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  1. BlackRocker57

    Excellent gîte in La Clauze

    I tried that number and added it to WhatsApp ... no problem ... is definitely there!
  2. BlackRocker57

    Where to start past Le Puy to save 4-6 days

    My hunch is that the discounted taxi service is for bonafide residents of the surrounding communities ... not hikers and pilgrims ... but I will contact the OdT at Conques and ask them ... ------ and for you : there are plenty of transport possibilities on the GR65 especially in the first week...
  3. BlackRocker57

    Where to start past Le Puy to save 4-6 days

    Do you have some more information on the subsidised taxi from Decazeville to Conques, cost? departure times? how to reserve it [the taxi]? ... and the busses? Thanks.
  4. BlackRocker57

    Where to start past Le Puy to save 4-6 days

    I understand from your post that you have three weeks available to walk and travel to and from the chemin. It is not difficult to start past Le Puy ... there are two shuttle bus services that run every day from Le Puy-en-Velay to Conques and beyond [La Malle Postale and Compostel’Bus] and you...
  5. BlackRocker57

    Extra bed in Marcilhac - May 8, 2024

    How was it there? Interested to hear about your experience ...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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/
  11. 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/
  12. 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 ...
  13. 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/
  14. 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
  15. BlackRocker57

    Accommodation Inquiry

    WhatsApp definitely the way to go ... and many gîte hosts now use it!
  16. 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🤔
  17. 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 ...
  18. 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...
  19. 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 ...
  20. 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...

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