Starting at Le Puy - Black Madonnas

[Sally Haden]

Helen,
Have you learned much about the Black Madonnas?  It is a fascinating subject
and I think on some Camino sites you can look at the archives for
information/discussion about them though I haven't checked them myself.. I
would love to see some of them.  I read a book about it years ago: "The Cult
of the Black Virgin" by Ean Begg.  Looking at my copy, I see there are no
less than 302 gazeteer entries for France, and 55 for Spain.
However, since the book was published (1985), I am sure that internet
resources will have already well outstripped its information.
Tell us about them when you have seen them!
Sally
Lancashire, UK

>We plan to walk the Camino  starting April / May next year. As we are
>flying into Paris I am wondering about the possibility of  travelling to Le
>Puy as a starting point. This area fascinates me also because there are
>many black madonna sites ( Le Puy, Aurillac and Moissac ) Without wanting
>to overextend myself and  also having restrictions of time I am wondering
>if anyone on this list is familiar with this area and knows if it is
>possible to travel down to SJPP using local public transport - from what I
>have found on the net there are no local trains.
>
>thank you
>Helen

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