to follow. This guide seeks to guide cyclists along the ancient route of the Way of Saint James.
By suggesting roads with a good surface for touring cyclists, this guide encourages the reader to follow the original pilgrimage route as closely as possible and offers the opportunity to visit every major church and shrine along the way with afew detours to outlying monasteries for good measure. It also provides accomodation information throughout the route, including gites d''etape, refugios, monasteries, convents and cheap hotels along with indications where meals and refreshments may be found. The guide contains daily itineraries, maps and height cross-sections along with recommended sites to visit.
This is very much a pilgrim''s guide rather than a touring cyclist''s schedule. The average distance travelled (about 50 kilometres per day) is easily within the compass of the moderately fit who are interested in using the bicycle as the most efficient means of making the the pilgrimage to compostela