
| Photographer: | Malcolm Reynard - personal website |
