Camino de Santiago - Via Podiensis - by Dave Whitson (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Guide to walking the Via Podiensis pilgrimage route, the major French variant of the Camino de Santiago or Way of St James. The book covers the 735km route through southern France from Le Puy-en-Velay to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, where walkers can connect with the Camino Frances to continue to Santiago de Compostela.

• Suitable for walkers of all abilities, with step-by-step route description in 28 customisable stages, graded by difficulty
• 4-6 weeks' worth of walking
• 1:100,000 mapping plus larger-scale town maps for key locations
• Comprehensive information on facilities, food and pilgrim lodgings
• Includes Cele Valley and Rocamadour variants
• Advice on planning and preparation
• GPX files available
  

About the Author

Dave Whitson is a high school History teacher in Portland, Oregon and a graduate of the University of Washington. He made his first pilgrimage in 2002 on the Camino Francés and was inspired to return with a group of his high school students, which he did in 2004. He has made long-distance treks in Norway on the Pilgrim Road to Nidaros, in England on the North Downs Way to Canterbury, and in Turkey on the Lycian Way, all told walking roughly 10,000 kilometers on pilgrim roads in Europe.