Camino Photo of the Day: Rue de la Citadelle

I hesitate to call the Rue de la Citadelle the main street of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, but it is the street that the Camino takes through the town. Most of the buildings date to the mid-18th century, and many of them have the date carved in the stone lintel above their front doors. The citadel itself looms over the little town – it’s actually some distance behind us and to the left from the vantage of this photo.

Date: 29 March 2016
Place: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (France)

The street is crowded with houses and the occasional restaurant or shop catering to pilgrims. There are also a number of pilgrim hostels – including ours – and the pilgrim office where you can get your first stamp on your credencial.

The street curves, so you can’t really see where runs past the little Gothic church of Notre-Dame-du-Bout-du-Pont, which stands at the foot of the old bridge across the River Nive.