Following in the footsteps of the first known pilgrim, the Frankish monk Bernard, who linked Monte Gargano to Mont-Saint-Michel around 867-868.<\/p>\n
A little history<\/strong> Your path today<\/strong> From Mont-Saint-Michel to Orl\u00e9ans via Chartres, 352 km<\/strong> Today, from Le Mont, take the Chemin de Chartres<\/strong><\/a> via Mortain, Domfront, Carrouges, Alen\u00e7on, Bell\u00eame, Nogent-le-Rotrou, Thiron-Cardais and Illiers-Combray, already defined and published.<\/p>\n CHEMIN DE CHARTRES A ORLEANS, 81 km<\/strong> gpx files - Orl\u00e9ans -Chartres to download for gps<\/strong> ROAD FROM ORLEANS TO LYON, 474 km<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n Once in Orl\u00e9ans, take the GR 3<\/strong> which follows the Loire valley and corresponds to the historic route to Italy via Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire, Sully-sur-Loire, Gien, Briare, Cosne, La Charit\u00e9, Nevers, then continue on the GR 3 to Decize and Bourbon Lancy<\/strong>. GPX FILE ORLEANS -LYON -SAVOIE TO DOWNLOAD FOR GPS<\/strong> FROM LYON TO MONT CENIS<\/strong> 1. 01. St Genyx - Morestel<\/a> 2. 02. Morestel - Cr\u00e9mieu<\/a>3. 03. Cr\u00e9mieu - Jonage<\/a> 4. 04. Jonage - Lyon<\/a>5. 05. Lyon - Charbonni\u00e8res<\/a> 06. 06. Charbonni\u00e8res - L'Arbresle<\/a> 07. 07. L'Arbresle - Tarare<\/a> 08. 08. Tarare - Amplepuis<\/a> 09. 09. Amplepuis - Courses<\/a> 10. 10. Course - Charlieu<\/a> \nIN ITALY,<\/strong> you will follow the Via Francigena<\/a>literally the \"Way of the French\" but also the \"Way of France\". - To visit La Sacra di San Michele, click here<\/a> Here are some websites to help you on the Via Francigena: \n- To visit Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome, click here<\/a> - Another solution is to follow the Cammino di San Michele<\/a>who wants to follow the famous linea micaelica<\/a><\/p>\n From Mont-Saint-Michel to Chartres, la V\u00e9losc\u00e9nie<\/a> has already been laid out and corresponds almost exactly to the footpath signposted by the association Some share their adventures on the internet. You can consult : Sur les pas du premier p\u00e8lerin connu, le moine franc Bernard, qui relia le Monte Gargano au Mont-Saint-Michel vers 867-868. Un peu d’histoire Voici les grandes \u00e9tapes historiques que nous retrouvons indiqu\u00e9es dans La Guide des Chemins de Charles Estienne : – le Grand Chemin montais, un des plus anciens et mieux document\u00e9s qui relie […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lescheminsdumontsaintmichel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lescheminsdumontsaintmichel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lescheminsdumontsaintmichel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lescheminsdumontsaintmichel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lescheminsdumontsaintmichel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lescheminsdumontsaintmichel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1611,"href":"https:\/\/lescheminsdumontsaintmichel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161\/revisions\/1611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lescheminsdumontsaintmichel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lescheminsdumontsaintmichel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lescheminsdumontsaintmichel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nHere are the major historical milestones that we find indicated in The Path Guide<\/em> by Charles Estienne :
\n- the Grand Chemin montais, one of the oldest and best-documented routes linking Mont-Saint-Michel to Le Mans (72),
\n- the clearest choice was then to reach Lyon via Orl\u00e9ans (45), Saint-Beno\u00eet-sur-Loire (45), Gien (45), Nevers (58) and Charlieu (69)
\n- then Chamb\u00e9ry before crossing the Alps at Mont-Cenis to reach the Sacra di San Michele, Rome and Monte Sant'Angelo.<\/p>\n
\nThe itinerary below is presented in the North-South direction, from Normandy to Italy, but you only need to read it in the opposite direction to reach Mont-Saint-Michel. It was designed in the direction of Mont-Saint-Michel, but the presentation in this direction illustrates the gradual completion of this European itinerary.<\/p>\n
\nIn the past, one option was to go via Le Mans to Orl\u00e9ans via Saint-Calais (72) and Vend\u00f4me (41). This route is still being researched in the field,<\/p>\n
\nSince the end of 2020, it has been possible to to Orl\u00e9ans via Chartres<\/strong> by a new four-stage signposted route (81 km) crossing the Beauce via Voves, Org\u00e8res-en-Beauce (28) and Sougy (45). The route, created in conjunction with the Compostelle 28 and Compostelle 45 associations, was inaugurated by videoconference on 13 November 2020.<\/p>\n
\nOrl\u00e9ans-Sougy<\/a> Sougy - Orgeres-en-B<\/a> Org\u00e8res-en-B - Voves<\/a> Voves - Chartres<\/a><\/p>\n
\nOrl\u00e9ans\/Jargeau (22.4 km)
\nJargeau\/Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire (19 km)
\nSaint-Benoit-sur-Loire\/Sully-sur-Loire (9 km)
