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1 the vezelay route via lemovicensis to St.Jean-Pied-de-Port Update of Southern variant via Nevers version January 2016 Date update: January 1, 2017

Changes in the directions Section 1.1 Km 3.6 Leave the D36 and turn right into a dirt road, on the corner of the camping site (phone booth). Km 8.1 Pierre-Perthuis:...... towards Les Ponts (two bridges).

2 Changes in the directions Section 1.1 Km 3.6 Leave the D36 and turn right into a dirt road, on the corner of the camping site (phone booth). Km 8.1 Pierre-Perthuis: towards Les Ponts (two bridges). Km 8.8 Fork: take the small road to the right (so here you leave the old Roman road), which continues along meadows (on your right). Km 9.4 to be cancelled Km 10.0 Arrival once more on the old Roman road: turn right. Km 22.5 Vignes-le-Haut (BV); T-junction: turn right, down (chapel). Km 23.0 Arrival on the D217: turn left. Km 91.1 Crossing of the D26 (Rue de Balleroy): continue opposite, via the Rue Masson. Then take the first street on the right, the Rue du Docteur Beaume. Km 91.2 Arrival at the Grande Rue (D977). Km 91.3 Guérigny (HD BV W R services). At the junction: go left, direction Nevers (Grande Rue, then Avenue Charles Dariaux). (For the municipal pilgrims' hostel, after 700 meters: take the Grande Rue to the right, then the Rue Vauban and, after the railway crossing, the Rue du Général Cheutin. Marked route. From the municipal pilgrims' hostel, there is a marked route back to the Vezelay Route, at the point Km 91.3). Section 1.2 Km 0.3 >>> Here starts the variant via Augy-sur-Aubois to Ainay-le-Chateau, following the GR654. If you choose to do so: follow the red-white markings. Replace/change Km with: Km 15.1 Turn right on C39 towards the depot Emaüs/Circuit automobile. Km 15.5 Continue straight on (don t take the dead end), along the Emaüs waste station ( déchetterie ). Km 15.7 Les Saules crossroads: ignore a small road to the right and to the left, and continue straight on. Km 16.5 After the Déchetterie, in the right turn, take the dirt road in front. Km 16.9 T junction. Take the grassy track to the right (wide view over the Loire valley on the left and over the valley of the Allier on the right. Partial view on the circuit of Magny-Cours). Km 17.5 Pass under the high-voltage line. 2

3 Km 17.8 Ignore a small road to the right. View towards the water tower chateau d'eau des Américains ( ) and the water tower of St. Parize. Km 18.4 To the right, municipal depot. Continue straight ahead. Km 18.5 Ignore a street to the left and take the Rue des Craies straight on (sign Accueil pèlerin = pilgrims hostel). Km 19.1 Saint-Parize-le-Châtel (A). Entering the village. Continue to the right, slightly descending. A little further: ignore the Rue des Poirats (right) and continue straight ahead; no entry for heavy traffic. Km 19.2 Turn left into the Rue de la Fontaine. Km 19.3 Crossing near wash-house. Opposite the wash-house turn right on the small grassy road, slightly up, to the church. Km 19.4 Church of Saint-Parize. (A visit to the crypt under the church is recommended). Leaving the church, continue to the left along the Rue de l'eglise. Km 19.6 Place du Champ de Foire. Turn right, direction Moiry/Magny-Cours, via the Rue de l'ouche. Km 19.8 Continue straight ahead. Ignore the Rue de l'abattoir (right). Km 19.9 On T junction, turn left: C12 (Route de Rond de Bord). Km 20.2 You leave Saint-Parize (sign interdit aux 3.5t ). Km 22.3 Rond de Bord: continue straight on the C12. Km 23.6 Intersection: turn right and continue straight past the bifurcations for Naviot, Autry and Buy. Text correction: Km 91.3 Arrival at the Route des Fromenteaux. (From the crossing of the canal to the bridge of Orval over the Cher, the pilgrim's road is marked by the municipality, using scallop shells on standing stones on the sidewalk). Cross the canal and turn left, into the Rue des Fromentaux (bends at bifurcation after 200m to the left). At T-junction ("Stop"): turn left, into the Rue Grenouilliere. Then turn right into the small street Rue Charlotte, towards the church. Section 1.3 Km 43.2 Bifurcation of Acre: turn left, up. [(A) La Tremble 2 km]. Km 45.2 Néret (T): church - crossing D68/D71 (Stop): turn right, onto the D71. [(A) La Tremble 2 km. Picks up after phone call]. Section 2.1 Km 14.2 Saint-Germain-Beaupré. [2].... text correction: At the end of the path: turn right on a road. Continue straight on until you reach the D72. Turn left: 3

