Tag Archives: Garonne

Tales from the Via Podiensis -g) From the Garonne into the Department of the Gers

My most vivid memory of crossing the Garonne river is that I slipped on the footpath on the bridge. So to avoid falling sideways onto the road in front of a passing car I threw myself forward and landed on one knee! Fortunately it was a short distance to the nearby bastide town of Auvillar. …

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Tales from the Via Podiensis – f) Bastide villages and towns of the Lot and the Tarn et Garonne

This stage of the Via Podiensis was marked by fields containing crops, along with the hilltop villages that have existed since medieval times and another UNESCO listed Cathedral. So there were more hills to climb, more eglises to stop and rest in and of course the views. Of note the bastide villages and towns are …

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