Passing through Aucazein
Aucazein is a village in the Ariège department of south-western France. The plan was to string a few existing long distance trails together and hike along the Pyrenean foothills from the Mediterranian to the Atlantic. I love the old world charm of French villages where finding a bakery can be one of the day's highlights. Most long distance trails in Europe offer more of a cultural than a wilderness experience. This was day 23 of our hike and we were following the GR 78 (Voie du Piémont) which is part of the Way of St. James pilgrimage trail network. Eventually all these trails are leading to the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, where tradition has it that the remains of the saint are buried. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago#/media/File:Ways...
Passing through Aucazein
Aucazein is a village in the Ariège department of south-western France. The plan was to string a few existing long distance trails together and hike along the Pyrenean foothills from the Mediterranian to the Atlantic. I love the old world charm of French villages where finding a bakery can be one of the day's highlights. Most long distance trails in Europe offer more of a cultural than a wilderness experience. This was day 23 of our hike and we were following the GR 78 (Voie du Piémont) which is part of the Way of St. James pilgrimage trail network. Eventually all these trails are leading to the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, where tradition has it that the remains of the saint are buried. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago#/media/File:Ways...