🛤️ Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France - Via Tolosana
The southernmost French pilgrimage route from Arles to the Spanish Pyrenees
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France)
- Primary starting point: Arles, Provence; alternative origin: Cavaillon, Vaucluse
- Endpoint in France: Oloron-Sainte-Marie; continues into Spain via Somport Pass
- Major waypoints: Saint-Gilles, Nîmes, Montpellier, Toulouse, Castres
The Via Tolosana is the southernmost of the four major French pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, historically used by pilgrims from Italy and the Mediterranean. Named after Toulouse (Latin: Tolosa), a principal city along the way, it is also known as the Chemin d'Arles for its traditional departure point. The route traverses approximately 680 kilometres across Provence, Languedoc, and Gascony before crossing into Spain through the Pyrenees at the Somport Pass ...