Pilgrimage to Compostela: Chemin St. Jacques in France
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Overview of the Four Main French Routes (In both English and French) |
Amis (Friends) de St. Jacques
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Chartres, Information Jacques Chevallet: 06-80-51-41-25 welcomes your calls. He can stamp your pilgrim passport. Philippe Frénaux (06-18-47-72-82), a local guide for the cathedral, offers pilgrims to Compostella free visits (in French) of the windows in the cathedral that relate to St. Jacques. More information about the local group that supports pilgrims is available at the welcome desk in the cathedral and at the Tourist Office. More information about St. James in the cathedral at Chartres can be found at http://jillgeoffrion.com/chartresjames.html. The Café Serpente has a "pilgrim menu" for around fifteen Euros (2009).
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Maps For Walking In France IGN 107, rue de la Boetic 75008 Paris
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Paris, Amis de Saint Jacques Their office is at 8, rue des Canettes, near St. Sulpice. You can get a stamp in Notre Dame Cathedral.
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Paris, Books on the Chemin St. Jacques (in French) Librarie Eyrolles 55,57,61, 63 Boulevard Saint-Germain 75240 Paris |
Paris, Information about Jacobean Landmarks and Sites |
St. Jean Pied de Port Those starting the pilgrimage from St. Jean Pied de Port will find the Pilgrim's office very helpful. They can provide you with information and a pilgrim passport. You can stay at the albergue in St. Jean Pied de Port the night before you start walking, but be forewarned that it often fills early in the day. If you are planning to arrive later in the day you may wish to make a reservation at one of the many hotels or hostels.
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Vezélay Information about the Friends of St. Jacques in Vézelay can be found at the homepage for the Amis et Pèlerins de Saint-Jacques de la Voie de Vézelay (in French) at http://www.amis-saint-jacques-de-compostelle.asso.fr. Information the help you prepare for visiting the Basillica can be found at http://vezelay.cef.fr/index.php. Information about the worshipping Community of Jérusalem which gathers for services in the basillica can be found at http://vezelay.cef.fr/fr/prier/offices.php. There is a chapel dedicated to St. Jacques in the basillica. Information about reliques de St. Jacques at the nearby parish of Asquins can be found at http://vezelay.cef.fr/fr/prier/villages.php(In french). |
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