{"id":23301,"date":"2026-07-05T16:05:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T23:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/?page_id=23301"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:13:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T23:13:47","slug":"progress-via-lemovicensis-camino-frances-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/about-our-caminos\/route-vl-cfs-2026\/progress-via-lemovicensis-camino-frances-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Progress \u2013\u00a0Via Lemovicensis\/Camino Franc\u00e9s 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B<\/span>eing a chronicle of Thom’s progress upon his pilgrimage, the Camino de Santiago<\/em>, or Way of Saint James<\/em>, in the spring and summer of 2026, along the routes known as the Via Lemovicensis <\/em>and the Camino Franc\u00e9s<\/em>. The number of kilometers traveled per day is as accurate as GPS tracking is likely to be. For reasons explained in the individual posts, those kilometers marked with an asterisk (*) are estimates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He walked vicarie pro<\/em> Francine Mastini, his beautiful bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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01 April – Pilgrim Blessing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

05 to 06 April – Travel Day to Paris<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

France<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

06 April – A Day in Paris<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

07 April – Getting to the Start – Lauds in Paris, Vespers in V\u00e9zelay<\/a> (11.5 km)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

08 April – Zero Day in V\u00e9zelay <\/em>– Books Never Written<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

09 April – V\u00e9zelay to Le Chemin<\/a> – 28.3 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 April – Le Chemin to Saint-R\u00e9v\u00e9rien<\/a> – 31.7 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 April – Saint-R\u00e9v\u00e9rien to G\u00eete Le Coeur du Chemin<\/a> – 13.5 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12 April – G\u00eete Le Coeur du Chemin to Gu\u00e9rigny<\/a> – 25.3 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13 April – Gu\u00e9rigny to Nevers<\/a> – 15.7km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14 April – Nevers to Saint-Pierre-le-Mo\u00fbtier<\/a> – 35.7 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15 April – Saint-Pierre-le-Mo\u00fbtier to Lurcy-L\u00e9vis<\/a> – 28.2 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16 April – Lurcy-L\u00e9vis to Ainay-le-Ch\u00e2teau<\/a> – 26.0 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 April – Ainay-le-Ch\u00e2teau to Saint-Armand-Montrond<\/a> – 24.6 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18 April – Saint-Armand-Montrond to Le Ch\u00e2telet<\/a> – 33.4 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19 April – Le Ch\u00e2telet to La Ch\u00e2tre<\/a> – 32.7 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20 April – La Ch\u00e2tre to Neuvy-Saint-S\u00e9pulchre<\/a> – 21.1 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21 April – Neuvy-Saint-S\u00e9pulchre to Gargilesse-Dampierre<\/a> – 26.1 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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22 April – Gargilesse-Dampierre to Crozant<\/a> – 22.3 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23 April – Crozant to La Souterraine<\/a> – 30.2 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

24 April – La Souterraine to Marsac<\/a> – 31.4 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 April – Marsac to La Besse<\/a> – 26.2 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

26 April – La Besse to Saint-L\u00e9onard-de-Noblat<\/a> – 27.9 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

27 April – Saint-L\u00e9onard-de-Noblat to Limoges<\/a> – 26.0 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

28 April – Limoges to Flavignac<\/a> – 33.8 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

29 April – Flavignac to La Coquille<\/a> – 34.7 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

30 April – La Coquille to Thiviers<\/a> – 18.6 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

01 May – Thiviers to Sorges<\/a> – 21.1 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

02 May – Sorges to P\u00e9rigueux<\/a> – 29.7 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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03 May – P\u00e9rigueux to Saint-Astier<\/a> – 28.1 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

