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[dknuth]

Tarn Walking 4th Day - Puycelsi to Castelnau du Montmiral 

The internet has been either slow or in the case of Castelnau non-existent, so I’m a few days behind on posting.

The walk to Castelnau was the shortest of the week, and also the least amount of elevation gain, both of which were appreciated.

The days are getting shorter now, so sunrise is about 8 AM. So at the start of my day I can easily catch the sunrise.

I was also starting to see more fall colors.

The walk started, of course, with the trip back down the hill. This downhill wasn’t too bad; the trail wasn’t overly rocky, coming down through the woods.

At the bottom of the hill was clear evidence of the local stream having relocated itself sometime in the last thousand years, as the old bridge over the stream was now sitting high and dry.

The biggest difference in the walk was the path did not go up to the high plateau. That saved the long slog up the hill and meant that the walk was in lower woodlands farm land and villages; which is much more pleasant that the dry rocky plateau above.

I could occasionally catch views back to Puycelsi and across the rolling low hills.

The lower elevation farmland is now rockier too. They have been plowing the fields and the soil is about half gravel. This can’t hold much moisture and with the hot dry summers I wonder what they can grow. I have seen a lot of fields of sunflowers waiting to be harvested, perhaps they can stand the soil and dry heat.

Eventually Castelnau appears on the horizon. (Actually I should have been able to see it from a greater distance, but it has no high tower and with my poor distance vision it didn’t show up.)

Finally I arrive up in the central square in Castelnau, surrounded by ancient buildings.

Both Puycelsi and Castelnau are listed as beautiful villages. The author of the walking guide felt that Puyclesi, was the more beautiful, but I can see the attractions of both.

Puycelsi is smaller and neater, with a great open space on the end where the castle used to stand. Castelnau is larger and has a wider variety of buildings, particularly a large number of half-timbered and brick buildings. They are interesting, but not quite as “pretty.”

The local church is similar to the one in Puycelsi, simple outside squeezed into the urban streets, but nicely decorated inside.

One problem with these villages is the small amount of commercial establishments. There is usually one small grocery, not much more than a good convenience store and a few restaurants, plus some tourist shops. If you were living, or just staying there, you’d need to drive some distance for any more substantial shopping.

With the end of the tourist season, most of the towns seem to have one restaurant open. That was the case in Castelnau. But it was a weekend and there were several large groups of French tourists, who all wanted to eat at the restaurant, which was run by one family. Of course everyone wants to eat at the same time about 7:30. So the family sat down to eat their dinner about 6:30 with all the seats outside occupied, mostly by people just wanting drinks at that point. It took me almost an hour to get a beer, and I had little hope of getting a meal in a reasonable time, and it would be a three course set meal, more food than I wanted. So I did a quick scan of Google Maps and found a pizza shop at the bottom of the hill, so I went there for carry-out.

[spots-tarn]

Puycelsi - Tarn

Aujourd'hui on vous propose d'aller découvrir un ancien village médiéval fortifié. Il a été construit sur un énorme rocher qui domine la rivière de la Vère.

Pour plus d'infos : Puycelsi

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[lauthenticfrance]

Castelnau-de-Montmiral | Cultural Tours in France

Visit Puycelsi, Bruniquel, Castelnau-de-Montmiral And Saint Antonin de Noble Val. This Cultural Tours in France offers medieval ambiance, old stones, and villages.

Day tour from Toulouse

If you love medieval ambiance, old stones and old villages, this tour is for you. This is more a tour to stroll and admire old building and beautiful landscapes. You will go back in time with this off the beaten paths tour.

In the morning departure to Castelnau-de-Montmiral which was built in 1222. The picturesque Place de la Mairie is lined with various houses with various facades, stone, timber, brick.

Then we go to Puycelsi planted on its rocky outcrop You will have a unique view of the Gorges de l’Aveyron and the forest of grésigne below!

Lunch in a local restaurant.

Perched at the top of a cliff, Bruniquel offers facades crafted in limestones, wild gardens, steep streets paved with pebbles, beautiful homes dated from the 15th, 16th, and 17th century.

In the afternoon we will walk to the medieval town of Saint-Antonin-de-Noble-Val. Founded in the 8th century around an old Benedictine abbey, it has a beautiful heritage, witnessed by it’s past as an important craft and commercial center.

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[patricelecointre]

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[mittydesques]

Le soir au village... #lune #luna #moon #puycelsi #tarn #occitanie (à Puycelci, Midi-Pyrenees, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz8H9w1CHh7/?igshid=9o27jgjwr4aa

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Puycelsi , France

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[christophe-fabries]

PUYCELSI

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Puycelsi, Tarn en Midi-Pyrénées, Francia www.vivimosdeviaje.com

[charlesbchawes]

A 5 day walk in the Aveyron and Tarn region of France: day 4, Puycelci to Castelnau-de-Montmiral

Date walked: 25th  September 2017

Distance: around 10 miles

Booking company: Sherpa Expeditions. Sherpa made all the hotel and bed and breakfast bookings, arranged transfer of our bags each day between destinations and provided detailed descriptions of each days walk and large-scale map sheets with the routes marked. It all worked perfectly; I highly recommend them. Here is a link to the specific…

[dknuth]

Third Walking Day - Bruniquel to Puycelsi 

Last night dinner was in a room with a nice view of the rooftops of the lower village.

