I discovered the pilgrimage to Compostela last year, walking from Le Puy-en-Velay to Fisterra \u2014 99 days on the Norte\/Primitivo route. A moving experience that brought my body and spirit back to life after coming close to death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I didn\u2019t expect the Camino to call me again in 2025, and that\u2019s how I ended up on the Piedmont Pyrenean Way in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I set off from Pamiers on 10 September for \u201ca few days\u201d. Then, guided by the people I met along the way, I found myself crossing the Somport pass and taking the Camino Arag\u00f3n\u00e9s<\/strong>. Breathtaking landscapes, plenty of climbing, and few pilgrims<\/a>. What an inner journey!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then, on reaching Puente la Reina<\/a><\/strong> on the Camino Frances<\/a><\/strong>, I had planned to head back up into France, but my intuition decided otherwise. So I walked on towards Compostela without really knowing why. I dreaded the crowds and the touristy side of this route, but my experience with the donativo hostels completely changed the image I had of it. I discovered, with joy, a new energy, new landscapes, and had many beautiful encounters. A true love affair with the Meseta, because it is in the silence that you can hear your own quiet inner voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then, on reaching Ponferrada<\/a><\/strong>, the longing for nature and silence returned. So I switched to the Camino de Invierno (Winter Way) and bought a tent to try wild camping. I had been dreaming of it for a long time, and this was the chance. And here I am, arriving in Santiago de Compostela<\/a><\/strong> 66 days later, when it had not even been planned. The magic of intuition!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Happy to see Santiago again, and all the inner journey I\u2019ve travelled since. Walking is the best therapist there is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n French Version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n J\u2019ai d\u00e9couvert le p\u00e8lerinage de Compostelle l\u2019ann\u00e9e derni\u00e8re en marchant du Puy en Velay \u00e0 Fisterra, 99 jours de marche par le Norte\/Primitivo. Une exp\u00e9rience bouleversante qui a redonn\u00e9 vie \u00e0 mon corps et mon esprit apr\u00e8s avoir fr\u00f4l\u00e9 la mort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Je ne m\u2019attendais pas \u00e0 ce que le chemin me rappelle en 2025 et c\u2019est ainsi que j\u2019ai atteri sur le chemin du Pi\u00e9mont Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9ens en France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Je suis partie de Pamiers le 10 septembre pour \u00ab quelques jours \u00bb. Puis, au fil des rencontres, je me suis retrouv\u00e9e \u00e0 traverser le col du Somport et emprunter le chemin Aragon\u00e9s. Des paysages \u00e0 couper le souffle, beaucoup de d\u00e9nivel\u00e9s et peu de p\u00e8lerins. Un sacr\u00e9 voyage int\u00e9rieur !<\/p>\n\n\n\n Puis, arriv\u00e9e \u00e0 Puente de la Reina sur le chemin fran\u00e7ais, j\u2019avais pr\u00e9vu de remonter en France mais mon intuition en a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 autrement. Je marche donc direction Compostelle sans trop savoir pourquoi. Je redoute le monde et le c\u00f4t\u00e9 touristique de ce chemin mais mon exp\u00e9rience dans les donativo a compl\u00e8tement chang\u00e9 l\u2019image que j\u2019en avais. Je d\u00e9couvre donc avec joie une nouvelle \u00e9nergie, de nouveaux d\u00e9cors et je fais pleins de belles rencontres. Un vrai coup de c\u0153ur pour la Meseta car c\u2019est dans le silence qu\u2019on peut entendre sa petite voix int\u00e9rieur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Puis, arriv\u00e9e \u00e0 Ponferrada, l\u2019envie de nature et de silence r\u00e9appara\u00eet. J\u2019ai donc bifurqu\u00e9 sur le camino invierno et achet\u00e9 une tente pour d\u00e9couvrir le bivouac. J\u2019en r\u00eavais depuis longtemps, c\u2019\u00e9tait l\u2019occasion. Et me voil\u00e0 arriver \u00e0 Santiago 66 jours plus tard alors que ce n\u2019\u00e9tait pas pr\u00e9vu. La magie de l\u2019intuition !<\/p>\n\n\n\n Heureuse de revoir Santiago et tout le chemin int\u00e9rieur que j\u2019ai parcouru depuis. La marche est le meilleur th\u00e9rapeute qui existe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From the Pyrenean Piedmont to Santiago: 66 Days Following Intuition I discovered the pilgrimage to Compostela last year, walking from Le Puy-en-Velay to Fisterra \u2014 99 days on the Norte\/Primitivo route. A moving experience that brought my body and spirit back to life after coming close to death. 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