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CIAO ADRIANO
Around Conques
October 2007
THE ROUTE TO DATE WITH MAPS OF FRANCE AND OF ITS MEDIEVAL PILGRIMAGE ROADS (Conques lies between Rodez and Aurillac)
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Team Paradox originally planned to use Rodez as a base for exploration of an important area of the medieval pilgrimage roads - bad idea - no Poitiers here - literally no restaurants outside of "bar brasseries" which in reality are smoke filled down market bars - badly lit streets - groups of young ferrals with the obligatory Alsatians and open wine bottles - hardly anybody else around .....
.... anyway, it was definitely a bad idea, but it led us to discover a really good base further north in the famous Lot Liver Valley, which is just a short valley drive from the magic pilgrimage centre of Conques. Some of the places below involve a bit of a drive, but all were worth it.
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| The valleyside pilgrimage centre of Conques, bathed in the evening sun shining on its famous abbey / cathedral - Ste-Foy |
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The Magi overlook the entrance to the old monastic church of Perse, on "the road" in the SE corner of Espalion
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Hôtel la Rivière, once the toll-house and hotel for the gothic single lane bridge over the upper Lot river (now called Truyère) at Entraygues - recently reopened after a major rebuild.
Hotel Web Site or Book a Room using Venere
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