France - Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France

"Santiago de Compostela was the supreme goal for countless thousands of pious pilgrims who converged there from all over Europe throughout the Middle Ages. To reach Spain pilgrims had to pass through France, and the group of important historical monuments included in this inscription marks out the four routes by which they did so." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Postcard 1
One of the pilgrimage routes in France to Cathedral of Saint Jacques de Compostela - Santiago or Saint James, in Galacia, Spain. This postcard shows the route from Le Puy towards Santiago, Spain. Nice stamps used and postcards signed by many other French postcard collectors. Thanks to Valerie of France.






Postcard 2
Notre-Dame du Port - a Romanesque Church built in the 11th-12th century of Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne. A matching stamp and special cancellation used. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France.

Postcard 3

Basilica of Saint-Sermin, Toulouse. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France - with special St. Sermin and Toulouse cancellation added. Received in July 2019.

Postcard 4
Sur les chemins de Saint Jacques de Compostelle. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France. Recieved on September 25, 2020.