Today we leave Puichéric and drive to Eygalières, a little west of Arles.

By noon we are in Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, a medieval monastery village on the route to Santiago de Compostela. (Do you see the typical shell in the wall in front of the monastery? Which points to the Jacob Route.)

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Charlemagne gave the monastery a splinter from the cross of Christ. This relic ensures that the village is one of the most important stops on the road to Compostela.

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It is a very cozy village, but quite crowded by tourists. There are a few large car parks, all with a fixed daily rate.

There are nice shops in the well-preserved medieval houses, in the small alleys connected to the square near the abbey. The pilgrimage route runs along.

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