4 Section 2.3 Km 50.6 At the sigh Chapel go straight on at the crossing and leave the road. Section 2.4 Km text correction: After 1.3 km on this road, while leaving the forest, turn left on the narrow path between fields (meeting with GR from the other side, moderate signaling of the way). After 750m [6]. Km 79.7 Le Pont du Dognon..... on via the GR. Hamlet of Orgnac: the road becomes asphalted, (for BV in La Gasnerie, turn right after 150m). Km 86.2 Small bridge. [7] After 500m arrive on a small road. Turn left (from here follow the GR654 to Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat). Straight ahead. Pass Clémensanne-Nord (on your right) and Clémensanne-Sud (on your left) Route to Foyer Jean XXIII in Lussac (see the green dotted line on the map): 100 m after the side road left to Clémensanne-Sud, in the bend after the pylon, leave the road and the GR and take a path on the left that goes through the fields. You will pass the old mill Lajoumard. Go left on asphalt road (C8). Cross the bridge over the Galamache (on your left side the old mill of La Roche). Follow the road (rising) to the cross road to Lussac. Turn sharp right direction Lussac. At the fork: choose left and follow the signs, showing the way to Lussac (C). The next day: Go back to the fork. Go sharp left. Follow this small road up to the T-junction (<Stop>) with the D39. Turn left on the D39. This becames later the rue Dr Jagot Lacoussière. Follow this road until the intersection of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat. Continue from Km 94.9 of the route. Km 87.2 The road turns first to the right, then left. At a junction, go sharp right towards Les Boutonnes. Km 87.6 Turn left at the crossing gravel roads. From here always straightthrough via dirt road along/between vegetation (this part was difficult to mark!). Go straight on arable land between fields, till an asphalt road (C17). Km 90.6 Turn right. Follow this road till T-junction with D39 (Marsac). Km 91.1 Turn left on D39. After 800m, go right towards Le Puy Faucher. After 100m: turn left on gravel road (descending). Arrive again on D39, turn right. Before the bridge (Le Pont au Puy) leave the D39 to the right. Cross the stream the Tard, and follow the path up to a plateau. Pass Maisonneuve, go at the end of the path to the right (Le Haut Dandalais). Cross the asphalt road and go straight ahead, through a dirt road, to Dandalais. There, go right twice. The GR looks over the valley of the Vienne and then opens onto 4

a paved road. Turn left and continue this road - which further on is paved - through Puy Lassaud. Than arrive in Saint-Léonard, on the ring road. Here you leave the GR. Km 94.

5 a paved road. Turn left and continue this road - which further on is paved - through Puy Lassaud. Than arrive in Saint-Léonard, on the ring road. Here you leave the GR. Km 94.9 Cross and walk along Rue Jean Jaures, Place de la Republique and Rue Gay-Lussac to the collegiate church of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat (H B W). Section 2.7 Km Before the bridge turn right and walk along a pond. Beyond the castle: left. At homes: left and immediately right on the N21. Km Eirbeix (W). After the church turn left towards Puybernard. Section 3.4 Km 70.0 Highest point [6a]. Descent and ascent. 300 m after new peak: Km 71.5 Km 75.9 and then along the Canal. At the first bridge: do not cross it, but continue straight on, into a small unpaved road. Km 78.0 Annesse (A in l Eperon 1,6 km off the route) Near the power plant: turn left, cross the canal Section 5.6 Km 45.8 At the junction at the church: turn right and immediately left, direction Bougue (passing the water tower). Abbreviations without explanation used in the guide: Section 4.3, km 54.2: APD = A 5

