Opening times
All year round daily.
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Accessibility
- Not accessible in a wheelchair
Prices
Free access.
On-site services
- Pets welcome
Available facilities
- Car park
- Public WC
Route information
- Distance : 10.8 km
- Duration : 180 min
- Elevation gain : 619 m
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Religious turmoil
The Gijou Valley bears deep traces of the history of Protestantism, as evidenced by the museum in Ferrières. This is hardly surprising, given that Lacaune, the town further upstream, embraced the Reformation in 1551, becoming a stronghold of the Rohan faction until 1631. As for Vabre, it suffered the misfortune of having the dragoons’ headquarters established there during the ‘dragonnades’ that plunged the country into mourning. A monument erected at a place known as La Pierre Plantée commemorates the massacre of those attending a gathering in Saint-Jean-del-Fresch (1689). In the 16th century, Guillaume de Guilhot, Lord of Ferrières and a Calvinist leader, turned the castle into a stronghold of the Protestant faction. As punishment, the castle was subsequently turned into a state prison and then sold during the Revolution.
The Gijou Valley bears deep traces of the history of Protestantism, as evidenced by the museum in Ferrières. This is hardly surprising, given that Lacaune, the town further upstream, embraced the Reformation in 1551, becoming a stronghold of the Rohan faction until 1631. As for Vabre, it suffered the misfortune of having the dragoons’ headquarters established there during the ‘dragonnades’ that plunged the country into mourning. A monument erected at a place known as La Pierre Plantée commemorates the massacre of those attending a gathering in Saint-Jean-del-Fresch (1689). In the 16th century, Guillaume de Guilhot, Lord of Ferrières and a Calvinist leader, turned the castle into a stronghold of the Protestant faction. As punishment, the castle was subsequently turned into a state prison and then sold during the Revolution.
La Forêt de Montagnol
Canroute Peat Bog – Cows path
Strolls in the Montagnol Forest
Puech Margot Walk
The Singladou Walk
Hike: The Plos Loop
Carrierou loop trail