\nSully-sur-Loire\/Gien (25.2 km)
\nGien\/Briare (12.1 km)
\nBriare\/Belleville-sur-Loire (19.3 km)
\nBelleville-sur-Loire\/Saint-Satur (24.7 km)
\nSaint-Satur\/La Charit\u00e9-sur-Loire (27.4 km)
\nLa Charit\u00e9-sur-Loire\/Nevers (29.4 km)
\nNevers\/Chevenon (11.9 km)
\nChevenon\/Decize (27.6 km)
\nDecize\/Charrin (16.9 km)
\nCharrin\/Cronat (14.4 km)
\nCronat-Bourbon-Lancy (16.8 km)
\nFrom Bourbon-Lancy<\/strong>This is a route defined in 2020 by the Association in collaboration with friends of Saint-Jacques in Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes, with the first four stages, from Bourbon-Lancy to Charlieu, corresponding to a green route:
\nBourbon-Lancy\/Pierrefitte-sur-Loire (15.3 km)
\nPierrefitte-sur-Loire\/Paray-le-Monial (27.7 km)
\nParay-le-Monial\/Marcilly (27.7 km)
\nMarcilly\/Charlieu (21.1 km)
\nthen, from Charlieu<\/strong> it's a footpath, mostly on quiet country roads
\nCharlieu\/Cours la Ville (via Arcinges, La Cergne) (20.8 km)
\nCours la Ville\/Amplepuis (via Pont-Trambouze, Thizy) (21.8 km)
\nAmplepuis\/Tarare (via Les Sauvages) (19.2 km)
\nTarare\/ L'Arbresle (via Pont-Charra-sur-Turdine, Les Arnas, La Varenne) (20.5 km)
\nL'Arbresle\/Charbonni\u00e8res-les-Bains (15.5 km)
\nCharbonni\u00e8res-les-Bains\/Lyon Bellecour (9.8 km)<\/p>\n
\nOrl\u00e9ans - Lyon - St Genyx (global, 28 stages 573 km)<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nOnce in Lyon, capital of the Gauls and a key stopping-off point, you will head for Chamb\u00e9ry via 4 stages to Savoie, following an itinerary defined with the Friends of Saint-Jacques in Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes for the first 4 stages and by the association \"Les Chemins de saint Michel en Savoie\". from Murs-G\u00e9ligneux to Mont-Cenis<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n11. 11. Charlieu - Marcigny<\/a> 12. 12. Marcigny - Paray<\/a>13. 13. Paray - Pierrefitte<\/a>14. 14. Pierrefitte - Bourbon<\/a>15. 15. Bourbon - Cronat<\/a>16. 16. Cronat - Charrin<\/a> 17. 17. Charrin - Decize<\/a> 18. 18. Decize - Chevenon<\/a>19. 19. Chevenon - Nevers<\/a> 20. 20. Nevers - La Charit\u00e9<\/a> 21. 21. La Charit\u00e9 - St Satur<\/a>22. 22. St Satur - Belleville<\/a>23. 23. Belleville- Briare<\/a> 24. 24. Briare - Gien<\/a> 25. 25. Gien - Sully<\/a> 26. 26. Sully - St Beno\u00eet<\/a> 27. 27. S Beno\u00eet - Jargeau<\/a>28. 28. Jargeau - Orl\u00e9ans<\/a><\/p>\n
\nIt is in facta network of routes<\/strong> used by travellers from Frankish lands on their way to Rome (and later Jerusalem). This network dates back to antiquity and was inspired by the ancient Roman roads. The most famous of these is the route taken by Sigeric, Archbishop of Cantorbury, who went to Rome to seek his pallium<\/em> in 990, which has become the basis of the Council of Europe's cultural itinerary.
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\n- See our section on i cammini di san Michele<\/a>
\nThe Milan-based association I Caminantes<\/a><\/em> has compiled a single file showing the route of the Via Francigena from Val di Susa, just outside Mont Cenis, to Monte Sant'Angelo, with the accommodation contacted in early 2021.
\nFrom Val di Susa to Monte Gargano<\/a><\/p>\n
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\n- The Via Francigena that crosses Piedmont is partly described in Monica d'Atti's guidebooks, available at Confraternita di San Jacopo di Compostella website <\/a><\/p>\n
\n- theEuropean Association of the Via Francigena (Associazione Europea delle Vie Francigene)<\/a> (AEVF), promoter of the Council of Europe's Via Francigena Cultural Route
\n- theInternational Via Francigena Association<\/a>which is ceasing its activities and merging with the AEVF in 2020<\/p>\n
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\n- Click to visit Monte Sant'Angelo town website<\/a> and the sanctuary<\/a><\/p>\nBy bike<\/h2>\n
\nfrom Chartres to Orl\u00e9ans, the three stages through the Beauce region can be adapted for cyclists
\nFrom Orl\u00e9ans to Nevers, follow the Loire by bike<\/a>
\nA continuous green route via Decize and Paray-le-Monial to Charlieu (69)
\nfrom Charlieu to Lyon, adapt the walking route described above
\nthen from Lyon, follow the Via Rhona<\/a> to Chamb\u00e9ry, then the cycle track the road to Mont-Cenis
\nIn Italy, the Via Francigena, which now links Puglia and Monte Gargano https:\/\/www.viefrancigene.org\/fr\/bicicletta\/, offers a wide range of routes.<\/p>\nA few testimonials from pilgrim walkers may also be of great help.<\/h2>\n
\n- the Route de l'Ange<\/a>the website of a group of Italian and French pilgrims on their way to link the main sites of Saint Michael, from Monte-Sant'Angelo to Mont-Saint-Michel via the Sacra di San Michele and Aiguilhe. It's a wonderful adventure to follow, and we've got some great advice to help you find your way!
\n- and for cycling pilgrims, Pierre-Marie Werlen's blog<\/a>a miquelot who linked Mont-Saint-Michel, the Sacra di San Michele, Rome, Monte Sant'Angelo and Compostela!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"