The Saone and Loire : tourism in southern burgundy

The Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle Route from Cluny
to Le Puy-en-Velay

	One of Europe's major pilgrimage routes on foot, extending to Compostelle in northern Spain, originates in Cluny and heads southward to the city of Le Puy-en-Velay (Haute-Loire department). The 22-km stretch between Cluny and Tramayes, in the southern Saône-&-Loire, follows the GR 76 hiking trail; the itinerary then continues into the Rhone department along the GR 3 route.
European pedestrian signage over the entire trail is symbolised by a yellow shell against a blue background. The guide published by Chamina (reference 207) is sold in bookshops and some Tourist Offices within the department.


	The largest forest within the Saône-&-Loire department is called Planoise (comprising 2,500 ha) on the highway leading to Autun