catching the cooler morning air Ruth: On our last day in Toulouse the temperature rose to 39 degrees. It was not the feared 41 degrees that Gord had been warning me about, but still a worry, especially without air conditioning. The news reports claimed that it was the hottest day on record in France, based on a protocol that finds the average from 30 reporting ...
June 17, 2026 - Buzet-sur-Baïse to Agen - 29 kms - Le Cœur d'Agen apartment June 18, 2026 - Agen to Auvillar - 33 kms - Chambres d'Hôtes de Marchet June 19, 2026 - Auvillar to Moissac - 23 kms - L'Atelier à Côté Abbatiale June 20, 2026 - Moissac to Toulouse by train - L'Authentique - Cœur de Ville apartment June 21, 2026 - ...
June 14, 2026 - near La Sauve to near Morizès - 32 kms - L'Atelier des Rêves June 15, 2026 - near Morizès to near Caument-sur-Garonne - 34 kms - Les Terrasses des Mimosas June 16, 2026 - near Caument-sur-Garonne to Buzet-sur-Baïse - 26 kms - L'île aux Bateaux Gordon: We have spent the past four days walking and riding on the Canal de Garonne. ...
Bordeaux June 12, 2026 - tourist day in Bordeaux - Unforgettable Stay Heart of Bordeaux apartment June 13, 2026 - Bordeaux to near La Sauve - 30 kms - Havre de Paix Chambre d' Hôte Ruth: With several days before we need to be in Toulouse for our flight home, we decided to take a train to Bordeaux and begin the the bike route Le ...
Alban our wonderful host got dressed up for our visit. Alban’s apple tart! Oloron-Sainte-Marie Saint Marie The Cathedral at Oloron Sainte Marie June 5, 2026 - Lourdes to near Bruges-Capbis-Mifaget - 31 kms - Maison du Bonheur Chambre d'Hôtes June 6, 2026 - near Bruges-Cabis-Mifaget to Herrère - 30 kms - La Maison Marguerite June 7, 2026 - Herrère to Préchacq-Josbaig - 25 kms - ...
Hospitaleros from Britany at the Pilgrim welcome. June 2, 2026 - Labastide to Bagnères de Bigorre - 26 kms - Pyrene Holidays Héraclès June 3, 2026 - Bagnères de Bigorre to Lourdes - 28 kms - Hôtel Vesuvio June 4, 2026 - Lourdes - rain day - Hôtel Vesuvio Gordon: The Chemin de Saint Jacques is of course a religious pilgrimage, at least for some, ...
May 31, 2026 - near Saint Pé d'Ardet to Saint-Bertrand de Comminges - 21 kms - Hotel Candide June 1, 2026 - Saint-Bertrand de Comminges to Labastide - 31 kms - Chez Baptistète Gordon: The UNESCO designation of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France includes 71 specific structures, mostly churches. We have been fortunate to see four of them in the past few ...
In the larger of the two Cathedrals in Saint Lizier Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède in Saint Lizier. A detail from a wall dedicated to the life of Saint James. May 26, 2026 - Mirepoix to Pamiers - 29 kms - La Parenthèse apartment May 27, 2026 - Pamiers to near La Bastide de Sérou - 28 kms - Chateau du Val Larbont May 28, 2026 - near ...
12th century flour mill at Saint Thibery Saint Thibery Béziers Roman Bridge in Béziers May 17, 2026 - Gigean to Florensac - 29 kms - Chez Dèdou et Madou May 18, 2026 - Florensac to Béziers - 26 kms - Place de la Mairie Art Apparts May 19, 2026 - Béziers to Capestang - 21 kms - Entre Porte Midi Chambre d'Hôte Ruth: Our first ...
May 15, 2026 - Aigues Mortes to Carnon - 22 kms - Charmant studio vue mer et port May 16, 2026 - Carnon to Gigean - 30 kms - Chambre d'hôte avec accès piscine Ruth: Over the past three days we have taken a swing down to the coast before heading back inland to connect with the Via de Piemonte des Pyrénées just before our ...