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The way of Saint James in France CA13 - the Via Podiensis (Cajarc - Moissac)
Self-guided walking tour in Auvergne & Languedoc-Roussillon on the way of Saint James, on the famous Via Podiensis or Le Puy route from Cajarc to Moissac.
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 Christs apostles. This pilgrimage is today registered on the World Heritage list of UNESCO. You are walking through the Quercy on several days. You are starting with the crossing of the Causse de Limogne that terrified pilgrims. In Middle Ages, no hamlet, very few watering places in the Causse that was an avorable area fto the ambuhes set up by brigands. So the pilgrims got together and strode with determination to Cahors. 50 km ( 32 miles) in a go!! Times have changed and you will take time to discover the beauties of Causse, well-known for truffles before reaching Cahors.After leaving this town and the Lot Valley you will walk across the White Perigord, a vast, undulating stretch of whitish landscape where sheep pastures alternate with rich valleys producing tobacco, fruits, wine and grains. The villages are perched on the tops of steeply sloped hills called Les Puech, and dominate the surrounding landscape. You will reach Moissac, well known for its abbey and its production of sweet white grapes.
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CA13 - Walking holidays summary Self-guided tour of 8 days, 7 nights and 6 stages. with luggage transfer - Difficulty : grade 3
Day 1 : Arrival at Cajarc Day 2 : Cajarc Limogne en Quercy (18km) Day 3 : Limogne Lalbenque (25 km) Day 4 : Lalbenque Cahors (24 km) Day 5 : Cahors Montcuq (31 km) Day 6 : Montcuq Dufort Lacapelette (25 km) Day 7 : Dufort Moissac (16 km) Day 8 : Moissac - Tour ends after breakfast
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CA13 Rate per person sharing a double room : 695 Extra for single room : +190 Rate for solo walker : 895
CA13STB same tour without luggage transfer Rate per person sharing a double room: 640 Extra for single room : +190 Rate for solo walker : 840
2018 rate with a minimum of 2 persons per tour. |
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