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‘It is a beautiful place, she thinks, yet somehow an inhospitable one. It’s a place of secrets, one that has seen too much and concealed too much to be at peace with itself.’ – Kate Mosse, Labyrinth Languedoc in the…
Read moreA full list of comfortable & convenient places to stay This spring we walked the entire length of the Cathar Way (the Sentier Cathare) on a not-yet-announced-but-watch-this-space project. If you don’t know, the Cathar Way is a 260+km trail that…
Read moreVia Francigena Part 2 route map | Calais ~ Guînes ~ Licques ~ Wisques ~ Thérouanne ~ Amettes ~ Camblain l’Abbe ~ Arras | Distance: 139km (174/1,900km) | Time (for us): 8 days | Ascent: 1,304m | Ruins | Churches…
Read moreVia Francigena Part 3 route map | Arras ~ Bapaume ~ Rancourt ~ Péronne ~ Seraucourt-le-Grand ~ Tergnier ~ Laon ~ Corbeny | Distance: 198km (372/1,900km) | Time (for us): 9 days | Ascent: 1,375m | Battlefields & Remembrance Trail…
Read moreVia Francigena Part 4 route map | Corbeny ~ Saint-Thierry ~ Reims ~ Trépail ~ Châlons-en-Champagne ~ Corbeil ~ Brienne-le-Château ~ Bar-Sur-Aube | Distance: 203km (575/1,900km) | Time (for us, ie slow): 9 days | Ascent: 1,331m | Vineyards, Vineyards,…
Read moreVia Francigena Part 5 route map | Baroville ~ Langres ~ Gy ~ Besançon ~ Ornans ~ Lods ~ Pontarlier ~ THE FRENCH BORDER | Distance: 301km (876/1,900km) | S l o w time: 14 days | Ascent: 2,680m | Wild woods | Jura Mountains…
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