A Brief History of the Chemin de Compostelle, Episode 390
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Annie Sargent
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 22 May 2022
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
In today's episode of the podcast, Elyse Rivin of Toulouse Guided Walks shares a brief history of the Chemin de Compostelle, how it evolved over the several hundred years and what it looks like today. Walking the Chemin de Compostelle is more popular than ever, even for pilgrims who are not religious at all. Many people walk a section of the Camino every year because it's good for the body and the soul as well.
Table of Contents for this Episode
- [00:00:00] Intro
- [00:02:04] The Pilgrimage
- [00:02:49] Pilgrimage routes in different religions
- [00:03:41] What matters most in this pilgrimage?
- [00:05:05] Kinds of pilgrimages
- [00:05:47] Why Compostelle?
- [00:07:04] James the Apostle
- [00:07:49] Spain didn’t work
- [00:08:15] Herod killed him
- [00:09:01] Took him out of Jerusalem
- [00:09:31] Washed out in Spain
- [00:09:53] Renewed interest in this spot in northern Spain
- [00:11:14] Discovery of Saint James’s remains
- [00:12:07] People started coming to the place
- [00:12:50] French monk
- [00:13:31] He wrote a detailed guidebook
- [00:14:23] Pushback
- [00:15:24] Promoted by Ferdinand and Isabella
- [00:15:56] Popularity wanes
- [00:17:17] Revival of pilgrimages
- [00:17:37] The pilgrimage routes
- [00:19:14] The seashell symbol
- [00:20:58] Souvenirs
- [00:22:23] Other symbols
- [00:22:44] The staff
- [00:25:30] The four routes
- [00:25:32] The first route from Paris: la Tour de Saint Jacques
- [00:28:17] The second route from Vézelay
- [00:29:28] The third route from Puy en Vélay
- [00:30:04] The fourth route
- [00:30:47] Doing the routes
- [00:31:06] Free lodging?
- [00:32:34] Apps and guides
- [00:32:55] Where to stay?
- [00:33:34] A fascrinating endeavor
- [00:34:43] Villages everywhere
- [00:35:51] Not a party route
- [00:37:27] Bicycle route?
- [00:38:45] Outro[00:38:45] Patrons
- [00:39:28] Video for patrons
- [00:39:55] Hire my services
- [00:40:55] Paris self-guided tours
- [00:41:43] French tip of the week
- [00:44:15] This week in French news
- [00:46:59] Travel news
- [00:47:50] Personal update
- [00:52:10] Reading Victor Hugo
- [00:53:34] Closing
- [00:54:49] Legal notice
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| 0:00.0 | This is the |
| 0:13.7 | Join us in France episode 390 |
| 0:18.0 | Trois Saint-Quatervin-Dise. |
| 0:20.0 | Bonsieur, I'm Annie Sergeant and join us in France is the podcast where we talk about France. |
| 0:26.2 | Everyday life in France, great places to visit in France, French culture, history, |
| 0:32.4 | gastronomy and news related to travel to France. |
| 0:37.0 | Today I bring you a conversation with Elise Riven of Toulouse Guided Walks about the Compostel pilgrimage. How it came about, the roots you can take through |
| 0:47.6 | France to get to Saint-Jacques-de-Compostel, or as you call it in English, Santiago de Compostela. |
| 0:55.0 | If you're planning to walk the Camino, |
| 0:57.2 | you definitely want to listen, |
| 0:59.2 | and if you just want to hear about wonderful rural places in France, you'll love this episode as well. |
| 1:05.7 | For the French tip, after my conversation with Elise, I'll tell you how to order your meat in France. |
| 1:12.1 | You'll see it's pretty easy and I also have an exciting |
| 1:15.6 | personal update. This podcast is supported by donors and listeners who buy my |
| 1:20.8 | tours and services including my itinerary consult service and my |
| 1:26.0 | GPS self-guided tours of Paris on the Voice Map app and you can browse all of |
| 1:31.7 | that at my boutique join us in France.com |
| 1:35.0 | for slash boutique there is a newsletter to go along with this podcast right now I only |
| 1:41.2 | email once a month or less, but when I email it's always something that will help you next time you visit France. |
| 1:49.0 | You can sign up for the newsletter at join us in France.com for slash newsletter. Bonjourelis. |
| 2:05.0 | We have a fun topic today about the pilgrimage. |
| 2:10.0 | The pilgrimage of Comp compostel. |
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