[Gocamino] Getting to the Somport Pass

[Sil]

In 2009 I walked from Lourdes to Oloron Ste Marie and then turned south to
Somport asnd over the hill on the Aragones route to Pamplona.
>From Lourdes it is 24km to Asson (pilgrim beds) 19km to Arudy (pilgrims
stay in the parish house) and 23km to Oloron.  From there we walked 21km to
Sarrance, 19 km to  Borce and up to the Somport Pass continuing to Canfranc
Estacion (that gorgeous station that featured in Dr Zivago which was partly
filmed in Aragon).
You can check the weekly trains from Lourdes to Oloron here:
http://www.bonjourlafrance.com/trains_lourdes_train_station_to_oloron_ste_marie_train_station_108_679.aspx


There is transport on Ligne 63 from Pau to Oloron to Canfranc on the SNCF
website.
*www.ter-sncf.com/aquitaine *
**
Good luck!  Its a beautiful walk on that side of the mountain.
On 26 February 2013 01:13, Mayor, Jeff <jmayor at occ.cccd.edu> wrote:

> Hi Fellow Pilgrims,
> I am going to be in Assisi Italy this Summer and I'm trying to make my way
> to the Somport pass region and walk to Jaca Spain. I did this route once
> back in '04 coming from England and at that time I flew to Pau France,
> trained to Oloron Saint-Marie and caught a bus over the mountain to
> Canfranc
> Estation. I'm a bit in the dark this time coming from Italy. The best I
> have
> found so far is to fly from Pisa to Lourdes via Barcelona. The flight is
> pretty reasonable, but I'm not sure what to do when I get to Lourdes
> (besides visiting the Giotto). Does anyone know if there is a train/bus to
> Oloron Sainte-Marie or even Pau from Lourdes. Or maybe there is a direct
> route to Somport from Lourdes that I have overlooked. Any suggestions would
> be most appreciated.
> Buen Camino to all,
> Jeff Mayor
>
>
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