6 Facilities on the route Section 1.1 Km Domecy sur Cure - A M. & Mme J.P. Perriot 2 rue de la Guette tel: or (call in advance). Km Corbigny - remove: BV - Hotel Aux poids lourds 5 rue des Forges Km Guipy - see remarks - B G T Domaine d'ainay (Mme Leyenhorst) at 1,5km via the D977bis tel: Attention: expensive, only for emergencies. Km Breuil (Municipal Prémery) - A - Un pas à la fois (Chantal Jourdan & Denis Dubé) 6, Route de Vilaine - tel talchan5@hotmail.fr - 6 places, donativo. Open 1/4-10/10 Km Prémery - see extra info: - T municipal Les Prés de la Ville route de Varzy tel: or or (25 April 30 September). A caravan is reserved for pilgrims ( 2,60). Km Guérigny - add: - H - Municipal pilgrims' hostel. 24, Avenue du Général Cheutin. Possibility to cook yourself. Possibility for horses and donkeys. Open from March 15 until October 15. Reserve the day before, at the town hall, tel BV - Hotel Le Commerce, 2 Grande Rue - tel: Pilgrims rate upon presentation of pilgrims passport. You can order a packed lunch. (Open from June 1, 2016). Section 1.2 Km Saint Pierre le Moûtier - A Mme Arbez Seguin, 74 route de Livry in Marcigny (at 2km see map) tel: and (call in advance). Section 1.2a Km La Croix (Augy-Sur-Aubois) - add phone number: - H - Dutch pilgrims hostel Nos Repos, 15 places, kitchen and supplies, M. René Heinrichs, tel or

7 Section 1.3 Km Arcomps - remove : A "Le Grenier de la Touratte" Mme Du Jeu tel: Km Néret - add : (2km from Néret). - A Domaine de La Tremble Mme Loret (1/4-1/10) tel: and (call in advance to be picked up in Néret). Km La Châtre - BV Hotel Au Jardin d Eté 13 avenue d'auvergne (crossing D73/D943) tel: (pilgrims tariff). contact@aujardindete.fr Km Gargilesse - remove : - B Chez Renato Renaat Van Poucke Le Coteau Fleuri (at 1km). Tel: (picks up pilgrims in Gargilesse) - B Le Haut Verger (Angela en Willem). Route du Pin (D40). Tel: or (1 km west of Gargilesse via the D40). change: - BV Auberge Hôtel des Artistes, Le Bourg. Tel: Also Dutch, German and English spoken. info.hoteldesartistes@gmail.com Section 2 Km La Gasnerie (750m off the route, turn right in Orgnac) - BV - Ch.d H La Gasnerie, Mme Poussin, (evening-meal and breackfast possible, reserve in advance.) Km Lussac (new name for Christian hospitality Center ) - C - Foyer Jean XXIII (see described shortened route) Km Saint-Léonard de Noblat - H - Hostel of the pilgrims Association, Rue dr. Lamazière (1/4-30/10). Keys at the Office de Tourisme, Place de Champ du Mars. If closed: you will find a phone number on the door of the hostel. - B - Hostel ( gîte ) La Halte aux Grains - tel and Rue Gay Lussac - Open: (1/4-30/9) Km Limoges - change: - C - Maison Diocesaine, 15 Rue Eugène Varlin, tel call in advance between and h., 20 pp Km Les Cars - BV - Hôtel-restaurant Le Simone, Le Bourg Section 3 Km Thiviers - H - (private) J&J Leytens, No longer active, to be removed. 7

8 Section 4 Km Pineuilh - BV - Le jardin des Cygnes / on the route and on the banks of the Dordogne. Pilgrims tariff on presentation of credential. Meal possible. Reserve in advance. Km Pondaurat - to be removed : - A - Mme Nicole Jamain: or places, half-board, washing machine. Pilgrims pass required. Reserve 24/48 hours in advance. Section 5 Km Retjons - B - l Hostellerie Landaise (past Retjons centre on the D932), tel for reservation. Offers pilgrim place from 12,50 pp. Km Roquefort - H - Hostel of the pilgrims Association of Les Landes, Rue de l'abbé Besselère (town center). Keys at the Café de la Paix, 51 Place des Cordeliers - tel: Open from March until September - Person responsible: Jean Loubère Pilgrims pass required. Donativo - 10 places - kitchen - showers washing and drying Section 6 Km Sauveterre-de-Béarn. - Tourist Office: Tel B - Mme Luzianovitch: 2 rooms. Bed and breakfast: 25; 10, Rue Pannecau. Tel and HV - Gîte de Sauveterre, 15 Rue Léon Bérard. Open all year. 6 places. Evening meal and breakfast. Donativo. Animals welcome. Tel: or AF - La Maison de la Tour, 5 Rue Léon Bérard. Tel: mamaandmanos43@aol.com ( 15 incl. breackfast). Kitchen, washing and drying. English spoken. 8

the vezelay route via lemovicensis to St.Jean-Pied-de-Port Update of Southern variant via Nevers version January 2016

the vezelay route via lemovicensis to St.Jean-Pied-de-Port Update of Southern variant via Nevers version January 2016 Date update: January 1, 2018 Changes in the directions Section 1.1 Km 3.6 Leave the