Flat easy cycling alongside the canal passing at one stage the French summer holiday camps, all looking decidedly tired these post covid days, and of course reaching the Med. And without particularly realizing it, this is a classic ride in France. The French have a wealth of routes regularly walked or cycled and many are knowledgeable of the French caminos linking up with Santiago.
Euro Velo 8 (Cadiz to Athens) is signposted and shares the section to Montpellier. Roughly following the old Via Domitia now, a path probably taken by Hannibal, I think I can safely say the term Via Tolosana is unrelated to original Roman roads. The Via Domitia being one of Rome's oldest roads.
Presently, slithers of land radiate deep out into the sea linking 'Venetian' style Sète with Montpellier. So busy is the latter that there is little room in the main square for sightseeing.
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Sete is where Natalie and Sarah go for that festival each year. They've said its a lovely place! Looks busy in Montpelier!
ReplyDeleteNatalie said she knew Sète and now the festival connection and Sarah's attendance is coming back to me. In fact many French holidays float back into my mind
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