Category Archives: Pilgrimage

The Way – Filmed on the Camino de Santiago

Watch the trailer from Icon Films.  You may also enjoy this article about the spiritual aspects of walking the Pilgrimage Path.

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Cathar Country

Excursions focused on Cathar country have become a booming industry in South West France.  When I first lived in Toulouse during 1982, travel brochures focused on the indigo growers rather than the heretics persecuted during the Pope’s Albigensian Crusade. Twenty … Continue reading

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Follow the Pilgrimage Walking Route

Follow the Pyrenees Pilgrimage route (the black line) that I walked from Hendaye on the Atlantic to the Mediterranean just north of Perpignan,  a city known for its photojournalism festival.

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Crosses on the Pilgrimage Path

On the Pilgrimage Path, there are various crosses that mark holy places, local meeting points, and crossroads.  The Basque cross at the right displays a Basque national symbol in the center. This cross marks a pathway fork in the Corbières … Continue reading

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