the vezelay route via lemovicensis to St.Jean-Pied-de-Port Update of Northern variant via Bourges version January 2017 Date update: August 15, 2017
Changes in the directions Section 1.1 Addition with variant via the GR654, passing a good hostel: Km 15.5 Ignore the Rue de l église (left). For the variant via Tannay: follow from here until Thurigny the red and white GR indications (GR654). Km 15.5 Turn left, following the sign 'Eglise', pass a road cross, and descend into the valley. Just before the church of Saint-Loup: turn left, into an unpaved road, following a wide turn to the right around the church and then descending to the Canal du Nivernais. From there, go right and follow the towing path (now: bike path) along the canal. After more than 1 km, at a double lock, take the D165 to the right. Immediately after a railway crossing: take the unpaved road to the left which leads up to Tannay (H). (Attention: here and there, alongside the GR, yellow-blue signs appear with the designation Chemin de St Jacques de Compostelle, GR 654, Voie de Vézelay. These are referring to the GR, not to our Vézelay Route). (Attention: In Tannay follow the signs 'Accueil pèlerins' to the pilgrim's hostel). Km 20.0 At the church of Tannay: turn right and follow the D119 westward. At the intersection with the D34: go straight ahead on the D6. After 250m take the unpaved road to the right until the end (shortly after a right turn). Go left onto the D34 ('Grande Rue') to Amazy. Km 22.0 Just before the church of Amazy (visit recommended), turn left twice. Then take the first road to the right, which proceeds as a wide path through the fields. At a crossing with a narrower path (just before the D6): turn right, first along the edge of a forest (left), then through the forest, ascending. Then downwards to a crossing with the D6 (at a road cross). Cross straight and shortly after, at a crossing with another road, continue straight again towards Cervenon. Km 24.5 At the first houses of Cervenon: turn right onto the C1 to Thurigny, rising first than descending. In Thurigny: connection to Km 24.7 of the route. Modified maps, showing this variant: 2
Km 22.6 Arrival at the D6: go left. (For A B in St.Germain-des-Bois: go right and on D23 left). Km 23.6 Saint-Germain-des-Bois (A B zie remarks km 22.6): church (right). 3
Section 2.1 Km 14.2 Saint-Germain-Beaupré K. [2] Km 18.7 Saint-Agnant-de-Versillat (K W V B). Follow the route through the village and arrive again on the D72. Leave the village. Section 2.3 Km 50.6 Marsac (ABVT) straight on, direction Limoges [for BVT La Balade : turn left D43 direction Les Rivailles for 900m]. Section 2.7 Km 161.0 Le Lac. Turn left and then turn right onto the D64a1 [BV], to arrive... Section 4.1 Km 0.4.... Pineuilh (A B V F)... Section 4.3 Km 63.7 Leave the forest, marking Way of Saint James, hamlet of Haubet. Turn left. (Attention: for 3km inadequate way marking). 4
Facilities on the route Section 1.1 Km 20.0 Tannay (langs de variant) - H - Refuge municipal, 17 rue Émile-Regnault (follow the signs accueil pèlerins ). 12 places. Credential needed. Cooking facilities. Open from 15.30 hour. On arrival from 14.30 hour: call one of the numbers, as shown on the door. Km 22.6 - Saint Germain des Bois - B A Mme Gilberte Akkermans, Le Moulin du Merle. Hameau de Turigny. Tel: 03 86 27 59 10 and 06 77 29 83 45 (reserve in advance) info@moulindumerle.com www.moulindumerle.com Section 1.3 Km 73.4 - Châteauroux - B Mme Nigues. 