Pilgrim walks in Aveyron

The Via Tolosana is one of the four major French pilgrimage routes to Santiago and is considered the wildest and most adventurous of the four routes.

The Via Podiensis, as one of the four historic pilgrimage routes in France, passes through the regions of Auvergne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées, and Aquitaine.

The Via Podiensis begins in Le Puy-En-Velay and leads us to St. Jean Pied de Port. It corresponds to the long-distance hiking trail 65 and is marked with the shell and with red-white bars.

The Via Podiensis starts in Le Puy-En-Velay and leads us to St. Jean Pied de Port. It corresponds to the long-distance hiking trail 65 and is marked with the shell symbol and red-white bars.

The Via Podiensis begins in Le Puy-En-Velay and leads us to St. Jean Pied de Port. It corresponds to the long-distance trail 65 and is marked with the shell and red-white bars.

This hike takes us from Arles in France to the Pyrenean pass "Col du Somport." The Via Tolosana is also called "chemin d'Arles" in France.

8th of 31 stages on my Camino from Le Puy-en-Velay to St-Jean-Pied-de-Port Part 137 of my Camino from Saint Petersburg to Santiago de Compostela My adjacent routes: before: Via Gebennensis after: GR10 / Western Pyrenees

7th of 31 stages on my Camino from Le Puy-en-Velay to St-Jean-Pied-de-Port Part 136 of my Camino from Saint Petersburg to Santiago de Compostela My adjacent routes: previous: Via Gebennensis next: GR10 / Western Pyrenees

10th of 31 stages on my Way of St. James from Le Puy-en-Velay to St-Jean-Pied-de-Port Part 139 of my Way of St. James from Saint Petersburg to Santiago de Compostela My adjacent routes: previous: Via Gebennensis next: GR10 / Western Pyrenees

11th of 31 stages on my Camino from Le Puy-en-Velay to St-Jean-Pied-de-Port Part 140 of my Camino from Saint Petersburg to Santiago de Compostela My adjacent routes: before: Via Gebennensis after: GR10 / Western Pyrenees