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The charming medieval town of Cahors in the Occitan Region of Southern France was full of delightful surprises. The centrepiece of the town is the beautiful St. Étienne Cathedral, a refuge on the famous Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage, and – along with the Valentré Bridge (see: A Pilgrim Pathway and a Medieval Bridge) – a […]

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I always laugh when people ask me if I have walked “The Camino”. Exactly which caminino (“way”) do they mean? Most people are referring to the Camino de Santiago de Compostela – the Way of St. James – a vast network of pilgrims’ paths leading to the shrine of the apostle James in the Catedral […]

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