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  1. BlackRocker57

    Extra bed in Marcilhac - May 8, 2024

    How was it there? Interested to hear about your experience ...
  2. BlackRocker57

    Gites in Gramat (Rocamadour variant)

    GdE «le Petit Cailloux» has top-notch reputation ... you can do a search and read reviews / comments for yourself. In the meantime, here are some details : Gîte Les Petits Cailloux gite.gramat@gmail.com https://gitelespetitscailloux.wordpress.com/ 06 58.12.11.83 / 05.65.40.79.36 1 Avenue Louis...
  3. BlackRocker57

    Maybe a little late with my planning for le Puy...

    neither Wise Pilgrim nor Buen Camino are up-to-date for the Le Puy route [aka Via Podiensis] certainly as far as accommodation is concerned; understandably their focus is much more on the camino routes in Spain ... ------ there are lots of resources available for english speakers re Via...
  4. BlackRocker57

    Maybe a little late with my planning for le Puy...

    neither Wise Pilgrim nor Buen Camino are up-to-date for the Le Puy route [aka Via Podiensis] certainly as far as accommodation is concerned; understandably their focus is much more on the camino routes in Spain ... ------ there are lots of resources available for english speakers re Via...
  5. BlackRocker57

    Maybe a little late with my planning for le Puy...

    Best to take the train from Lyon [Part-Dieu train station] to Le Puy-en-Velay via Saint-Etienne where you make a quick and almost seamless change to the local train ... one connection, generally in the afternoon, is to a bus ------ if flying in to Paris CDG [and not staying overnight] there is a...
  6. BlackRocker57

    Maybe a little late with my planning for le Puy...

    https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/accommodations-and-services-on-the-le-puy-route.72418/
  7. BlackRocker57

    List of Albergues, Le Puy to St. Jean PP

    https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/accommodations-and-services-on-the-le-puy-route.72418/
  8. BlackRocker57

    Maybe a little late with my planning for le Puy...

    and never too early to reserve accommodations on the Voie du Puy-en-Velay but, that said, July is much quieter on this path and the numbers drop off hugely so less competition for beds ...
  9. BlackRocker57

    List of Albergues, Le Puy to St. Jean PP

    You can find the original post here : https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/accommodations-and-services-on-the-le-puy-route.72418/
  10. BlackRocker57

    Accommodations and Services on the Le Puy Route

    fyi @Walden ... a very comprehensive and up-to-date list of accommodations on the GR 65 Via Podiensis in France
  11. BlackRocker57

    Accommodation Inquiry

    WhatsApp definitely the way to go ... and many gîte hosts now use it!
  12. BlackRocker57

    Accommodation Inquiry

    You should be okay come mid-June ... but for peace of mind you might want to drop in to one of the many very helpful «offices de tourisme» along the Way and ask them how busy things are ... and ... if you should reserve ahead🤔
  13. BlackRocker57

    Accommodation Inquiry

    booking / reserving ahead on the Via Podiensis is just how it is done ... if you want to be sure of getting an evening meal and a bed for the night esp. in the busy months ...
  14. BlackRocker57

    Accommodation Inquiry

    Bonjour Andrew, I hope that you might have had some luck reserving accommodations in recent hours, since your original post. As a courtesy, I would definitely be writing your reservation requests, i.e. une demande de reservation in french [using a translation app such as DeepL or Google...
  15. BlackRocker57

    GR 65 route/trail changes in direction?

    As of earlier this year the path out of Le Puy-en-Velay [at the very start of the Via Podiensis] will also start to change in an effort by the mairie to make the Way safer ... I understand that the first stage of this project is in the process of being implemented ...
  16. BlackRocker57

    GR 65 route/trail changes in direction?

    Very unusual for this to happen [rerouting due to newly-opened gîte] ... the trails and the waymarking is maintained by the local volunteer members of the FFRP [hiking federation of France] and its various divisions ... involvement of the local mairie and the mayor is incidental unless that...
  17. BlackRocker57

    GR 65 route/trail changes in direction?

    I have walked this section a good number of times since 2014 ... very few, if any, changes to the path / route in that time [between Le Puy-en-Velay and Conques] ... my photos confirm will that ...
  18. BlackRocker57

    Miam miam dodo necessary?

    MMD is generally more up-to-date than gronze which I note still lists some [but not many] accommodations that are no longer open ... ditto with some of the other apps where lodging information is out-of-date / inaccurate ...
  19. BlackRocker57

    Miam miam dodo necessary?

    You should be fine esp. as you have accessed Dave Whitson’s excellent and comprehensive spreadsheet of accommodation and services [which I might add is updated almost every day so not a static file] ... that and Mapy.cz will see you through ... waymarking is generally excellent unless you walk...
  20. BlackRocker57

    Conques to Decazeville

    I have, several times, skipped ahead to Noailhac and walked from there ... if you are unable to get a ride with LMP then you could take a taxi to Noailhac [there are two taxi services at Conques and the tourist office will help you reserve one] ... your other option of course, especially if the...

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