Via Turonensis | |
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| Gibraltar stele | |
| Information | |
| Departure | Paris (Tour Saint-Jacques) |
|---|---|
| Steps | South of Île-de-France and Beauce Loire Valley (Orleans, Tours) South of Touraine Poitou and Saintonge Aquitaine (Bordeaux) and the Landes The basque country |
| Arrival | Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port |
| Length | 915 km |
| Altitude | Between 1 and192 m |
| Duration | about a month and a half |
| Country |  France |
| Region | Ile-de-France, Loire Valley Center, Poitou-Charentes, Aquitaine |
| Location | |
 45 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N 0 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ W | |
The Via Turonensis(or Way of Tours) is one of the four main French pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela. Starting from the bell tower of the old church of Saint-Jacques-la-Boucherie in Paris, it links in its current version Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the French Basque Country, via Orleans, Poitiers, Bordeaux and especially Tours which gave its name to the path.
Understand
Markup
In France, the Via Turonensis is listed by the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre under the name GR 655. The markings therefore follow the color code of French long-distance hiking trails, namely white and red. Depending on the region, it can also be supplemented by a color code specific to the ways of Saint James, namely blue and yellow.
Steps
South of Île-de-France and Beauce
This section lists the stopover towns between Paris and Orléans.
Paris-Massy
(Distance: approx 16 km • Altitude: between 93 and 135 m)
- 1 Paris (36 m) (Saint-Jacques Tower) – The route to Tours traditionally begins from the bell tower of the old church dedicated to Saint Jacques.
The path then descends rue Saint-Martin, then crosses Île de la Cité and joins rue Saint-Jacques. From the south of Paris, the urban density then allows easy access to Massy notably via the Coulée Verte which connects the two towns via Malakoff, Châtillon, Bagneux, Fontenay-aux-Roses, Sceaux, Châtenay-Malabry, Antony and Verrières-le-Buisson.
To go
Circulate
To see
South of Île-de-France and Beauce
This section lists the main monuments, religious or not, located near the path between Paris and Orléans.
- 1 Saint-Jacques Tower Square de la Tour Saint-Jacques, 75001 Paris
Guided tour of the Tower every hour of 10 h To 17 h from Friday to Sunday (and Monday from June to August). 
From 8 to 10 € (Tour), free (Square). – 
Erected between 1509 and 1523, this 54 m tower formed the bell tower of the Saint-Jacques-la-Boucherie church built at the same time. Flamboyant Gothic style, it survived the destruction of the church in 1797. Today located in a square, the tower houses under its porch a statue of Blaise Pascal which recalls the barometric experiments he carried out following those made at Puy de Dôme. Duration of the visit: 50 min
Guided tour of the Tower every hour of 
From 8 to 
