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Randonnée du Cirque d'Autoire |
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In this hike, you will discover the marvelous country of Autoire. You will visit several sites, as a waterfall and a picturesque old castle. When coming back to the village, you will enjoy a beautiful sight of Autoire and the valley.
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Randonnée de Oingt |
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Between both picturesque villages of Oingt and Theizé, extends a remarkable landscape made with a series of ridges: "Crêts" of Bansillon, of Remont, and of Theizé. You will find this hike uncommon, with some special sections as a box tree vault, "cadoles", "chirats", and beautiful houses. The village of Oingt is classified as one of the Most Beautiful Villages in France.
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Randonnée de l'observatoire de la Libertade |
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The trail to Libertade leads to a look-out post, located near a "lavogne" (a washing-place). Maybe you will have the chance to see animals there... Two panels of the Regional Nature Park of Grands Causses will present plants and the landscape evolution. The third panel, at the look-out post, provides information for identifying animals. Perhaps you will be surprised to find small piles of stones on the way. These are "clapas" whose presence denotes former cultivated fields.
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Randonnée autour des Baux de Provence |
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This hike around one of the Most beautiful Villages in France, Baux-de-Provence, leads to discover troglodyte dwelling, Roman vestiges, and the chapel of Trémaïe, which overlooks the Entreconque valley, with its vineyards, olive trees and windbreak black cypresses. The numbers on the map and on the road-book correspond to significant sites.
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Randonnée du site de Chastel |
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Saint-Floret in Auvergne, classified as one of the Most Beautiful Villages in France, is situated along the river Couze Pavin. From this village, go up to the keep of the castle, and do not forget to visit the site of Chastel on the other side of the river. This walk will lead you then through meadows and woods, before coming back to the village.
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Randonnée de Beynac et son château |
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Go on the tracks around Beynac to discover one of the Most Beautiful Villages of France and its castle. This village is situated at the foot of a cliff, on a headland overhanging the Dordogne river and dominated by the castle. If you go up to the castle, you will enjoy the view over the land!
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Angles : Promenade du chemin vert |
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The ruins of the castle sit imposingly in the village of Angles-sur-l'Anglin, one of the Most Beautiful Villages in France, near the confluence of the rivers Gartempe and Anglin, in which magdalenian sculptures have been found. This place, in the border of Poitou, Touraine and Berry, will probably surprise you.
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Randonnée des crêtes de Lautrec |
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Welcome to Cocagne country (in French, "pays de Cocagne" means "country of abundance"), for a visit of one of the Most beautiful Villages in France: Lautrec. This village as the same name as the famous painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. In fact, it is the cradle of this noble family. It is also the name given to a vine produced in this country: l'ail rose de Lautrec. This hike will lead you to the discovery of this typical village and its ...
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Circuit de la Bessède |
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This hike goes through a verdant countryside and allows to visit several places which evoke the rich History of Black Périgord. Belvès, which is classified as one of the Most beautiful Villages in France, was marked by the One Hundred Years War. The national forest of Bessède, with its archeological site of Caesar's camp, the Roman way, churches, etc. are other pieces of an ancient heritage which transports the visitor back in time.
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Le chemin du Mistral |
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Let be surprised by an unusual place: visit La Roque-sur-Cèze, one of the Most beautiful Villages in France. Both Nature and History gave this place its charm, either that it lies in the famous waterfalls or along the alleys of the city! The trails around the village provide a good way to appreciate the country and to get an overview on the situation of this place nestled in a meander of the river Cèze.
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Hikes in the Most Beautiful Villages
