Quercy is the old name for a region that takes in this part of Lot, and that’s the term you hear most often. Here the hills are more compact and wooded than in the Aveyron. Indicating a different geology, buildings are roofed more often with tiles rather than lauze. Now, in mid April, it’s safe [...]
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CALL IT QUERCY.
Posted in D. AVEYRON TO QUERCY, Uncategorized on June 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
FIGEAC AND THE ULTIMATE LANGUAGE PROBLEM
Posted in D. AVEYRON TO QUERCY, Uncategorized on June 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The Aveyron is left behind as the track heads to Figeac. Much flat, even marshy, walking. A reminder of the importance of pigeonniers, or dovecotes, to the people of these regions over the centuries. (Mind you, this could be just a shepherd’s hut. The perforations made me think pigeonnier.) Sometimes the architecture of pigeonniers is [...]
EDGE OF THE AVEYRON
Posted in D. AVEYRON TO QUERCY, Uncategorized on June 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Advancing west, still near the River Lot… Very much in the Aveyron… St. Roch’s here, of course… Country lanes… Snacks and a nap in the town square of Livinhac-le-Haut… After a short day’s walk, a rural gîte at Montredon, the best kind. I won’t gush. Remember the name: La Mariotte. Like the Tour des Chapelains [...]
CONQUES TO DECAZEVILLE: SKIP ONE MILLENNIUM
Posted in D. AVEYRON TO QUERCY, Uncategorized on June 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Best to leave Conques in the early hours to get the big climb out of the way. Yeah, even moi. The departure is by one of those famous pilgrim bridges. Here I waved goodbye to two new Alsatian mates who were, ahem, wanting to walk a bit faster. We’d only met the night before, but [...]