A local cat wandered by the open window but backed away when I started to take its picture. Too bad, I had chicken for dinner, more than I could eat.

I started by wandering up through Bruniquel in the early morning. It’s another nice town, but pretty quiet early in the morning, and in the off season.

Breakfast is a standard French breakfast: a croissant, some bread, butter, jams, sometimes yogurt, juice and coffee. Frequently the coffee is served country French style in a large bowl.

Today was a short walking day, only 9 miles, but of course there was a 800 ft hill to get over in the middle of it plus another 400 foot hill and a 300 foot climb to town at the end, so a total of 1850 feet of climb and a bunch of descent between the climbs. There were some occasional nice views with some fall color on the way up the big hill.

Then it was into the woods with little views and up and down rocky trails for the rest of the day. It stayed cloudy so there wasn’t much scenery.

I got to Puycelsi in the early afternoon which was a nice change. With only 9 miles I wasn’t quite as tired and sore, so I was able to get out and look around town before dinner. It’s a very pretty village sitting on top of a promontory above cliffs. So great views all around.

The interior of the local church was nice. The outside is simple and crowded between other buildings.

It’s a Saturday so there are locals weekending in the area and the town wasn’t as dead as some others.

It’s still clearly after the season though. Probably half of the restaurants aren’t open and the others aren’t busy, neither are the hotels. It’s really remarkable. This is probably one of the best seasons. It was very hot over the summer, and now that the weather is pleasant and the trees are changing there are few people here.

Speaking of few people the trails are empty! I can walk for hours without seeing another person. Today there were probably a dozen total, and them all doing little day walks. This was the busiest day so far.

[daniel81-68]

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[gacougnol]

Louis Bourdon Puycelsi, Tarn, France

[lauthenticfrance]

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[manieresdedire]

L’oiseau de Puycelsi

L’oiseau m’attendait. Il était là, fier et impétueux, certain que le ciel bleu de mai serait son complice.

A peine un frémissement d’ailes alors que je n’étais qu’à quelques mètres de lui …

"Regarde-moi ! Ma prestance n’est-elle pas appropriée à l’endroit ? Penses-tu que ma pose est la bonne ? Le bleu qui me sert de cadre n’est-il pas presque irréel ? Je te laisse le temps de faire de moi un embryon de vedette, mais une vedette tout de même ! Cadre-moi bien, ne tremble pas… et je te raconte une histoire.

J’ai choisi Puycelsi… ou alors est-ce Puycelsi qui m’aurait choisi ? Je ne sais pas, mais après tout peu importe. Entre ce village et moi, c’est une aventure dont je ne me lasse pas. Je le parcours de long en large, et j’en connais le moindre recoin, le moindre interstice de ses murs de pierre. Ce n’est pas d’hier que mes congénères s’y sont installés, on peut même dire que la place est la nôtre, que je garde dans ma cervelle d’oiseau souvenirs de nombre de piaillements et de nids constamment reconstruits. Alors lorsque le printemps se fait doux et clair, je me surprends à faire le beau et à parader.

Certains visiteurs l’ont compris, ici, il faut se perdre dans les ruelles, grimper, oser descendre, écouter, et surtout regarder. Chaque endroit peut receler une part de magie… Là une fleur qui ne se veut même pas discrète, là un pot vernissé qui aurait aussi bien sa place dans la cour d’un château, là, une grille qui invite à la curiosité, là, un chat noir de pacotille qui au moins ne me fera aucun mal… La sorcière qui l’a installé fait partie de la ligue de protection des oiseaux sans doute ! Même la librairie a pris la mesure du temps… Non pas que le temps s’arrêterait à Puycelsi, non, ce serait faux de dire ça… car le vieux vélo continue de rouiller, les plantes se développent sur les tuiles anciennes… Et les vieux assis sur les murets ne manquent pas de conversation et de regards bienveillants.

Alors, toi, si tu aimes mon histoire, je t’invite à revenir sur les lieux où elle se déroule, il y aura peut-être une suite… Et si ce n’est pas avec moi, je sais que ma descendance est assurée, que la vie s’écoule ici comme ailleurs, il y fait seulement plus doux…".

Chantal Fournel

[mittydesques]

Je suis très propre et je fais ma toilette tout seul! #chaton #adoption #tarn #mignon #puycelsi (à Puycelci, Midi-Pyrenees, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzaTBTFCL9y/?igshid=m1cjkpv2f6o8