(Published October 2018, last updated April 2025) On the 750-odd-kilometre walk along the Chemin de Saint-Jacques you’ll pass dozens, perhaps hundreds, of churches, chapels and cathedrals. But if you call in to only one on your way from Le Puy-en-Velay to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, make it Chapelle Saint-Nicolas in Harambeltz.   Chapelle Saint-Nicolas Most walkers pass through […]

(Published September 2013, last updated June 2025). The third day of walking along the Midi Canal from Toulouse to Carcassonne finishes in the port town of Castelnaudary. Founded in the early twelfth century, Castelnaudary grew around a château which was built here in 1118. Over the centuries, the town’s fortunes rose and fell—it was decimated […]

(Published May 2021, last updated June 2025) Protected on both sides by steep ridges, Le Pont-de-Montvert straddles the banks of the River Tarn as it meanders along the valley floor. The village is one of the prettiest towns along the GR70 Chemin de Stevenson, and is the perfect spot to spend a lazy afternoon relaxing […]