France

Via Aurelia

A pilgrim route of 379.4 km from Menton to Fontvieille, joins the Via Domitia, then the Via Tolosana at Arles, the Camino Aragonés and the Camino Francés at Puente la Reina / Gares, to Santiago de Compostela. At 20–25 km a day, most people take 15–19 days.

  • 379.4 kmDistance
  • 8,763 mClimb
  • 8,725 mDescent
  • 792 mHigh point

Plan your own days

A common way to split it

One common way to split it, not the only one.

  1. Menton → Roquebrune-Cap-Martin 4.2 km
  2. Roquebrune-Cap-Martin → Aspremont 28.6 km
  3. Aspremont → Vence 20.2 km
  4. Vence → Les Costes 25.7 km
  5. Les Costes → Mandelieu-la-Napoule 19.4 km
  6. Mandelieu-la-Napoule → Théoule-sur-Mer 6.7 km
  7. Théoule-sur-Mer → Saint-Raphaël 27.5 km
  8. Saint-Raphaël → Roquebrune-sur-Argens 19.8 km
  9. Roquebrune-sur-Argens → Lorgues 29.8 km
  10. Lorgues → Carcès 24.2 km
  11. Carcès → Hôtel Lou Valen 16.8 km
  12. Hôtel Lou Valen → Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume 24.5 km
  13. Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume → Puyloubier 21.3 km
  14. Puyloubier → Aix-en-Provence 24.5 km
  15. Aix-en-Provence → La Serre - logement écologique 5.5 km
  16. La Serre - logement écologique → Salon-de-Provence 34.5 km
  17. Salon-de-Provence → Maussane-les-Alpilles 31.4 km
  18. Maussane-les-Alpilles → Fontvieille 9.2 km

Town by town

Distances run towards Santiago. Distances are along the route, in kilometres.

Pick a town to see its places to sleep. Check before you go: places can be seasonal or closed.

  • 30.7 km with no beds between La Serre - logement écologique and B&B Hôtel — plan a long day or a detour.
TownFrom start (km)To next (km)Places to sleepDrinking water
Menton Town2.84.230Yes

30 places to sleep in Menton, 3 of them outside town

Hostel

  • Claridge's Hôtel

Hotel

Apartment

Other

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Town7.118.812Yes

12 places to sleep in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, 7 of them outside town

Hotel

Apartment

  • Pierre et Vacances Premium Julia Augusta (outside town)
Drap Village25.90.91Yes

1 place to sleep in Drap, 1 of them outside town · 100 beds at the 1 that give a number

Hotel

  • hôtellerie 100 beds (outside town)
Cantaron Village26.85.9—Yes
Tourrette-Levens Village32.73.0—Yes
Aspremont Village35.74.42Yes

2 places to sleep in Aspremont, 1 of them outside town

Hotel

Other

  • Camping sauvage Campsite (outside town)
Colomars Village40.04.61Yes

1 place to sleep in Colomars, 1 of them outside town

Hotel

Gattières Village44.66.92Yes

2 places to sleep in Gattières, 2 of them outside town

Hotel

Other

  • Domaine des Hautes Collines de la Côte d'Azur Campsite (outside town) +33 4 93 24 96 01
La Gaude Village51.64.31Yes

1 place to sleep in La Gaude, 1 of them outside town

Other

Vence Town55.910.212Yes

12 places to sleep in Vence, 3 of them outside town

Guest house

Hotel

Apartment

  • Studio with stunning views/parking

Other

Le Lauron Hamlet66.115.53—

3 places to sleep in Le Lauron, 2 of them outside town

Other

Les Costes Hamlet81.63.45—

5 places to sleep in Les Costes, 4 of them outside town

Hotel

  • Golden Tulip (outside town) +33 4 93 33 73 93
  • La Bastide de Valbonne (outside town)
  • Seventeen (outside town)
  • Best Western
  • Les Liserons de Mougins (outside town) +33 4 93 75 50 31
Mouans-Sartoux Town85.015.97Yes

7 places to sleep in Mouans-Sartoux, 3 of them outside town

Guest house

Hotel

  • Ibis
  • Hôtel CasaBella
  • Ibis Budget +33 4 93 75 14 38
  • Domaine De L'Albatros (outside town)
  • Hôtel Louisiane (outside town)
Mandelieu-la-Napoule Town101.06.715Yes

15 places to sleep in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, 6 of them outside town

Guest house

Hotel

Other

  • Camping Saint-Louis Campsite (outside town)
  • Les Cigales Campsite
  • Camping Les Pruniers Campsite +33 4 93 49 99 23
Théoule-sur-Mer Village107.727.512Yes

12 places to sleep in Théoule-sur-Mer, 10 of them outside town

Guest house

Hotel

Other

Saint-Raphaël Town135.24.426Yes

26 places to sleep in Saint-Raphaël, 11 of them outside town

Hotel

  • Le Relais d'Agay (outside town)
  • Hôtel Igesa Agay (outside town) +33 4 94 82 12 00
  • Hôtel La Marina (outside town) +33 4 94 95 31 31
  • Hôtel de Flore +33 4 94 95 90 00
  • Hôtel d'Europe
  • Hotel
  • Beau Séjour
  • Mercure Saint Raphael
  • L'Excelsior +33 4 94 95 02 42
  • Le 21 Hôtel de France
  • Albert 1er
  • Mistral
  • Unique
  • Le Provençal
  • Ibis Budget Fréjus Centre et Plage (outside town)
  • Mercure Thalassa Fréjus (outside town) +33 4 94 52 55 00
  • Résidence Villa Romana (outside town)

