Site map

Pages

• HomeThe rose window, the ways, how to begin
• The sixteen waysList and map, by theme and length
• The pilgrimageThe four stages, the grace we ask, practical matters
• DeparturesVia Cathedralis and the other fifteen ways
• Practical mattersPassports, flights, rooms, luggage, weather, booking
• Private pilgrimagesFor a family, a couple, a parish group, or at a gentle pace
• Paris, before or afterTwo or three days in the churches of Paris
• Joan of Arc, 1429–2029Two departures of Via Ioannae for the six hundredth anniversary
• The saints of FranceThe saints our ways visit
• Catholic shrines in NormandyThe holy places of the region, its saints and our ways
• Catholic shrines in ProvenceThe holy places of the region, its saints and our ways
• Catholic shrines in southwest FranceThe holy places of the region, its saints and our ways
• Catholic shrines in BurgundyThe holy places of the region, its saints and our ways
• Catholic shrines in Alsace, Lorraine and ChampagneThe holy places of the region, its saints and our ways
• Catholic shrines in Lyon, the Auvergne and the AlpsThe holy places of the region, its saints and our ways
• Catholic shrines in Chartres and the Loire ValleyThe holy places of the region, its saints and our ways
• Find your pilgrimageSeven questions to find the ways that suit you
• Write to usInquiries and requests
• AboutWho we are, contact, legal information

The ways

• Via CathedralisThe Cathedral Way
• Via BenedictiThe Way of Saint Benedict
• Via RomanicaThe Romanesque Way
• Via GratiaeThe Great Shrines of France
• Via ImmaculataeThe Way of the Immaculate
• Via RosarumThe Way of Roses
• Via IoannaeJoan’s Way
• Via ArchangeliThe Archangel’s Way
• Via SanctorumThe Way of the Saints
• Via IncarnationisThe Way of the Incarnation
• Via CaritatisThe Way of Charity
• Via ConchaeThe Way of the Shell
• Via MagdalenaeThe Magdalene Way
• Via GregorianaThe Gregorian Way
• Via NativitatisThe Christmas Way
• Via DominiciThe Way of Saint Dominic

