Travel in France – Uzes
On Day 16 of Travel in France we took a break from countryside walking and visited Uzès, a town with a long and interesting history. The map below is from the Tourist Office and a good guide to exploring the town on … Continued
Travel in France – Walk at Viols le Fort
Today’s walk was the sentier de decouverte around Viols le Fort, starting with another reminder of this areas recent history. The path started as a road in housing and soon became a stony track between dry-stone walls, with openings which looked like … Continued
Travel in France – Walk near Durfort
Day 14 of Travel in France was a walk near Durfort. It was a beautiful day, hot, sunny, with no wind. We parked at the side of the road and set off down a marked path to Villesègue, an old village on a ridge, overlooking … Continued
Travel in France – walk around Vacquieres
Day 13 of Travel in France and we set off for a walk around Vacquières. We headed south from St Hippolyte du Fort through Pompignan, with this lovely view of the valley as you cross over the hills southwards to Claret and Corconne.
Travel in France – Routes des Verrieres
Day 13 of Travel in France was a combination of walk and the pursuit of glass blowing! I wanted to explore some of the villages on the Routes des Verrières, starting with Claret and its wonderful, small, contemporary museum. The museum has a permanent … Continued
Travel in France – Walk at Ferriere les Verreries
Day 12 of Travel in France was the start of two weeks further south in France. The Garrigue and the Millevaches Plateau are different worlds and it is hard to believe they are only c.200 miles apart. The sun baked down … Continued
Travel in France – walk around Pradeleix
Day 10 of Travel in France dawned a fine day and so we drove into the hills to walk around the village of Pradeleix using the GR40 and then the PR29.
Travel in France – Gite in Cayre, Correze
For the first week of Travel in France we hired a Gîte de France which was in an idyllic setting and very comfortable. It was excellent value for money, and the owner had even baked a gateau aux pommes! As we … Continued
Travel in France – Correze to St Hippolyte du Fort
Day 11 of Travel in France was a long day on the road, with heavy rain, travelling from Corrèze to St Hippolyte du Fort – 365 km.