In Nouvelle-Aquitaine, each of the major routes crosses the Pyrenees at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port or Donibane-Garazi to reach Spain towards Santiago de Compostela.
For hikers, pilgrims, or simply walkers, 9 routes allow you to discover historical sites or the great outdoors. Walking at your own pace on the famous "Camino" is a healthy journey according to everyone who has experienced this great route.
Let yourself be transported on a mystical and rejuvenating journey!
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The 10 most beautiful pilgrim walks in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
![Puente La Reina](https://img.oastatic.com/img2/32812245/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Pilgrim Walk
· Spain
Via Tolosana
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Difficulty
moderate
937.4 km
268:00 h
14,328 m
13,917 m
The Via Tolosana is one of the four great French Camino de Santiago and is considered the wildest and most adventurous of the four routes.
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Pilgrim Walk
· France
Via Lemovicensis
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Difficulty
moderate
922.3 km
250:00 h
9,576 m
9,686 m
The Via Lemovicensis is one of the classic pilgrimage routes in France and runs through central and south-western France as part of the First Cultural Route of Europe.
![St. Roch: Kapelle auf Monts de la Margeride](https://img.oastatic.com/img2/40523070/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Pilgrim Walk
· France
GR 65: Via Podiensis
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Difficulty
moderate
742 km
215:00 h
11,957 m
12,454 m
The Via Podiensis is one of the four historic Pilgrim's Ways of Saint James in France and runs through the regions of Auvergne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées and Aquitaine.
![Collado Lepoeder](https://img3.oastatic.com/img2/31527029/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Pilgrim Walk
· France
CF 01 Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port - Roncesvalles: On Roland's tracks across the Pyrenees
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Difficulty
difficult
Stage 1
24.6 km
8:30 h
1,307 m
475 m
From Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, the route crosses the Pyrenees and the French-Spanish border to the monastery of Roncesvalles. Numerous monuments along this route remind us of the famous knight Roland.
![Klosteranlage Roncesvalles](https://img2.oastatic.com/img2/31262188/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Pilgrim Walk
· Spain
Camino Francés: St. Jean - Roncesvalles
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 1
25.8 km
7:45 h
1,356 m
560 m
Der Camino Francés beginnt in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port am französischen Fuss der Pyrenäen und endet in Santiago de Compostela. Er ist der frequentierteste Abschnitt aller Jakobswege, denn die meisten Pilger kommen schliesslich auf dieser Achse nach Santiago.
![Die Kathedrale von Santiago de Compostela](https://img3.oastatic.com/img2/35905179/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Pilgrim Walk
On the Way of St. James to Santiago de Compostela (Camino Francés)
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Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
788 km
211:00 h
11,089 m
11,055 m
The Spanish Way of St. James leads us in 33 stages from the French Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port over the Pyrenees to Navarre and the vineyards of Rioja. Through the Castilian cultural city of Burgos and the barren expanses of the Meseta, we reach León, the last major city before Santiago de Compostela. From there we walk over the Montes de León and through the green hills of Galicia to the tomb of St. James - the goal of every St. James pilgrim.
![«baskisch» am Ortseingang Saint-Palais](https://img0.oastatic.com/img2/24513711/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Pilgrim Walk
· France
Via Lemovicensis: Sauveterre-de-Béarn - Ostabat-Asme
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 35
25.4 km
7:07 h
547 m
447 m
Die Via Lemovicensis, in Frankreich auch «Voie de Vézelay» genannt, ist einer der Haupt-Pilgerwege in Frankreich. Er verbindet Vézelay im Burgund, schon im Mittelalter ein wichtiger Pilger-Sammelpunkt, mit Saint Jean-Pied-de-Port.
![D933 bei Larceveau](https://img1.oastatic.com/img2/37184992/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Pilgrim Walk
· France
Via Podiensis: Ostabat-Asme - St. Jean-Pied-de-Port
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 32
22.4 km
6:04 h
287 m
276 m
Die Via Podiensis beginnt in Le Puy-En-Velay und führt uns nach St. Jean Pied de Port. Sie entspricht dem Fernwanderweg 65 und ist markiert mit der Muschel und mit rot-weissen Balken.
![Way of Saint James - Collonges-la-Rouge](https://img1.oastatic.com/img2/77389502/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Pilgrim Walk
· Corrèze
Un chemin vers Saint-Jacques, la voie de Rocamadour en Limousin et Haut-Quercy
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
263.3 km
73:15 h
5,579 m
5,812 m
260 km, 12 à 14 jours de marche à travers la Creuse, la Haute-Vienne, la Corrèze, le Lot et la vallée de la Dordogne.
![GR 655 - Sur_le_chemin_de_Saint-Jacques_de_Compostelle](https://img0.oastatic.com/img2/78108511/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Pilgrim Walk
· Charente-Maritime
Via Turonensis - Chemin de Compostelle GR®655
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
132.8 km
33:30 h
614 m
652 m
Osez tenter l'aventure de la Via Turonensis, célèbre chemin de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle, pour un voyage palpitant et historique !
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