Le Chambon sur Lignon

Ferenjinan

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Le Puy- Auvillar ( 2018 )
Lisbon- Santiago (2019)

St. Jean Pied a Port - Finisterre 2008

• Aug 13, 2018

• #1

Has anyone made a side pilgrimage to Le Chambon? I recently saw this article (http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20180806-a-french-village-committed-to-deception) and realised it is only 40 km from Le Puy. I'd known the story for years but now that I find it is so close, I feel it would be a shame not to go. So I think I'll walk there first and start my pilgrimage that way. If anyone has any info about gites or anything, I'd appreciate it.

 

VNwalking

Out walking

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Yearly and Various 2014-2019
Via Monastica 2022

• Aug 13, 2018

• #2

Thank you for this post, @Ferenjinan .
I had not heard of this place. We need inspiration like this these days.

Ferenjinan said:

So I think I'll walk there first and start my pilgrimage that way. If anyone has any info about gites or anything, I'd appreciate it.

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I have no idea, but what a great idea.
Google found this place about half way between Le Puy and Le Chambon:
https://www.gites.fr/gites_gite-vas-l-annette_saint-julien-chapteuil_h1514264_en.htm
(There is a map at the bottom of the page. You could also check Booking.com - they'd likely have all sorts of options.)

I would guess you could bus there from Le Puy and walk back.

 

Kitsambler

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SJPP 2023

• Aug 14, 2018

• #3

It appears to be accessible by transit (from Tence) for walkers on the Via Gebennensis (GR-65).

Details: Bus 37 departs from the Hotel de Ville (Tence), and takes around 20-25 minutes one-way.

 

Last edited: Aug 14, 2018

gittiharre

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2022 Camino Portuguese and Primitivo

• Aug 14, 2018

• #4

Wish I had known about it when I walked the route from Geneva to Le Puy....