The sound of footsteps in time. Since the 9th century. Time after time. Open your eyes and feel yourself accompanied by knights, monks and witches. Look upwards. Discover the majesty of the Pyrenees. Let yourself be carried away by the stories of a road, the first European road, and by a river with the name of a small nation, Aragon.
You are welcome to the Way of Saint James in Aragon. The French Way. The Tolosan Way. Mythical names in ancient books. Although the route is usually proposed in four stages, with the new approach proposed for the Directive of Territorial Planning of the Camino de Santiago β French Route as it passes through Aragon, each of the points and places of the route are highlighted, so that each pilgrim, traveller or visitor can plan their routes and stays according to their tastes and time availability.
Distance : A centuries-old stage in Morlaas, once the capital of Bearn, known for the sculpted portal of its Sainte-Foy church. Today, the route approaches the town of Pau, crossing in turn the agricultural plateau and open moorland. Distance : 15 km Difference in altitude: m Duration: 3h45 on foot Difficulty: Medium. The view of the Pyrenees is omnipresent on a clear day, and you can discover the Bastard forest, the green lung of the Lande du Pont Long, walked by thousands of walkers, pilgrims and shepherds.
Distance: The view from the Place Royale in Lescar is a natural invitation to head south, cross the Gave de Pau valley and get closer to the imposing Pyrenean mountain range. The old commandery ensured the safety of the Compostela pilgrims on the way to Arles. The Laring wood, through which the GR passes, is no longer infested with wolves or brigands. From the heights of Estialescq, the Pyrenean mountain range stands out on a clear day. Distance : 18 km Difference in altitude: m Duration : 5h on foot Difficulty: Difficult.
This is precisely the path that you will take. Beforehand, it will have wandered through the countryside. Then suddenly you enter a deep, intimate gorge, barely interrupted at the level of Sarrance, a high place of Christianity as much as of the ancient Pyrenean religion⦠It opens up, just as suddenly, into the immense breath of air that is the Bedous plain in these reliefs.
