Description
Driven by curiosity, wanderlust, and health crises, David Downie and his wife set out from Paris to walk across France to the Pyrenees. Starting on the Rue Saint-Jacques and trekking 750 miles south to Roncesvalles, Spain, their eccentric route takes seventy-two days on Roman roads and pilgrimage paths--a 1,100-year-old network of trails leading to the sanctuary of Saint James the Greater. For Downie, the inward journey met the outer one: a combination of self-discovery and physical regeneration. More than 200,000 pilgrims take the highly commercialized Spanish route annually, but few cross France. Downie had a goal: to go from Paris to the Pyrenees on age-old trails, making the pilgrimage in his own maverick way.
Author: David Downie
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Published: 02/15/2019
Pages: 317
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.33h x 5.55w x 1.01d
ISBN13: 9781605985565
ISBN10: 1605985562
BISAC Categories:
- Travel | Essays & Travelogues
- Travel | Europe | France
- Travel | Special Interest | Hikes & Walks
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