The way of Saint James in France

CA12 -the Via Podiensis (Espalion - Cajarc)

Self-guided walking tour in Languedoc-Roussillon on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, the famous Via Podiensis or Le Puy route from Espalion to Cajarc.

Via Podiensis is one of the four main pilgrimage routes to the Spanish sanctuary of Santiago de Compostela from Le Puy en Velay, a Marian sanctuary since the fifth century. Since the Middle Ages, millions of pilgrims have left from Le Puy to journey to the Spanish Galicia, at the extremity of the Iberian Peninsula, to venerate the relics of Saint James, one of Christ’s apostles. This pilgrimage is today registered on the World Heritage list of UNESCO. Walking along the heights of the Lot Valley, you will arrive in the lovely city of Conques, a treasure of Romanesque art nestled in a small, scallop-shell-shaped valley. You will cross through the Decazeville Basin, formerly a large coal field, and arrive in Figeac. You will head through the Cajarc Causse, arid area covered with a sparse vegetation to Cajarc, small town along the Lot river.

CA12 - Walking holidays summary
Self-guided tour of 8 days, 7 nights and 6 stages.
with luggage transfer - Difficulty : grade 3

Day 1 : Arrival at Espalion
Day 2 :Espalion – Estaing (13km)
Day 3 :Estaing – Espeyrac (22 km)
Day 4 : Espeyrac – Conques (17 km)
Day 5 : Conques - Livinhac le Haut (24 km)
Day 6 : Livinhac – Figeac (6 km)
Day 7 : Figeac – Cajarc (32 km)
Day 8 : Cajarc – Tour ends after breakfast

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CA12 Rate per person sharing a double room : 645 €
Extra for single room : +185 €
Rate for solo walker : 840 €

CA12STB same tour without luggage transfer
Rate per person sharing a double room: 590 €
Extra for single room : +185 €
Rate for solo walker : 790 €

2018 rate with a minimum of 2 persons per tour.