The Way Of St James: Pyrenees- Santiago, Fisinsterre : A Cyclist's Guide [Paperback]

John Higginson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2010 | Series: Cicerone Guides

The new edition of the Way of Saint James Cyclist's Guide (researched and written during the Holy Year of 2004) provides an up-to-date description of this ever-popular 1570km cycle route from Le Puy in France to Santaigo de Compostela in Spain.By using roads with a good surface for touring cyclists, this guide attempts to follow the original pilgrimage route as closely as possible and offers the opportunity to visit every major church and shrine along the way with a few detours to outlying monasteries for good measure. The average distance on most days is only 50km, easily within the compass of the moderately fit.The guide includes routes from Santiago to Finisterre and Padron for those cyclists who want that little 'extra', while several variants are mentioned to cater for the fit and not-so-fit pilgrim.There is a comprehensive kit list and an English-French-Spanish list of essential words for the journey, as well as details of accommodation in g"tes d'étape, chambres d'hôte, hotels, refugios and hostals.

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About the Author

John Higginson is a retired headmaster and lecturer who has explored much of Europe by bike. He has also written the Cicerone cycle-touring guide to The Danube Cycleway and Cycling the River Loire.

Product Details

• Paperback: 205 pages
• Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited; 2nd edition (January 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1852844418
• ISBN-13: 978-1852844417
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #965,180 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not the right book, May 12, 2007

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This review is from: The Way Of St James: Pyrenees- Santiago, Fisinsterre : A Cyclist's Guide (Paperback)

When you order the "cyclist's guide" Amazon sends out the "walker's guide" instead. They sent me the walker's guide twice when I ordered the cyclist's guide. The first time I received it was in my initial order and the second time was after I filed a complaint that I was sent the wrong product. They sent the same wrong book! Since I am cycling around Spain, I had no use for the walker's guide. I told them what the problem was and they said it was a system wide problem and that they don't actually have the cyclist's guide to The Way of St. James. So, if you order this book, plan on getting the walker's guide instead!