Les chemins de Compostelle

100 unforgettable stops, 100 artfully photographed wonders, 100 rewarding stories, 100 meditations to elevate the soul.

The « 100 wonders on the Way of Saint James » iPhone app was made for those who are waling or about to start on their journey to Compostella.

It will give you a graphic representation of the four main roads that lead ther through France, each with its own colour. Along them, a selection of architectural, religious and spiritual wonders is given, so that you don’t inadvertently miss anything worth discovering. The sole road through Spain is described with the same care.

Here is a brief summary of all the places described here :

VIA TURONENSIS : Tours, Poitiers, Celles-sur-Belle, Melle, Civray, Charroux, Aulnay, Saintes, Angoulême, Talmont-sur-Gironde, Soulac-sur-Mer, Bordeaux, Sauveterre de Béarn, Ostabat, Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Roncevaux, Pampelune

VIA LEMOVICENSIS : Vézelay, La Charité-sur-Loire, Nevers, Bourges, Noirlac, Limoges, Aubazine, Collonges-la-Rouge, Orcival, Issoire, La Chaise-Dieu, Brioude, Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, Rocamadour, Domme, Cadouin, Périgueux, Bazas, Saint-Sever, Orthez, Le Puy-en-Velay, Estaing

VIA PODENSIS : Conques, Figeac, Marcilac-sur-Célé, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Cahors, Caylus, Cordes-sur-Ciel, Moissac, Albi, Gaillac, La Romieu, Condom, Flaran, Nogaro, Saint-Blaise Hospital

VIA TOLONOSA : Arles, Saint-Gille-du Gard, Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, Lodève, Castres, Toulouse, Béziers, Narbonne, Fontfroide, Carcassonne, Foix, Saint-Bertrand-de-Cominges, Morlaàs, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Sainte-Engrâce, Jaca, Santa-Cruz-de-la-Seros, San-Juan-de-la-Pena, Leyre, Javier, Sangüesa, Eunate

CAMINO FRANCÉS : Puente-la-Reina, Cirauqui, Estella, Irache, Los Arcos, Torres del Rio, Logrono, Najera, San-Millan-de-la-Cogolla, Santo-Domingo-de-la-Cazalda, San-Juan-de-Ortega, Burgos, Fromista, Villalcazar la Sirga, Carrion de los Condes, Sahagun, San-Miguel-de-la-Escalada, Sandoval, Léon, Astorga, Ponferrada, Samos, Villar de Donas, Santiago-de-Compostella

Wherever you are on the Way, you will be able to find your position by a simple touch on the iPhone and immediately see the wonders closest to your position. Then you will be able to see an extremely beautiful picture of the place, as well as a short text that will explain and give you a precise understanding of what you are about to see.

It will also give you practical information about places to sleep and eat.

Those of you who are on a pilgrimage will find a Christian meditation, attached to each of the sites we recommend you visit.

More than a guide, 100 wonders on Saint Jame’s Way is cultural and spiritual companion that fills a void and serves as an eye-opener.

Be you a trekker or a pilgrim, this app has been conceived for those who love Compostella and the roads that lead to it.

The author : Hervé Champollion, photographer and architecture lover, has spent many years discovering France’s Christian patrimony, a common heritage of genius and faith.