This website is about the Arles route (also known as chemin d'Arles,
voie d'Arles or Via Tolosana), one of the four main pilgrimage
routes crossing France that leads from Arles in the French Provence
to Puente-la-Reina in the Spanish Navarra. There, it merges with
the Camino francés heading to Santiago-de-Compostela. The
Arles route is far less well-known and crowded than the Le-Puy
route, with a frequentation 10 to 20 times less and accomodation
improving year after year. This one of the reasons why it could
be considered an interesting alternative by future pilgrims. Furthermore,
its cultural and religious inheritance, the beauty and the diversity
of crossed areas and the hearty welcome along the route are remarkable.
Our website is aimed at providing information on the Arles route as
well as promoting interaction between those who already completed
the route and those who seriously think of doing it. It results
from contributions made by a group of pilgrims (Cf. 'Authors'
category within the Gallery) who loved this route and who
wanted to share their enriching experience and make it live beyond
their peregrination.
For the time being, you can visit the Arles
route's Gallery of pictures which you may comment and score,
participate to our discussion
forums and browse a descriptive page relating to the route
and suggested stages and a page of useful
links. Suggestions on the actual website as well as on expected
developments are mostly welcomed