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2h20 7km A walk through the vines Dans les pas The path leaves the town of Rabastens and takes you up the slopes amongst d’Amédee le the vines. By turns, it gives you the chance to admire vestiges of the past, vigneron such as a pigeon-tower typical of the Gaillac area, or the Trémège well. Min. alt. Max. alt. Climbing up to the hilltops, the path provides a magnifi cent view over the 132 m 218 m slopes of Salvagnac. Return towards Rabastens, which spreads out along the river Tarn. The new quarter of the town expanded rapidly in the 12th C., thanks Level: Easy
to the monks of the Benedictine abbey of Moissac, who founded the priory WAYMARKING CODE and the church (listed building) of Notre Dame du Bourg. RIGHT This building was noted by UNESCO in 1998 as one of the 70 major edifi ces DIRECTION CHANGE OF representing the cultural wealth of the World Heritage listed Santiago Pilgrim DIRECTION Ways. WRONG © Christophe Plasson DIRECTION Autorisation IGN n°2243O - Echelle 1/25000 n° 221140 – © IGN Paris de cartes 2011 – Extrait 0 5 250 m 2 5 0
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RAMBLING ALSO MEANS HAVING THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT (WALKING SHOES,
CLOTHES, WATER…)RESPECTING AND ENVIRONMENT THE OFPATH. THE come to a viewing table. on a grassy track.Go straight down On a bend after house, you track, as far an intersection. for about 400 m, then, where tracks meet, go right on to a grassy to the left on a track which runs beside vines.Go down Continue viewing tables. track. You come to a junction of grassy tracks where there are Go to the right. Before Fourtet, on a bend, turn right on to a grassy Trémège. You come out on to a road. close by a well, and fi nally straight up along a grassy track by la Stay on the road. First of all, you go past a pigeon-tower Les Bordes. Go straight up the road until you come to a fork at de la Croix Blanche. far as a «stop» sign. Turn left into the avenue right then immediately home (maison de retraite), turn right and continue straight on as Go left along the rue des Ormes. At the crossroads by a retirement then turn into a street on your right. You come to a crossroads. de Rabastens,Starting from the Cave centre, the town go towards complex. At the road, go left to get back the start point. corner of a house, turn left to skirt round the Rabastens school the bottom of track, go right on a dirt track. After 500 m, by the to the left by some steps and continue straight ahead.Go down At
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