Your legs will hardly notice today. The terrain is almost completely flat, your breathing stays calm and your mind has time to settle into the rhythm of walking. That’s how the Via Tolosana begins: gently, without a climb to jolt you awake.
You leave Arles behind and head out into open countryside. This is a day for easing yourself in. The kilometres tick by, and after more than five hours you arrive in Saint-Gilles, with its famous abbey church. It’s a lovely place to spend your first evening. Keep your pace deliberately low. This is only the beginning of a long road to Somport. Take it easy, pilgrim.