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The Paris and Tours route (Latin: Via Turonensis) used to be the pilgrimage of choice for inhabitants of the Low Countries and those of northern and western France. As other routes are becoming overcrowded, that route is gaining more and more favour, owing to the religious and touristic aspects of the monuments on the way.
The official start is Paris-Orléans-Tours or Paris-Chartres-Tours. From Tours, the route passes through Poitiers and Bordeaux, the forest at Les Landes before connecting to the Camino Francés GR 65 near Ostabat, shortly before Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port or to the Camino de la Costa in Irún. The places on the World Heritage List north of Paris have been added to this group.