🥾 Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France — The Vézelay Way
Medieval pilgrimage route from Périgueux to Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
📌 Fast Facts
- One of four main French pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela in Spain
- Approximately 900 km total length; 5–6 weeks of walking
- Originates in Vézelay, Burgundy; passes through Limoges before branching toward Périgueux or Rocamadour
- Moderate to challenging difficulty with less infrastructure than other Camino routes
The Vézelay Way, formally known as the Via Lemovicensis, is one of four principal pilgrimage routes through France leading to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Beginning at the hilltop town of Vézelay in Burgundy, where the Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine houses medieval relics and remains a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the route crosses south-westward through diverse French landscapes before eventually converging with other Camino paths in the Basque Country. The route divides beyond Limoges ...