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Travel Blogs from Chatelguyon
Le Puy, Aurilliac and the Gendarmes
... time on our trip our hosts are cooking for us and provide a 4 course traditional dinner. First up was zucchini and tomato soup - very nice. Now if I was to see Sausages and Lentils on a menu it would probably be the last thing I would order, however this is what was for main and it was surprisingly good. Le Puy is famous in France for its lentil production and is the mainstay of dishes of the area. Some cheeses from the area were next and the meal culminated with ...
WOW
... out. We had a couple of cokes (they don’t appear to have”diet cokes” over here just “low sugar”) and set off again, arriving at our hotel about 5.30pm
Saint Flour was not what I had expected and I was a little disappointed, but after the day’s ride, it didn’t matter; even the hotelier’s condescending attitude didn’t really mar the day, although I did want to punch him on the nose once or twice
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An unexpected bonus
Originally meant as an overnight stop for us on the way to Conques, it turned out that Le Puy had quite a lot to offer. We arrived on the first day of their "Fete du Roi des Oiselles"' or festival of the king of arrows, apparently something to do with archery in medieval times. Many city people dressed in period ...
La grande cascade
... que c’est la toute première cascade que je vois d’aussi près! On recevait des petits embruns sur le visage, c’était très agréable ! On s’est donc posé sur un rocher tout proche pour manger nos sandwichs. Quel beau cadre ! Il paraît qu’il y’a des cascades encore plus jolies dans les Alpes ou les Pyrénées …il faudra que j’aille faire une petite virée par là-bas.
En redescendant, c’était un peu ...
Other places to stay in Chatelguyon
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Splendid Hotel Chatel Guyon
5-7 rue d'Angleterre, Chatelguyon | 3 star hotelfrom $135 -
Hotel de Paris
1 Rue Docteur Levadoux, Chatelguyon | Hotelfrom $68 -
Arcantis Hotel Metropole
19 avenue des Etats-Unis, Chatelguyon | Hotelfrom $74 -
Hotel les bains Chatelguyon
12-14 Avenue Baraduc , Chatelguyon | Hotel -
Hotel Bellevue
4 Rue Alfred Punett, Chatelguyon | Hotelfrom $76 -
Hotel Le Berenice
1 Avenue Baraduc, Chatelguyon | Hotel -
Hotel Regence
31 Av des Etats-Unis , Chatelguyon | Hotel -
Hotel Le Thermalia
20 Avenue Baraduc, Chatelguyon | Hotel -
Hotel Mont Chalusset
9 Rue A.-Punett, Chatelguyon | Hotel -
Hotel Beau Site
2 Rue Du Chalusset, Chatelguyon | Hotel -
Hotel Castel Regina
3 Avenue Brocqueville, Chatelguyon | Hotel -
Hotel Le Belvedere
7 Avenue General De Gaulle, Chatelguyon | Hotel -
Hotel Le Provencal
21 Avenue Baraduc, Chatelguyon | Hotel -
Printania Hotel Chatel-Guyon
12 Avenue de Belgique, Chatelguyon | Hotel -
Hotel Pay-De-Dome
3 Rue Guy De Maupassant, Chatelguyon | Hotel -
Les Hirondelles Hotel Restaurant
16 Avenue Des Etats-Unis, Chatelguyon | Hotel -
Hotel Hermitage
18 Avenue De Brocqueville, Chatelguyon | Hotel