Société Française des Amis de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle La plus ancienne de toutes les associations jacquaires – depuis 1950

Introduction to Spanish for pilgrims

Association headquarters 8 bis rue Jean BART, PARIS

The Société Française des Amis de St Jacques (French Society of the Friends of St James) offers you a few rudiments of Spanish to enable you to peregrinate in Spain with complete confidence. Elisabeth Bernard takes charge of this introduction to Spanish for pilgrims The next session will be held at the association's head office […]

Registration for SFASJC’s 70th anniversary festivities

You will find the program of festivities for June 11 and 12 HERE   And below are links to registration forms and additional documents. Don't delay. Places are limited. Registration for the marche jacquaire with presentation of the commemorative credencial Map of the Jacobean walk route The Jacobean walk Reservation for the birthday meal Commemorative […]

70 years of SFASJC

Find out more about the June 11 and 12 festivities here  

Introduction to Spanish for pilgrims

Association headquarters 8 bis rue Jean BART, PARIS

The Société Française des Amis de St Jacques (French Society of the Friends of St James) offers you a few rudiments of Spanish to enable you to peregrinate in Spain with complete confidence. Elisabeth Bernard takes charge of this introduction to Spanish for pilgrims The next session will be held at the association's head office […]

Walking: Loop around Dourdan

Walk around Dourdan (approx. 20 km loop). RDV at 8.20 am at RER C Saint-Michel-Notre-Dame station (middle of platform), direction Dourdan. Train at 8.41 am, arriving in Dourdan at 9.50 am. We cross part of the <Dourdan forest, then pass through Saint Mesmes. After another passage through the forest, we pass the Ouye Abbey, then […]

7th stage of the Via Senonsis Paris-Vezelay: from Champigny to Sens

7th stage of the Via Senonsis Paris-Vezelay: Champigny to Sens. 21.5 km walk Along the Yonne or the Aqueduc de la Vanne (don't forget your crédencial) RDV at 8.30 am at Gare de Paris-Lyon, Departure at 8.46 am (train TER 891003), direction Laroche-Migennes, Arrival at 10.10 am (get on at the end of the train). […]

Walk: Les Vaux de Cernay

Walk to Vaux de Cernay (approx. 20 km) Departing from Coignières station, we pass through Maincourt sur Yvette, the Bois de la Crêne and the hamlet of Fourcherolles. The path then takes us to Les Vaux de Cernay, which we skirt for several kilometers before returning via Auffargis. We end our walk at Le Perray […]

Videoconference “Overcoming hardship on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela

As part of the "Des chemins et des hommes" cycle, season 2022 A videoconference with Hervé de Lantivy and Alain Soleilhac (hosted by Margaux Assier de Pompignan and Gaële de La Brosse, journalists with the weekly Le Pèlerin) Overcoming a challenge on the roads to Santiago de Compostela For many pilgrims, the roads to Santiago […]

Walking: Sentier Jean Racine and Vallée de Chevreuse.

Sentier Jean Racine et Vallée de Chevreuse (about 22 km) It's a 22km walk mainly on the Jean Racine trail. We skirt the Etang des Noés before crossing the Port Royal forest. We then join the chemin Jean Racine, passing in front of Port Royal Abbey. We then cross the Bois de St Lambert and […]

Weekend Way Paris -> Sens -> Vezelay – Registration closed

These weekends are organized as part of the preparatory walks and in collaboration with our friends from Saint Fargeau Ponthierry*. Registration is now full for the weekend of October 22/23       Remember to buy your train tickets in advance.       Program : *The first 7 stages having been made and/or scheduled […]

Walking: Crossing the Sénart forest

Crossing the Sénart forest (approx. 18 km) Sunday November 13th Meet at Gare de Lyon at 9:15 am in the middle of the RER D platform; Departure 9:24 am ZICO train direction Melun arrival 9:56 am at Boussy Saint Antoine (Quincy sous Sénart) Return: 17h16 from Ris Orangis RER D (trains every 30 minutes) with […]

Round table – Why set out on a journey?

Forum 104 104, rue de Vaugirard, PARIS

As part of the "Des chemins et des hommes" 2022/2023 cycle A round-table discussion with Gilles Donada, Marie-Édith Laval and Rémy Oudghiri, moderated by Frédéric Rochet, Director of Forum104 To the question "Why set out on a journey?", pilgrims give a wide variety of answers: the passage of a milestone, the desire to take a […]

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