The saints

• Saint Mary MagdaleneDisciple of Christ and first witness of the Resurrection
• Saint MarthaDisciple of Jesus, sister of Mary and Lazarus of Bethany
• Saint Blandina and the martyrs of LyonThe first martyrs of Gaul whose story has come down to us
• Saint IrenaeusBishop of Lyon and Doctor of the Church
• Saint DenisFirst bishop of Paris and martyr
• Saint FaithVirgin and martyr of Agen
• Saint Hilary of PoitiersBishop of Poitiers and Doctor of the Church
• Saint Martin of ToursSoldier, monk and bishop of Tours
• Saint HonoratusFounder of Lérins and bishop of Arles
• Saint Germanus of AuxerreBishop of Auxerre and missionary to Britain
• Saint GenevievePatroness of Paris
• Saint RemiBishop of Reims, who baptized Clovis
• Saint Caesarius of ArlesMonk of Lérins and bishop of Arles
• Saint ClotildeQueen of the Franks, wife of Clovis
• Saint BenedictFather of the monks of the West, patron of Europe
• Saint Germanus of ParisBishop of Paris
• Saint RadegundQueen of the Franks and founder of the Holy Cross at Poitiers
• Saint Gregory of ToursBishop of Tours and historian of the Franks
• Saint Eligius (Éloi)Goldsmith, royal counselor and bishop of Noyon
• Saint Michael the ArchangelPrince of the heavenly host, protector of the Church
• Saint OdileAbbess and patroness of Alsace
• Saint AubertBishop of Avranches, founder of Mont-Saint-Michel
• Saints Mayeul and OdiloFourth and fifth abbots of Cluny
• Saint BrunoFounder of the Carthusian Order
• Saint AnselmMonk of Le Bec, archbishop of Canterbury, Doctor of the Church
• Saint Hugh of ClunySixth abbot of Cluny
• Saint NorbertFounder of the Premonstratensians and Archbishop of Magdeburg
• Saint Bernard of ClairvauxAbbot of Clairvaux and Doctor of the Church
• Saint DominicFounder of the Order of Preachers
• Saint LouisKing of France
• Saint Thomas AquinasDominican friar and Doctor of the Church
• Saint YvesPriest and ecclesiastical judge of Tréguier, patron of lawyers
• Saint RochPilgrim of Montpellier, invoked against the plague
• Saint Joan of ArcThe Maid of Orléans, secondary patroness of France
• Saint Joan of ValoisQueen of France and founder of the Annonciades
• Saint Peter FaberFirst companion of Saint Ignatius and first priest of the Society of Jesus
• Saint Germaine CousinShepherdess of Pibrac
• Blessed Marie of the IncarnationMadame Acarie, who brought the Carmel of Saint Teresa to France
• Saint Francis de SalesBishop of Geneva and Doctor of the Church
• Saint Peter FourierParish priest of Mattaincourt and educator in Lorraine
• Saint Jane Frances de ChantalCofounder of the Order of the Visitation
• Saints Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf and CompanionsFrench Jesuit martyrs of New France
• Saint Vincent de PaulApostle of charity
• Saint Louise de MarillacCofounder of the Daughters of Charity
• Saint Marie of the Incarnation (Marie Guyart)Ursuline of Tours, founder of the Ursulines of Quebec
• Saint John EudesApostle of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary
• Saint Claude La ColombièreJesuit, confessor of Saint Margaret Mary
• Saint Margaret Mary AlacoqueNun of the Visitation, messenger of the Sacred Heart
• Saint Marguerite BourgeoysFounder of the Congregation of Notre-Dame of Montreal
• Saint François de LavalFirst bishop of Quebec
• Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de MontfortMissionary of the West of France
• Saint John Baptist de La SalleFounder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
• Saint Benedict Joseph LabreThe beggar pilgrim of Amettes
• The Carmelite Martyrs of CompiègneSixteen Carmelites of Compiègne, martyrs of the French Revolution
• Saint Julie BilliartFounder of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
• Saint Jeanne-Antide ThouretFounder of the Sisters of Charity of Besançon
• Saint Marcellin ChampagnatPriest, founder of the Marist Brothers
• Saint Jean-Gabriel PerboyreVincentian priest and martyr in China
• Saint Peter ChanelMarist priest, protomartyr of Oceania
• Blessed Anne-Marie JavouheyFounder of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Cluny
• Saint Rose Philippine DuchesneReligious of the Sacred Heart, missionary to Missouri
• Blessed Frédéric OzanamFounder of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
• Saint Theodore GuérinSister of Providence of Ruillé-sur-Loir and founder of the community at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana
• Saint John Mary VianneyThe Curé of Ars, patron of parish priests
• Saint Eugène de MazenodFounder of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate and bishop of Marseille
• Saint Théophane VénardMissionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society, martyred in Tonkin
• Blessed Pauline JaricotFounder of the Propagation of the Faith and of the Living Rosary
• Saint Madeleine-Sophie BaratFounder of the Society of the Sacred Heart
• Saint Mary Euphrasia PelletierFounder of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd
• Saint Peter Julian EymardApostle of the Eucharist and founder of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament
• Saint Catherine LabouréDaughter of Charity, who received the Miraculous Medal
• Saints Louis and Zélie MartinParents of Saint Thérèse, the first married couple canonized together
• Blessed Antoine ChevrierFounder of the Prado
• Saint Bernadette SoubirousThe seer of Lourdes
• Saint Jeanne JuganFounder of the Little Sisters of the Poor
• Saint Thérèse CoudercFounder of the Congregation of Our Lady of the Retreat in the Cenacle
• Saint Thérèse of LisieuxCarmelite and Doctor of the Church
• Saint Marie-Eugénie MilleretFounder of the Religious of the Assumption
• Saint Elizabeth of the TrinityCarmelite of Dijon
• Saint Charles de FoucauldPriest and hermit of the Sahara

Guides and articles

• Guides and articlesAll the guides and articles
• Black Madonnas of France: A Pilgrim’s GuideArticle
• Joan of Arc in France: The Places of Her LifeArticle
• Marian Apparitions of France: A Pilgrim’s GuideArticle
• Mary Magdalene in Provence: The Tradition and the ShrinesArticle
• Gregorian Chant in France: Monasteries Open to PilgrimsArticle
• Catholic Pilgrimage to France: A Practical Planning GuideArticle
• Reading a Gothic Cathedral: A Guide for PilgrimsArticle
• Romanesque France: Cluny and the Churches of the Pilgrim RoadsArticle
• Sacred Heart in France: Paray-le-Monial to MontmartreArticle
• The Way of Saint James from Le Puy: A Pilgrim’s GuideArticle

