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GR®653D Via Domitia
From Montgenevre (Hautes-Alpes) to Arles (Bouches-du-Rhone)
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The Via Domitia, built in 118 BC, is the oldest Roman road and was the first road constructed by the Romans in Gaul. It was commissioned by Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, after whom it is named. The road was initially a military route to Spain but quickly became a major communication route for information and trade. The Via Domitia connected Italy and Hispania through Gaul Narbonensis, traversing what is now the south of France. The route that the Romans regularized and paved was ancient when they began to improve it, following the mythical path taken by Hercules. The road crossed the Alps at the easiest passage, the Montgenèvre Pass (1850 m), followed the valley of the Durance, crossed the Rhône at Beaucaire, passed through Nîmes (Nemausus), and then followed the coastal plain along the Gulf of Lion. In Narbonne, it met the Via Aquitania (which led to the Atlantic Ocean via Toulouse and Bordeaux). Between the cities it connected, the Via Domitia was equipped with a series of mansiones at distances of a day's journey for a loaded cart, where shelter, fodder, and fresh horses could be obtained for travelers on official missions. Today, a path that closely follows the ancient road provides a vital link between the network of the Camino de Santiago and the Via Francigena, allowing pilgrims to walk between Santiago de Compostela and Rome.
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Distance: 433km, Elevation maximum: 1859m, Elevation minimum: 2m, Elevation gain uphill: 10502m
IGN Maps: Orcières-Merlette Sirac Mourre Froid PN des Écrins (3437ET). Embrun Les Orres Lac de Serre-Ponçon (3438ET). Briançon Serre-Chevalier Montgenèvre (3536OT). Guillestre Vars Risoul PNR du Queyras (3537ET). Briançon - Sestrière (ASF10). Gap Montagne de Céüse (3338ET). La Motte-du-Caire Vallée du Sasse (3339ET). Digne-les-Bains Sisteron Les Mées (3340ET). Montagne de Lure Les Mées Château-Arnoux (3341OT). Manosque Forcalquier PNR du Luberon (3342OT). Arles PNR de Camargue (2943ET). Tarascon St-Rémy-de-Provence Chaîne des Alpilles (3042OT). St-Martin-de-Crau Les Baux-de-Provence Les Alpilles (3043OT). Cavaillon Fontaine-de-Vaucluse PNR du Luberon (3142OT). Salon-de-Provence Miramas (3143OT).
Blanchet (Venterol): La Meridienne Guest House, Valerie & Emmanuel, 04 92 54 18 51, Email, Instagram, Facebook.
After your hike, relax in one of the sun loungers available in the garden and also enjoy our heated swimming pool from June 15 to the end of September. Our table d'hotes will offer you, if you wish, a meal with local products adapted to the season and a small glass of wine also from local vineyards. |
    
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Around Buech and Meouge Valley (Drome, Hautes-Alpes)
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GR®6 From Gironde to Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
GR®9 From Jura to Mediterranean sea
GR®42 Rhone Balconies
GR®50 Around Ecrins National Park (Hautes-Alpes, Isere)
GR®93 Crossing Vercors
Around Luberon (Vaucluse, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence)
GR®406 Napoleon way
GR®653 Via Tolosana - Way of Arles
GR®653A Via Aurelia
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Former holiday hotel with a garden along the Allier, L'Etoile Guest House is located in La Bastide-Puylaurent between Lozere, Ardeche, and the Cevennes in the mountains of Southern France. At the crossroads of GR®7, GR®70 Stevenson Path, GR®72, GR®700 Regordane Way (St Gilles), GR®470 Allier River springs and gorges, GRP® Cevenol, Ardechoise Mountains, Margeride. Numerous loop trails for hiking and one-day biking excursions. Ideal for a relaxing and hiking getaway.
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