Les Chemins de St-Jacques au Pays Basque

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Covering two routes in the Basque country: le Chemin de Baztán and le Chemin de Saint-Palais á la côte. The former links Bayonne, Saint-Jean de Luz and Urdax, extending south to Pamplona; the latter links Sare to Saint Palais via Esplette. This is one of the titles in a series of guides to the various routes of the Way of St. James across France and Spain. Written in accessible, easy to follow French, the guides provide all the essential practical information and full details of various types of accommodation along the route (including gîtes d’étape and campsites).

The routes are divided into daily sections of various lengths according to the difficulty of the terrain, usually from four to eight hours of walking, with brief descriptions or instructions at numerous points along each section. The accompanying maps, usually 1:100,000, although not as detailed as in the topo-guide series and not contoured, are easy to follow and provide a clear picture of the route. The guides also include descriptions of all the important historical monuments along each route, illustrated with colour photographs.