Leaving Geneva, the pilgrim traces their route through a rolling bocage landscape offering views of the snow-capped peaks of the Jura.
The Rhône then presents its slopes carpeted with vineyards and its drained marshes cultivated with poplar trees. The climate is so mild that it is referred to as the "little Provence of Savoie".
After the verdant hills of the Bas-Dauphiné where the horizon is dotted with mountain peaks, the walker reaches the foothills of the Pilat massif. Then, orchards and vineyards give way to plateaus and pastures. As one ventures deeper into the Haute-Loire, the volcanic imprint gradually takes possession of the landscape, with great basalt organ pipes and volcanic peaks. All around, the forest wraps the hiker in its dense and welcoming mantle. Arriving at Puy-en-Velay offers a foretaste of the final Galician destination, for here too, one of the last stages is called "Montjoie".
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