I am jumping forward in time with this post from Day 17 of our Via Francigena pilgrimage.
This is the last day of our walk, at least for this season. With our arrival at the small and somewhat industrial town of Tergnier, we will move on by train to Laon, then Reims for an overnight stay and then to London via the Eurostar chunnel train for a few days before finally returning to Winnipeg.
Amettes
Ferfay
Marbles les Mines
Bruay le Buissiere
La Piscine Art Déco
Cité des Électriciens
Thérouanne
L’Estrée-Blanche miners’ housing
Amettes
Saint Benedict Joseph Labre birthplace
La Ferme des 2 tilleuls
Wisques
Clety Sunday Street Market
La Chapelle de Nielles les Thérouanne
L’Église Saint Martin
Archaeological Museum
Thérouanne. Capital of the Belgian Moroni tribe (638). Wealthiest bishopric in Northern France. Finest Gothic cathedral in Northern France (12 C.). Entire city razed in 1553 by Spain’s Charles V in retaliation for a battle lost to the French. Nearby village of Saint-Martin-Outre-Eaux adopts Thérouanne as its new name (1800). Current population about 1,000.
Tournehem-sur-la-hem
La Leuene, Ceasar’s road from Rome to Sangatte, on his way to conquer Britain
Église Saint-Folquin de Cormette
Leulinghem les Estrehem
Abbaye Saint Paul
Abbaye Notre Dame
La Sapinière, Wisques
She: saumon
He: volaille de Licques
Licques
Chapelle de Landrethun-les-Ardres
Chapelle Saint Louis
Cimetière de Guemy
Tournehem-sur-la-hem
Église catholique Saint-Médard