Apartment

  • Résidence Odalys le Nautic (outside town)
  • GOELIA - Les Jardins d'azurs (outside town) +33 4 94 83 52 89
  • le Belvedere
  • Résidence Promenade des Bains
  • Dolce Mia
  • Le Syracuse

Other

  • Camping La Vallée du Paradis Campsite (outside town) +33 4 94 82 16 00
  • Rive de l'Agay Campsite (outside town) +33 4 94 82 02 74
  • Camping Santa-Lucia Campsite (outside town)
Fréjus Town139.56.17Yes

7 places to sleep in Fréjus, 3 of them outside town

Guest house

Hotel

  • Atoll (outside town)
  • Hôtel Kyriad Fréjus Centre - Saint-Raphaël +33 4 94 17 02 50
  • Le Flore
  • Hôtel des Quatre-Saisons
  • L'Arénas

Other

  • Colombier Campsite (outside town)
Puget-sur-Argens Village145.69.44—

4 places to sleep in Puget-sur-Argens, 2 of them outside town

Hotel

  • La Cigale - Bar Hôtel - Restaurant Motel
  • Hotel

Other

  • Camping des Aubrèdes Campsite (outside town)
  • La Bastiane Campsite (outside town)
Roquebrune-sur-Argens Town155.09.65Yes

5 places to sleep in Roquebrune-sur-Argens, 4 of them outside town

Guest house

Hotel

Other

  • Lei Suves Campsite (outside town)
  • Camping de Parpaillon Campsite (outside town) +33494198904
  • Pecheurs Campsite
Le Muy Village164.520.32—

2 places to sleep in Le Muy, 2 of them outside town

Hotel

Other

  • Campsite (outside town)
Lorgues Village184.824.25Yes

5 places to sleep in Lorgues, 2 of them outside town

Guest house

Hotel

  • Hôtel du Parc +33 4 94 73 70 01
  • Hostellerie De L'Abbaye (outside town)
  • Le Clos des Médiévales (outside town)
Carcès Village209.014.94Yes

4 places to sleep in Carcès, 3 of them outside town

Guest house

  • Le Barguidou (outside town)
  • Les Restanques (outside town)

Hotel

  • Hôtel La Cabro d'Or

Other

  • Les Fouguières Campsite (outside town)
Le Val Village223.917.52—

2 places to sleep in Le Val, 2 of them outside town

Guest house

Hotel

  • Hôtel Lou Valen (outside town)
Bras Village241.48.93Yes

3 places to sleep in Bras, 3 of them outside town

Guest house

Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume Town250.35.42Yes

2 places to sleep in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume

Hotel

  • Hôtel de France
  • Hôtel Ibis Budget
Ollières Village255.69.11Yes

1 place to sleep in Ollières, 1 of them outside town

Guest house

  • Olive et Safran (outside town)
Pourrières Village264.76.9—Yes
Puyloubier Village271.624.53Yes

3 places to sleep in Puyloubier, 2 of them outside town

Hostel

Other

  • Le Cézanne Campsite (outside town) +33 4 42 66 36 33
  • Refuge Cézanne Alpine hut (outside town)
Aix-en-Provence City296.18.442Yes

42 places to sleep in Aix-en-Provence · 10 beds at the 1 that give a number

Hostel

Guest house

  • Maison Dauphine
  • Villa Amalfi

Hotel

Apartment

  • L‘Atelier
Les Figons Hamlet304.52.51Yes

1 place to sleep in Les Figons, 1 of them outside town

Guest house

Éguilles Village306.929.2—Yes
Salon-de-Provence Town336.117.014Yes

14 places to sleep in Salon-de-Provence, 5 of them outside town

Guest house

Hotel

  • Ibis (outside town)
  • Greet (outside town)
  • Première Classe (outside town)
  • Hôtel du Midi +33 4 90 53 34 67
  • La Maison des Lamanon
  • La maison d'été
  • Grand Hôtel de la Poste +33490560194
  • Hôtel d'Angleterre +33490560110
  • Hôtel Select +33 4 90 56 07 17
  • Monte Alta
  • Hôtel Régina
  • Hôtel de Provence

Other

  • Les Biens Neufs, Camping à la Ferme Campsite (outside town)
Aureille Village353.114.3—Yes
Maussane-les-Alpilles Village367.49.210Yes

10 places to sleep in Maussane-les-Alpilles, 7 of them outside town

Hotel

  • Le Vallon de Gayet (outside town) +33 4 90 47 50 63
  • Best Western Aurelia (outside town)
  • Hôtel Val Baussenc
  • Logis Hotels Restaurants
  • Le Mas des Marguerites (outside town)
  • Domaine de Bourgeac (outside town)
  • Le Domaine Méjan (outside town)
  • Les Petites Maisons (outside town)
  • Le Madaleno (outside town)

Other

Fontvieille Village376.7—8Yes

8 places to sleep in Fontvieille, 4 of them outside town

Guest house

  • La Maison de Fontvieille

Hotel

  • Hôtel Belesso (outside town)
  • Auberge des Balastres (outside town)
  • La Regalido
  • Hostellerie de la Tour +33 4 90 54 72 21
  • Hôtel st Victor (outside town)

Apartment

  • Le Clos

Other

Alternatives

Joins the Via Domitia at None, km 425.8 ›

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Sources: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); elevation from Copernicus GLO-30.

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