God permitting, I plan to travel to Le Puy on Saturday 13 April, walk to Cahors (via the Célé variant) and on Tuesday 30 April take the train to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, to continue along the Camino francés.
I have walked many of the Caminos in Spain but this will be my first walk in France and I would appreciate some advice and input from those of you who have experience of the Voie du Puy.
First of all, is it really necessary to book in advance all of my stopovers from Le Puy to at least Conques? I would have thought that walking after the Easter holidays and before the long weekends of the month of May it would not be necessary, but many posters warn future walkers to reserve in advance.
Secondly, from the many threads I have read here on the forum and from studying Gronze's pages devoted to the Voie du Puy, would I be right in saying that as regards accommodation, you have to choose, most nights, between the comfort of a single room in a chambre d’hôte or a communal meal in a gîte?
To choose places to sleep, I have noted the many accommodation recommendations made in various threads in this forum, though some of them are quite old. I will also take account of the recommendations on Gronze. Various posters have praised the gîtes listed on the Haltes vers Compostelle site. Is there any other source of recommendations that I am missing? I am not looking for lists of accommodation (like MMDD or Dave’s very comprehensive spreadsheet)) but for recommendations.
Thank you for sharing your experience with me!
I have walked many of the Caminos in Spain but this will be my first walk in France and I would appreciate some advice and input from those of you who have experience of the Voie du Puy.
First of all, is it really necessary to book in advance all of my stopovers from Le Puy to at least Conques? I would have thought that walking after the Easter holidays and before the long weekends of the month of May it would not be necessary, but many posters warn future walkers to reserve in advance.
Secondly, from the many threads I have read here on the forum and from studying Gronze's pages devoted to the Voie du Puy, would I be right in saying that as regards accommodation, you have to choose, most nights, between the comfort of a single room in a chambre d’hôte or a communal meal in a gîte?
To choose places to sleep, I have noted the many accommodation recommendations made in various threads in this forum, though some of them are quite old. I will also take account of the recommendations on Gronze. Various posters have praised the gîtes listed on the Haltes vers Compostelle site. Is there any other source of recommendations that I am missing? I am not looking for lists of accommodation (like MMDD or Dave’s very comprehensive spreadsheet)) but for recommendations.
Thank you for sharing your experience with me!
