The Ways of Compostela Mural

The fresco of the Roads of Compostela, in Béziers

The fresco of the Roads of Compostela is a mural of Béziers evoking the great pilgrimage that crossed the town. The Béziers audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this work, a witness of the passage of the pilgrims on the road of Santiago.

The mural of the pilgrimage

The fresco of the Roads of Compostela is one of the fine murals that adorn the façades of Béziers, as part of the urban art and trompe-l'œil trail of the town. This work evokes the great pilgrimage of Santiago de Compostela, which led since the Middle Ages crowds of pilgrims who came from all over Europe towards the tomb of the apostle Saint James, in Galicia, in the north-west of Spain. Béziers was on one of the major roads of this pilgrimage, the way that crossed Languedoc towards the Pyrenees and Spain. The town was an important stage, where the pilgrims stopped, prayed and regained strength. The fresco thus recalls this spiritual past and the role of Béziers as a stage on the road of Compostela, a witness of a great European tradition.

What to see

You admire the fine mural that adorns a façade of Béziers, as part of the fresco trail of the town, evoking the great pilgrimage of Santiago de Compostela whose one of the major roads crossed Languedoc and made Béziers an important stage for the pilgrims. The fresco of the Roads of Compostela recalls this spiritual past of Béziers. It is a stop to be discovered, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The fresco of the Roads of Compostela adorns a façade in the heart of Béziers, reachable on foot. It is an open-air work, freely visible from the street. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

What does the fresco of the Roads of Compostela recall in Béziers?

The great pilgrimage of Santiago de Compostela, whose one of the major roads crossed Languedoc towards Spain; Béziers was an important stage where the pilgrims stopped on the road to the tomb of the apostle.

Where is the fresco of the Roads of Compostela?

On a façade in the heart of Béziers, in France.