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    Segments for Le Puy

    Hey, go easy on Decazeville. It reminded me of several bomby old mining towns in Oz. Plus it's a rugby mecca and it has a huge department store reminiscent of an Aussie Big W. It even has feral kids hanging out the front...but they're way too smooth and polite, being French 'n all. Really...
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    Did Anyone Stay In the Town of Aubrac?

    Stayed with three friends at the hotel, ate aligot like Magnara did. Really enjoyed the stay, but it was early spring and the Aubrac...so this is what greeted us when we woke: https://slowcamino.wordpress.com/2010/06/20/sleet-relieved-by-snow/ Next morning, as you can see, was even more rugged...
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    Single rooms on the Le Puy route?

    I went from Le Puy to Pamplona in the cooler time of year (very cool at the start, on the Aubrac!). I used mostly single accommodation because the dormitory scene just doesn't suit me, though the common meals etc are wonderful. My guess is that if you are going at a busier time of year a phone...
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    LePuy Stopover Places

    Agree with all the above suggestions, and I'd add Espalion. Quite buzzy and shoppy (is that a word?) after the plateau. A flat stroll to the Romanesque church of St. Hilarion-de-Perse will give you a foretaste of Conques; and those bridges over the Lot are worth a ramble. Bon chemin a tous Rob
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    Books - not guide - about Le Puy Route??

    I wrote a fictional piece about the Via Podiensis as a blog entry. The plot covers the route from Le Puy to Conques. The photos are mine, though artificially antiquated to fit the yarn. I started writing as a discipline post-Camino and post-retirement, so professional finish is out of the...
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    Lepuy on a low budget

    While I always try to get separate sleeping accommodation - it can be snagged various ways - I loved the shared meals, such as lentils and snags with new friends on the snowy Aubrac. Still remember special hosts, too: Trigodina, Montredon, Dubarry, Saint-Chely etc. Walking in the cool season I...
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    Favourite towns and sights between Cahors and SJPP

    All of those places mentioned I loved. The cloister at Moissac is a big to-see. When a cloister is really good I lap it. Moissac was good for several laps. Vespers at Saint-Pierre next door! I'm not much of a judge, but I find places like Lauzerte and Lectoure have a real finish to them...
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    Heading Out to Le Puy

    Lucky pilg. Ultreia Rob
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    How to end, walking the LePuy Camino?

    I ended up in Pamplona after hesitating in Saint-Jean due to the risky conditions in 2010 (in late May!). Finally took the Valcarlos route just to get a whiff of Spain. I found Pamplona to be a great town and easy place to start again, which I did the next year. Getting back to Paris from...
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    Difficulty of Le puy route

    Not to be missed! Every day will bring you into different country, even a short day...so why go long? Bon chemin Rob
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    walking Le Puy Mid April

    The first bit on the Aubrac can be very harsh, weather wise, in April. All wonderful, of course...but be prepared. Bon chemin, lucky pilgs. Rob
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    English speaking walkers on the Le Puy route

    Agree so much, Michael. I find myself missing Le Puy and the Auvergne (especially), the people being a big part of that feeling. I have hopes of getting back there, maybe to do the Regordane or Stevenson...or both! Great part of the world to retire, no doubt.
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    English speaking walkers on the Le Puy route

    I've had a bit to do with languages other than English and one thing I'd say to non-French speakers on the Le Puy route is to be a bit more formal than usual, even if you are speaking English. An example: remembering to say hello and goodbye even to people nearby and not just to those you are...
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    "NOt to be missed" Towns - Le Puy?

    Margaret, that was rather fast for me. But I've been lying around all day sipping tea to recover. By the way, we're all wondering if you are going to go again this winter.
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    "NOt to be missed" Towns - Le Puy?

    Conques! (Thought I'd beat everybody else to that.)
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    Top Tips for the Le Puy Route?

    I loved the whole Chemin, even those flat bits where you walk through the south end of Les Landes. Made a nice change from non-flat bits! The people of "France Profonde" are wonderful. Agree about Miam Miam Dodo, and buying latest edition. Just be aware that the first word learnt by a French...
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    Everybody Hates Decazeville

    Here I paid tribute to my beloved Decazeville. http://slowcamino.wordpress.com/2010/06/23/conques-to-decazeville-skip-one-millennium/ Be nice now!
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    Top Tips for the Le Puy Route?

    If you get to Moissac, pat my very favourite cloister for me.
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    tucker for coeliac on the Le Puy route

    The French aren't know for cornbread, but in the maize country before the Bearn there is a lot of cornbread, and delicious it is. I imagine there would be a wheaten component but it might be worth talking to the locals and the bakeries. I found the people very obliging in that part of the Landes...
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    Le-Puy-en-Velay Tourist Guide

    Spot on, nomad. Love Le Puy. Hope to get back one day for the Stevenson or Regordane. We shall see!

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