Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
The pilgrims' starting point
A walled town on the River Nive and the starting point of the Camino Francés to Santiago. Red Basque houses and a market on Mondays.
UNESCO World Heritage
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
- World Heritage since
- 1998
- This site
- Porte Saint-Jacques
71 churches, abbeys, bridges and hospices along the four French pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostela, plus seven sections of the trail itself. Within the guide's area these include Saint-Sernin in Toulouse, the cathedrals of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, Saint-Lizier and Oloron, the Porte Saint-Jacques in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and the abbeys of Moissac, Conques and Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert.
Visit: Walk a day stage on the GR 65 or GR 653 – the scallop shell shows the way. Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is the starting point for most people walking the Camino Francés over the Pyrenees.
43.1630° N, 1.2380° W
Trails passing here
Nearby
- La Rhune36 km · A rack railway to a Basque view
- Espace nordique d'Issarbe39 km · Vallée de Barétous, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- Salies-de-Béarn43 km · Salt baths in a beautiful old village
Larra-Belagua44 km · Valle de Roncal, Navarre- Biarritz44 km · Surfing and belle époque
- Espace nordique de La Pierre Saint-Martin (Le Braca)45 km · Vallée de Barétous, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
La Pierre Saint-Martin45 km · Vallée de Barétous (Arette), Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Linza46 km · Valle de Ansó, Huesca (Aragon)