{"id":2333,"date":"2020-06-29T18:40:55","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T16:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.we-love-camping.com\/the-puy-en-velay-on-the-road-to-santiago-de-compostela\/"},"modified":"2020-06-29T23:46:11","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T21:46:11","slug":"the-puy-en-velay-on-the-road-to-santiago-de-compostela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.we-love-camping.com\/en\/the-puy-en-velay-on-the-road-to-santiago-de-compostela\/","title":{"rendered":"Campsites in Puy-en-Velay, on the road to Santiago de Compostela"},"content":{"rendered":"
Between Saint-Etienne and Clermont-Ferrand, among the rolling landscapes of Auvergne, Puy-en-Velay is a surprising site with its rocky peaks topped with religious buildings classified as UNESCO WORLD PATRIMOINE.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Puy-en-Velay is one of the starting points of one of the four pilgrimage routes that lead to Santiago de Compostela. The via Podiensis, or the Puy Route, is the oldest French route to Santiago-Compostela. It passes through some of the most famous stages of the pilgrimage such as Conques, in Aveyron, or La Romieu, in the Gers, before joining the Camino Navrro in Spain. This religious status has earned him the inheritance of a rich heritage that has nestled in an exceptional setting dominated by two rocky peaks that are topped by the Chapel Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe and the statue of Notre-Dame-de-France. This colossal statue, painted in red, has been watching over the Puy-en-Velay since 1860. It was created with the 213-gun metal taken from the Russians during the siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War. It was then a real technical feat to build this statue of 22 meters high and 835 tons (including pedestal) on the highest point of the city of Puy-en-Velay, the Corneille Rock, a rocky peak of volcanic origin of 757 meters altitude, rising 132 meters above the city. The top of the rock offers a superb view of the old town and the entire Haute-Loire region to those who have had the courage to face the 262 steps that lead there. The climb is arranged and punctuated with information panels. Benches allow you to take breaks if you wish. Access to the site is paid (4 euros for adults), but the panorama is well worth the expense.<\/p>\r\n\n\t\t\r\n
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An exceptional site on the road to Santiago de Compostela<\/h2>\r\n