2 rue de la Fuie. Tel: 06 85 67 87 36. Km 91.2 - Velles - A Mme de Saint Mars, Lieu dit Vauzelle. Tel: 02 54 36 16 29 or 06 80 84 51 68 (telephone the day before). - B M. & Mme Limousin. Manoir de Villedoin (1 km off the route, right side) tel: 02 54 25 12 06 Section 1.4 Km 0.3 - La Chaumerette (continue to follow D3, after 400 m before bridge: left side). - G Gîte & Camp site La Chaumerette, Rte. du Barrage de Roche tel: 02 54 47 84 22 (year round) pilgrims rate. - T La Chaumerette. Tel: 02 54 47 84 22 (year round) pilgrims rate. - TV Club A.Tou.Vert, La Chaumerette tel: 02 54 47 73 44 (open: March 15 till October 15). Km 8.0 Pont des Piles - B V Auberge du Pont des Piles, Auberge La Table d Angèle Route d Orsennes/Route du barrage tel: 02 54 47 43 33 or 06 22 84 16 89 Km 18.8 - Crozant - H municipal Rue Armand Guillaumin - key at Town Hall (if closed: at local grocery / épicerie). Section 2 Km 50.6 Marsac - A Mme Passante, 32 Avenue du Limousin 06 73 50 37 00 E-mail: bernadette.passante@hotmail.fr Pilgrims rate 16 pp/pn - B - Hotel Chez Bernie, 32 Avenue du Limousin 06 73 50 37 00 - BVT - La Balade, Les Rivailles. Ruud & Margon Revers (English spoken). tel: 05 44 30 07 39 - labalade23@gmail.com - www.labalade.nl 5
Half board possible. Donkey / horse welcome. Lift service from Bénévent. Open: 1/4-31/10 - Pilgrim tariff. Take D43 direction Les Rivailles. later via D57 again on the route. Km 94.9 - 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. Km 105.1 - Aureil - H - (private) Mme Morin (>3km from the way) 05 55 48 31 87 (Mme is slightly demented, so make clear appointments) Km 117.2 - Limoges - A - Mr & Mme Lebraud 05 55 34 61 68 06 86 59 28 24 06 26 49 05 58 Km 145.6 - Flavignac - H T Camping Saint-Fortunat 05 55 39 11 14 06 82 86 40 03 Four places are available in a gîte. Km 161.0 - Le Lac - BV - B&B Family Jonker 07 68 17 01 84 or +31 6 20 40 88 46 At the turn V18/D64a1 (English speaking). Half bord possible. Please, phone in advance. Section 3 Km 59.9 Périgueux - A - Mme Granger 05 53 07 57 69 Km 83.1 - Saint-Astier - A - Mme Delugin (recommended!) 05 53 54 62 77 06 87 45 28 84 Impasse du Clos du Roudier (1,5km from the center) Email : delugin.claudette@orange.fr - A - Les Rives de l Isle, 06 16 19 60 29 05 53 54 62 12 14 rue Numa Gadaud email : lesrivesdelisle@gmail.com Km 85.5 Reyterie (municipality of Saint-Astier) - B La Maison Bertier 05 53 07 01 36 06 12 50 55 45 gilou.berthier@wanadoo.fr (400m past Puyferrat: keep right) Km 104.6 Sourzac (1 km off the route) - A - Mr. Laurière 05 53 82 41 92 (13.00-20.00 h) jacky.lauriere@orange.fr / gitelauriere-sourzac.fr 07 87 52 14 62 Km 108.6 - Mussidan - H - municipal, 3 Rue des Chatenades (entrance at spiral stairs). 12 places, cooking possibility. 10 incl. simple breakfast. Contact: Tourist Office/Town hall 05 53 81 73 87 05 53 81 04 07 6
Km 141.9 - Port-Sainte-Foy - C -Hostel of the parish, 7 Rue Jacques Jasmin, 8 places, cooking possibility, 10 pp. 05 53 27 33 11 06 29 97 84 72 Section 4 Km 0.0 - Sainte-Foy-la-Grande - H - pilgrims hostel of the hospital 05 57 41 96 96 - Reserve in advance. Run by volunteers who are not always present. Not Recommended! Km 1.0 - Pineuilh - AVF Patricia & Sylvain Duboscq, 7 Rue de Chury. Tel: 05 57 46 16 54 or 06 08 40 04 96. Half board possible. Reserve in advance. Donativo. Email: patsyl.duoscq@sfr.fr - http://duboscqpatsy.simplesite.com Your dog is welcome. Km 35.5 - Monségur - T - Camp site l Etoile du Drot, Le Stade. Tel: 05 56 61 67 54. - A - Mme Nelly Crégut 05 56 61 65 61 - Donativo. 4 beds. Stay in tent possible. Animals welcome. E-mail: n.cregut@wanadoo.fr Section 5 Km 47.3 - Le Chemin Vert (1616 Route de Bougue, 1,5 km after Gailleres) - H - Pilgrim hospitality, 10 places - tel: 05 58 76 57 04 or 06 81 25 83 59 Km 108.8 - Beyries - H - Municipal hostel, 5 places; donativo. Tel: 05 58 79 04 69 or 06 73 51 36 11 Km 112.0 - Sault-de-Navailles (restaurant - grocery). - AV - Home hospitality for pilgrims: Mme Maria Loire, pilgrims pass required. Meals (paid). 33 Rue des Albizias - Tel. 06 07 41 81 49 Section 6 Km 12.7 - Orthez - VWR - Restaurants, Grocery, ATM, Pharmacy, Train and bus station - H - Refuge: Hôtel de la Lune. 14 rue de l Horloge. 6 places. Keys at Town Hall: tel. 05 59 38 32 84 - or at restaurant Reine Jeanne, rue Bourg-Vieux 44 (after 100m). Possibility to prepare meals. No reservations. Km 90.0 - Huntto (after Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, on the Route Napoléon) - HV - Ferme Ithurburia (5,5 Km on the route Napoléon, about one and a half hours walk from Saint-Jean). Tel: 05 59 37 11 17 or 06 80 53 00 46. No kitchen half board bikes & dogs welcome: jeanne.ourtiague@orange.fr 7