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MUSEUMS DEDICATED TO ARTISTS IN REGIONAL FRANCE

We have often been asked by fellow travellers if we know of any museums dedicated to specific artists or writers in particular regions in France. It’s always such a delight to come across a town or village with such attractions that enhances a…

LE CHEMIN DU PUY PILGRIMAGE ROUTE TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

Categories: Pyrenees, South West France

In the last two stories, we’ve followed two of the Medieval pilgrimage routes through France down to the border town of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, where they all converge and head into Spain and across to Santiago de Compostela. All the routes of…

VÉZELAY TO SAINT-JEAN-DU-PORT PILGRIMAGE ROUTE

Categories: Burgundy, Pyrenees, South West France

As a continuation of the last story about the pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela, where we explored the longest route from Paris, I’ll now have a look at another route from the vineyards of Burgundy in central France. This route starts…

THE PILGRIMAGE ROUTES THROUGH FRANCE TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSELA

Categories: France – Regional Attractions, France, South West France

Throughout the Middle Ages, Santiago de Compostela was the supreme goal for countless thousands of pious pilgrims who converged there from all over Europe. To reach Spain, most of these pilgrims had to pass through France, and there are a numbe…