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Thank you I’ve seen this style of accommodation (advertised or referenced) in Portugal and elsewhere - but this Piemont one i read about is élusive now. Perhaps it’s no longer operating or perhaps we will stumble across it. We are awaiting an updated guidebook due out in Feb - so maybe there will be a reference in thatwalked most of the Piemont and never heard of that, but the Sandeman Port House in Porto has them in the “hostel” section of their luxury hotel.
Same hereYou made me wonder what they even looked like ..
Same here. Those barrel-shaped cottages that you found are massive.
@jenny@zen, I don't know whether this helps. When you put the sequence dormire "botti di vino" Piemonte site:.it into Google Search for Images you get a number of links to Italian websites. You can also modify the search terms, for example "botte di vino" instead of botti, or try it with other words for wine barrels. Okayyy ... that was before I discovered that the path in question is presumably in France and not in Italy. But you get my gist, I guess. Replace site:.it by site:.fr and use French search terms.
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I remember visiting a fairly large winery in California years ago, and the guide took us through a big shed with lots of huge wine barrels like these. The smell was overpowering and I had to run out into the fresh air to avoid vomiting. I hope these have been well cleaned.I read about a gite where the beds are in giant wine barrels
hieudovan,I never thought of sleeping in wine barrels. However, I never knew that they can be gigantic. I have never heard of Chemin du Piemont. I googled and the Confraternity of St. James says that "This is one of the most beautiful of pilgrim caminos with respect to both the natural and the built environment." Now I am intrigued. If others have information on this route (including guides, websites...), please share. Bon chemin.
I had the same thought!I remember visiting a fairly large winery in California years ago, and the guide took us through a big shed with lots of huge wine barrels like these. The smell was overpowering and I had to run out into the fresh air to avoid vomiting. I hope these have been well cleaned.
Please continue to share your thoughts on the Piemont. It is on my 2022 radar and I've started gathering resources. Which guide book are you waiting for?Bonjour. Et merci à vous … for your interest and for links and the wonderful wine barrel photos. And Merci @mspath for the link. That’s one of the sites we’ve been looking at..
I’m hoping this wine barrel gite is still on the Piemont and we find it … but, if not, i think we will have to make a point of staying in a wine barrel somewhere, sometime - don’t you agree they look wonderful? And, as @peregrina2000 says, we hope they have been thoroughly cleaned
Though we were originally planning another Spanish Camino this spring, I’m now very much looking forward to the Chemin du Piemont. It’s been on our radar for a few years. Last time we were going, at the last minute we opted for the Madrid Way (which we loved). We were living in SW. France at the time and felt the Piemont was a bit ‘too close to home’ in lots of ways. Now that we have been away from France for some years, it feels right to return to this Chemin. We will start in Narbonne and walk to SJPP and maybe a few days further if we have time.
For all my past Caminos I’ve written a blog for our family and friends - if I do the same this time, I’ll post the link. I’m unlikely to write a blog and forum updates.
A bientôt àmis
It’s the Gîte Beauvoir at Marseillette, 24 kms before Carcassonne.Bonjour.
We plan to walk the Chemin du Piemont in the Spring. Some years ago when researching this camino I read about a gite where the beds are in giant wine barrels - et pourquoi pas? But now I can’t find the reference.
Anyone out there who has walked the Piemont and knows of this gite?
Merci
Hi there - we are awaiting the new Lepere guidebook - due in February. It's in French - which is ok for us because my husband is FrenchPlease continue to share your thoughts on the Piemont. It is on my 2022 radar and I've started gathering resources. Which guide book are you waiting for?
I also have been to Carcassonne with its medieval fortress. I loved walking around the ramparts that surround the picturesque interior.I have been to Carcassone
If you aren’t familiar with Kate Mosse, best to start with her most famous book Labyrinth, the first of the Languedoc trilogy (Sepulchre and Citadel are the others). The three books all take place in the Midi and across two time periods where the stories develop in parallel. She moved from the UK to Carcassonne in 1989 and all her books are rich with the history and culture of the Languedoc.Oh @jungleboy I think I'd best chase down that book. Thank you.
The China part is still on but my hopes to extend it to Australia are pretty much gone. Unfortunately, Omicron’s highly contagious nature makes it a game-changer in terms of how it affects travel, although luckily it seems less severe than previous versions.Any update on your China / Australia trip - I guess that was pre-Omicron. Anyhoo, PM me if you are coming this way.
No worries, the ones used for hotels have never been anywhere close to wine, they are built specially as houses. You can find them in countries that never had a single grapevine growing.I remember visiting a fairly large winery in California years ago, and the guide took us through a big shed with lots of huge wine barrels like these. The smell was overpowering and I had to run out into the fresh air to avoid vomiting. I hope these have been well cleaned.
My 2 sisters and my husband and I are planning to walk the Chemin du Piemont in September this year - I'll be watching your posts (and blog hopefully?) - will be interesting to see if you find the wine barrel beds!Bonjour.
We plan to walk the Chemin du Piemont in the Spring. Some years ago when researching this camino I read about a gite where the beds are in giant wine barrels - et pourquoi pas? But now I can’t find the reference.
Anyone out there who has walked the Piemont and knows of this gite?
Merci
Here's a few sites that I've found useful in planning:I never thought of sleeping in wine barrels. However, I never knew that they can be gigantic. I have never heard of Chemin du Piemont. I googled and the Confraternity of St. James says that "This is one of the most beautiful of pilgrim caminos with respect to both the natural and the built environment." Now I am intrigued. If others have information on this route (including guides, websites...), please share. Bon chemin.
How wonderful - pour votre famille! Though I imagine it will be quietMy family group is planning to do this chemin in September this year.
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