WALKING IN FRANCE
There is a long tradition of outdoor walking in France. In French - randonnée pédestre. If you walk south from Kilometre Zero* of the French national highways system, located in central Paris on the square facing the main entrance of Notre Dame cathedral on the Île de la Cité, you will join the Rue Saint Jacques. This was the starting point for medieval (5th to 15th century) pilgrims leaving Paris to make their way along the chemin de St-Jacques that led eventually to to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where tradition has it that the remains of the apostle Saint James are buried.There are many other long established routes taken by pilgrims from other towns and countries on their way to Santiago de Compostela. Many of these ways have been maintained as walking paths and now a new tradition has emerged: hikers using the routes for enjoyment and...