04 May – Saint-Astier to Mussidan<\/a> – 30.2 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

05 May – Mussidan to La Gratade<\/a> – 21.4 km*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

06 May – La Gratade to Sainte-Foy-La-Grande<\/a> – 27.9 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

07 May – Sainte-Foy-La-Grande to Pellegrue<\/a> – 24.8 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

08 May – Pellegrue to La R\u00e9ole<\/a> – 30.8 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

09 May – La R\u00e9ole to Abbaye Sainte-Marie-du-Rivet<\/a> – 30.7 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 May – Abbaye Sainte-Marie-du-Rivet to Bazas<\/a> – 19.2 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 May – Bazas to Captieux<\/a> – 20.9 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12 May – Captieux to Roquefort (Landes)<\/a> – 38.3 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13 May – Roquefort (Landes) to Mont-de-Marsan<\/a> – 32.4 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14 May – Mont-de-Marsan to Saint-Sever<\/a> – 23.2 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15 May – Saint-Sever to Hagetmau<\/a> – 19.0 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16 May – Hagetmau to Orthez (Ort\u00e8s)<\/a> – 34.2 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 May – Orthez (Ort\u00e8s) to Osserain (Ozeraine)<\/a> – 26.8 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18 May – Osserain (Ozeraine) to Izarrak<\/a> – 28.3 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19 May – Izarrak to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port<\/a> – 25.6 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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20 May – Zero Day<\/em> \u2013 Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spain<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

21 May – Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Roncesvalles<\/a> – 26.5 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22 May – Roncesvalles to Zubiri<\/a> – 23.5 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23 May – Zubiri to Pamplona<\/a> – 22.0 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

24 May – Pamplona to Puenta la Reina<\/a> – 32.0 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 May – Puenta la Reina to Estella<\/a> – 24.5 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

26 May – Estella to Los Arcos<\/a> – 24.9 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

27 May – Los Arcos to Logro\u00f1o<\/a> – 30.6 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

28 May – Logro\u00f1o to N\u00e1jera<\/a> – 30.0 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

29 May – N\u00e1jera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada<\/a> – 23.6 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

30 May – Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Belorado<\/a> – 23.9 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

31 May – Belorado to Ag\u00e9s<\/a> – 29.8 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

01 June – Ag\u00e9s to Burgos<\/a> – 24.4 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

02 June – Zero Day<\/em> \u2013 Burgos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

03 June – Burgos to Hornillos del Camino<\/a> – 22.9 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

04 June – Hornillos del Camino to Itero de la Vega<\/a> – 32.7 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

05 June – Itero de la Vega to Carri\u00f3n de los Condes<\/a> – 36.7 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

06 June – Carri\u00f3n de los Condes to Terradillos de los Templarios<\/a> – 27.3 km*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

07 June – Terradillos de los Templarios to Calzadilla de los Hermanillos<\/a> – 30.7 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

08 June – Calzadilla de los Hermanillos to Mansilla de las Mulas<\/a> – 25.7 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

09 June – Mansilla de las Mulas to Le\u00f3n<\/a> – 20.8km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 June – Le\u00f3n to Hospital de \u00d3rbigo<\/a> – 38.9 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 June – Hospital de \u00d3rbigo to Astorga<\/a> – 18.7 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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12 June – Astorga to Rabanal del Camino<\/a> – 21.6 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13 June – Rabanal del Camino to Ponferrada<\/a> – 34.0 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14 June – Ponferrada to Villafranca del Bierzo<\/a> – 26.5 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15 June – Villafranca del Bierzo to O Cebreiro<\/a> – 33.0 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16 June – O Cebreiro to Samos<\/a> – 33.8 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 June – Samos to Barbadelo \/ San Silvestre<\/a> – 22.4 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18 June – Barbadelo \/ San Silvestre to Gonzar<\/a> – 31.5 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19 June – Gonzar to Melide<\/a> – 35.7 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20 June – Melide to Arca \/ O Pedrouzo \/ O Pino<\/a> – 36.1 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21 June – Arca \/ O Pedrouzo \/ O Pino to Santiago de Compostela<\/a> – 22.9 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22 June – Santiago de Compostela<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23 June – Santiago de Compostela<\/p>\n\n\n\n

24 June – Santiago de Compostela<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 June – Santiago de Compostela<\/p>\n\n\n\n

26 June – Flights from Santiago to Z\u00fcrich to Vancouver, BC to Seattle\/Tacoma<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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