Saint-Jean-Pied-De-Port

Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is a town of 1,500 people (2019) in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. It is a common starting point for the French Way of the pilgrim route Camino de Santiago, to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. Over 30,000 pilgrims started in this town in 2024. The town lies on the river Nive, 8 km from the Spanish border. It is the head town of the region of Cize (Basque: Garazi), and was the capital of the former Basque province of Lower Navarre. The town's name means "Saint John [at the] Foot of [the] Pass"; the pass leads through the Pyrenees to Spain. That's where the pilgrims go.

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Saint-Jean-Pied-De-Port is the starting point of The Camino Francés. You can reach Fisterra in 34 days and Santiago de Compostela in 35 days.