The Lightfoot Guide to the Via Podiensis is an up-to-date and complete guide to the 774 kilometre journey from Le Puy-en-Velay to the Pyrenees, and the starting point of the Camino de Santiago. It includes detailed descriptions of 34 stages and three major alternative routes, full-colour topographical and detailed city maps, elevation profiles and turn-by-turn walking instructions, up-to-date information on accommodation as well as historical and cultural overviews.