The first 3 Days from Gare de Lyon to Sauges

This walk is also called Le Chemin du Puy. Or- the way of le puy. In 950 AD, Godescalc, bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, set off on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella. He was the first non-Hispanic to undertake the pilgrimage.

Day 1 Gare de Lyon (they don’t make stations like that anymore!) then travelling through the beautiful Loire valley, stunning green scenes after the heartbreaking scenery of the drought in Australia.

Day 2 Le Puy-en-Velay, sightseeing day. Beautiful 10th-century churches and buildings that are still being used. This is the start of the French Camino

Day 3- only 19k but it was very uphill and steep descents, very slow going. Beautiful scenery again. Stopping at Sauges tonight, lovely BnB called Les Gabales.

Lots more photos of the first three days can be found in the gallery below.