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This guidebook describes in full the 735km Via Podiensis (GR65), a
historic pilgrimage route through southern France from Le
Puy-en-Velay to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, where the trail meets the
famous Camino Frances to Santiago de Compostela (Spain). Also
detailed are 2 major variants: the Cele Valley (GR651) and
Rocamadour (GR6 and GR46). Split into 28 stages, the full route
takes 4 to 6 weeks to complete but can be divided into shorter
sections - Figeac and Condom are well positioned to break the walk
into three 2-week chunks. It can be adapted to suit all abilities,
with regularly spaced accommodation and baggage transport
available, and is best walked in spring and autumn, with May and
September the most popular months. Abundant accommodation options
offer a warm welcome to walkers and pilgrims and a chance to enjoy
delicious home-cooked meals made with local ingredients. Walking
directions are accompanied by 1;100,000 maps showing the route line
and the facilities available at different locations. Accommodation
listings provide invaluable information on where to stay. There are
useful town maps for Cahors, Condom, Figeac, Le Puy, Moissac and
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, and a stage planning table listing
intermediate distances between accommodation means the schedule can
be easily customised to individual requirements. The Via Podiensis
leads pilgrims and walkers through the best of French village life,
offering a unique combination of pleasant trails, quaint historic
communities and cultural delights. It passes through charming
Estaing, Saint-Cirq-Lapopie and Lauzerte, and visits pilgrim
shrines including Conques and Rocamadour. Pilgrims carrying on to
Santiago can either proceed directly from Saint-Jean on the Camino
Frances or transition (via the GR10) over to the Camino del Norte -
a skeletal outline of the routes linking Saint-Jean and Irun,
Spain, is included in the guidebook.
This guidebook describes the Camino del Norte and Camino Primitivo
pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain. The
820km Camino del Norte follows the coast from Irun, on the French
border, through Bilbao and takes about 5 weeks to complete. The
355km Camino Primitivo splits off from the Camino del Norte near
Villaviciosa and passes through Oviedo and Lugo en route to
Compostela. It takes roughly 2 weeks to walk. This book also
includes an overview of a continuation route from Santiago to
Finisterre on the coast. Physically demanding, but not difficult,
the caminos are best walked from late spring to autumn. The
guidebook is broken into stages of between 15 and 35km, most of
which end in a town or village with a pilgrim albergue. There is
indispensable information on facilities, food and lodging,
1:100,000 scale maps of the route and town maps for key locations.
With notes on preparation and planning, travel and equipment, a
list of useful sources of information, and a glossary, the book
provides all you need to know to walk the camino. Santiago de
Compostela, whose cathedral houses the relics of St James, was one
of three major centres of Catholic pilgrimage in the Middle Ages.
In modern times the Caminos de Santiago have seen a resurgence in
popularity, drawing walkers for all sorts of reasons. Passing
through the Spanish regions of the Basque Country, Cantabria,
Asturias, and Galicia, the northern caminos are popular enough to
offer sufficient facilities, clear routes, and a community of
pilgrims, without suffering the overcrowding of the Camino Frances.
Guidebook to the Camino Ingles and Ruta do Mar camino routes
through north-west Spain to Santiago de Compostela. The 116km
Camino Ingles begins in Ferrol in Galicia and takes around a week
to complete. It offers reliable waymarking, pilgrim facilities, and
the opportunity to earn the Compostela certificate on completion.
An alternative start in A Coruna gives a walk of 73km. The Ruta do
Mar from Ribadeo provides a 190km coastal link between the Camino
del Norte and the Camino Ingles. A newly recovered camino, its
pilgrim infrastructure and waymarking is less well developed, but
for those seeking solitude it offers striking scenery along a wild
coastline. The book also includes an overview of a continuation
route from Santiago to 'the end of the world' at Finisterre on the
Atlantic coast. The guidebook presents the route in stages of a
day's walking. In addition to the route description, there is full
information on facilities, food and lodging, 1:100,000 scale maps
of the route and town maps for key locations. With notes on
preparation and planning, travel and equipment, a list of useful
sources of information, and a glossary, the book is an
indispensable companion for any one walking these caminos.
Some of the most intense effects of globalization can be seen in
rural communities. Despite a booming world economy, rural
communities-and the people who work in natural-resource industries
like farming, forestry, mining or fishing-have been hard hit by
recent international trade agreements. This collection looks at
changing rural life, across the country and around the globe.
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