The holy places

• The holy places of FranceAll eighty-one, on the map and region by region
• Saint-DenisThe Basilica of Saint-Denis
• Issy-les-MoulineauxThe Seminary of Saint-Sulpice
• PontoiseThe Carmel of Pontoise
• Ivry-sur-SeineThe House of Madeleine Delbrêl
• Noisy-le-GrandNotre-Dame-des-Sans-Logis
• AmiensThe Cathedral of Notre-Dame of Amiens
• CompiègneThe Town Where Joan of Arc Was Taken
• RouenThe Cathedral and the Old Market Square
• LisieuxThe Shrine of Saint Thérèse
• Mont-Saint-MichelThe Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel
• AlençonThe Birthplace of Saint Thérèse
• MontligeonThe Shrine of Our Lady of Montligeon
• BayeuxThe Cathedral of Notre-Dame of Bayeux
• Saint-WandrilleThe Abbey of Saint-Wandrille
• Le Bec-HellouinThe Abbey of Notre-Dame du Bec
• CoutancesThe Cathedral of Notre-Dame of Coutances
• AvranchesSaint-Gervais and the Scriptorial
• CaenThe City of Saint John Eudes
• ReimsThe Cathedral of the Coronations
• DomrémyThe Village of Joan of Arc
• VaucouleursThe Gate of France
• WarmerivilleVal-des-Bois
• StrasbourgThe Cathedral of Notre-Dame of Strasbourg
• Mont Sainte-OdileThe Convent of Saint Odile
• SélestatThe Town of the First Christmas Trees
• ColmarThe Isenheim Altarpiece
• MarienthalThe Basilica of Notre-Dame of Marienthal
• Montfort-sur-MeuThe Birthplace of Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort
• PontchâteauThe Calvary of Pontchâteau
• Saint-Laurent-sur-SèvreThe Tomb of Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort
• SolesmesThe Abbey of Saint-Pierre of Solesmes
• Le MansThe Cathedral of Saint-Julien
• ChartresThe Cathedral of Notre-Dame of Chartres
• FontgombaultThe Abbey of Notre-Dame of Fontgombault
• Saint-Benoît-sur-LoireThe Abbey of Fleury
• OrléansThe City Joan of Arc Set Free
• ChinonThe Royal Fortress of Chinon
• ToursThe Basilica of Saint Martin
• L’Île-BouchardThe Church of Saint-Gilles
• PellevoisinThe Shrine of Our Lady of Pellevoisin
• VézelayThe Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
• FontenayThe Abbey of Fontenay
• CîteauxThe Abbey of Cîteaux
• AutunThe Cathedral of Saint-Lazare
• TournusThe Abbey of Saint-Philibert
• ClunyThe Abbey of Cluny
• Berzé-la-VilleThe Monks’ Chapel
• Paray-le-MonialThe Shrine of the Sacred Heart
• NeversThe Convent of Saint-Gildard
• AuxerreThe Cathedral of Saint-Étienne
• SouvignyThe Priory of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul
• OrcivalThe Basilica of Notre-Dame of Orcival
• Saint-NectaireThe Church of Saint-Nectaire
• Clermont-FerrandNotre-Dame-du-Port
• ArsThe Shrine of the Curé of Ars
• Le Puy-en-VelayThe Cathedral of Notre-Dame du Puy
• La SaletteThe Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette
• LyonFourvière and the Martyrs of Lyon
• AnnecyThe Basilica of the Visitation
• ConquesThe Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy
• RocamadourThe Shrine of Our Lady of Rocamadour
• LourdesThe Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
• ProuilheThe Monastery of Notre-Dame de Prouilhe
• AubracThe Dômerie of Aubrac
• FigeacThe Abbey Church of Saint-Sauveur
• CahorsThe Cathedral of Saint-Étienne
• MoissacThe Abbey of Saint-Pierre of Moissac
• ToulouseSaint-Sernin and the Jacobins
• AlbiThe Cathedral of Sainte-Cécile
• FanjeauxThe House of Saint Dominic
• CarcassonneThe Basilica of Saint-Nazaire
• Le LausThe Shrine of Notre-Dame du Laus
• CotignacNotre-Dame-de-Grâces and Saint Joseph of Bessillon
• Saintes-Maries-de-la-MerThe Church of the Saintes-Maries
• ArlesSaint-Trophime
• Saint-MaximinThe Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene
• La Sainte-BaumeThe Grotto of Saint Mary Magdalene
• Le ThoronetThe Abbey of Le Thoronet
• SénanqueThe Abbey of Notre-Dame de Sénanque
• AvignonThe Palace of the Popes and Notre-Dame-des-Doms