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Continue on the main track to a Did you know? signpost (501720m E 4707463m N) and leave the track for a footpath heading north west, up into the The word ‘ambulance’ hasn’t always referred to woods for about 250m, to the Chapelle. a vehicle. Around the time of the Crimean War, 3 The Chapelle itself is a simple stone building. (think ‘Charge of the Light Brigade) the French A beautiful example of Catalan Romanesque art, it set up temporary movable hospitals close to the battlefi elds, called ‘hôpital ambulant’, literally is one of the few monuments of the Albères whose ‘walking hospital’. (Ambulant coming from the restoration is fi nished. It was built in the twelfth Latin verb ambulare, meaning ‘to walk’). Later, century by order of the Abbot of Saint-Genis, on a the same word was used to describe the wagons large parcel of land on the slopes of the mountain used for transporting the wounded to the fi eld of Argelès. The Chapelle is fi rst mentioned in hospital. In time, the word hôpital was dropped, documents around the time of 1069 AD. After and ambulant changed to ambulance. its consecration, Saint Laurent became a parish CChapellehapelle SStt LLaurent,aurent, AArgelesrgeles church, serving the many small Mas nestled in the take a stroll instead around the lovely gardens of surrounding hills whose inhabitants survived by Valmy (it’s free!) and enjoy the impressive family of raising animals, farming, logging, making charcoal storks living there, or visit the tasting rooms with and a bit of smuggling! views over the perfectly manicured vineyards to Map IGN 1:25000 Banyuls/Col de Perthus/Cote Vermeille (GPS) 2549 OT - Also see “Guide des 3 After a brief stop to visit the Chapelle, the sea. L Randonnées Pédestres” from Argelès tourist offi ce. The trail is well marked with yellow paint continue south on the footpath strokes. Length approx 5.9km, 2-1/2 hours, 250m climb/descent. and turn right/east. (501550m E 4707570m N.) The seriously 3 The Walk : This is a moderately easy walk 3 Park at the upper car park of Chateau Valmy energetic may wish to stay on the up to and around a circuit in the wooded hills and leave the car park on the left, walking up the main path and continue