Do you have some more information on the subsidised taxi from Decazeville to Conques, cost? departure times? how to reserve it [the taxi]? ... and the busses? Thanks.
I understand from your post that you have three weeks available to walk and travel to and from the chemin. It is not difficult to start past Le Puy ... there are two shuttle bus services that run every day from Le Puy-en-Velay to Conques and...
Because in France, many pilgrims do their Chemin part after part, namely by slices of 8-10 days.
Le Puy-Conques is doable within this time, and it is the most famous/beautiful segment of Voie du Puy. Moreover, arrival at Conques is something...
Lots of good advice above. A few other hints...
When you get to Lyon airport, the "Rhônexpress" is a metro that will take you into town. There are tons of signs. You can't miss it. This will take you downtown where you can catch the train to...
Lots of good information here, and I'd like to add a couple of comments. But for reference I walked this path in 2013 and then on to Santiago via the Camino Frances so my comments are dated. Also, we started on April 2nd so there's that.
This is...
The official name is GR 65. French Long Distance Trail number 65. It was created in the 1970s. It is loosely based and inspired by the idea of medieval pilgrimage ways. As it starts (or ends) in the town of Le Puy - short for Le Puy-en-Velay - it...
GdE «le Petit Cailloux» has top-notch reputation ... you can do a search and read reviews / comments for yourself. In the meantime, here are some details :
Gîte Les Petits Cailloux
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neither Wise Pilgrim nor Buen Camino are up-to-date for the Le Puy route [aka Via Podiensis] certainly as far as accommodation is concerned; understandably their focus is much more on the camino routes in Spain ...
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there are lots of...
neither Wise Pilgrim nor Buen Camino are up-to-date for the Le Puy route [aka Via Podiensis] certainly as far as accommodation is concerned; understandably their focus is much more on the camino routes in Spain ...
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there are lots of...
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