For hundreds of years now, pilgrims, walkers and travellers have taken this route to Compostella to see the tomb of St James. The walks will average about 17 kilometres per day, crossing the picturesque Gers and Tarn et Garonne regions and finishing in the Béarn. This tour will be suitable for experienced walkers. We will follow the Le Puy trail, said to be the most beautiful. The grade of the walk is moderate. All your luggage, other than your day pack, will be carried for you by bus. The trail includes unsealed roads, forest and country roads and if you don’t feel like walking you have the choice of a rest day. During the 9 days we will change hotel four times. For better enjoyment of the tour we do recommend that you train for this walking tour, including some long distance with moderate inclines. Plenty of rest time will be allocated during the day to better enjoy the walks. The full distance of the tour is 102 kilometres over 6 walking days.
Day 1: Breakfast
All participants will be met at Agen railway station at 15.36. This is the arrival time of the TGV 8519 from Paris, Montparnasse. Details will be confirmed a few months before the start of the tour. The bus will take us to Auvillar, voted one of France’s most beautiful villages, where we will be spending our first two nights. The afternoon will be free to explore the village, followed by welcome drinks and dinner at the hotel.
Day 2: Breakfast
16.5 km walk from Auvillar to the village of Miradoux, in the Gers. We will picnic along the way. Dinner at the hotel.
Day 3: Breakfast
Checkout followed by a bus trip to Miradoux for a 15 km walk to the beautiful Gallo-Roman town of Lectoure, one of the oldest villages in the Gers, where we will be spending our next two nights. Picnic lunch. Dinner at the hotel.
Day 4: Breakfast
19 km walk from Lectoure to La Romieu, in the heart of Gascony. La Romieu is known for its unique collegiate church. Picnic lunch. Dinner at the hotel.
Day 5: Breakfast
Checkout followed by a bus trip to La Romieu to start a 16 km walk to the mediaeval town of Condom, where we will be spending our next three nights. Picnic lunch. Dinner at the hotel.
Day 6: Breakfast. Rest day.
Free morning to explore Condom, its church and museums and to organise your own lunch. In the afternoon we will take you to visit the Chateau de Cassaigne, constructed in the 13th century, in the heart of the Armagnac region. Here you can taste their succulent prunes in Armagnac, as well as the local wines and liqueurs. We will stop in Larresingle, France’s smallest fortified village. Dinner in a country restaurant.
Day 7: Breakfast
17 km walk from Condom to Montreal, Gascony’s first bastide, and also voted one of France’s most beautiful villages. Picnic along the way. Dinner at the hotel.
Day 8: Breakfast
Checkout followed by a bus trip to Montreal for our last 18 km walk to Eauze, the capital of the Armagnac. After the walk the bus will take us to Monein in the Béarn region (approximately 2-hour drive) to spend our last night. Dinner in a nearby restaurant.
Day 9: Breakfast
The bus will take all the participants to Pau train station to catch the 11.45 TGV 8541 for Paris. This will be the only transport organised that day. [The TGV ticket is not included in package] Details will be confirmed a few months before the start of the tour. Pau has also an airport with flights to Paris and London (Stanstead airport). The airport is about 20 minutes from Monein or Pau.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Cost includes: all transport, accommodation, breakfasts, lunches, dinners, activities as stated in the brochure. Wine is included with all the sit down meal.
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