Lodgings in the Cele valley

[Antonius Vaessen]

End of august I will start the Via Podiensis. After Figeac I would like to walk the variant through the Celevalley. Can anybody
Tell me if there exists a list of gite d'etappes, chambre d'hotes or albergues along the route. ( perhaps even actualised)
Thanks in advance

 

[BombayBill]

There is a list called Rob’s List found on the Via Pod Facebook site. I walked it and there were a few places to stay. You have to book ahead and I’d recommend booking your meals as well. There was no cell service in the valley when I went through.

see https://www.caminowayoflife.com/rob-s-guides
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[Dave]

End of august I will start the Via Podiensis. After Figeac I would like to walk the variant through the Celevalley. Can anybody
Tell me if there exists a list of gite d'etappes, chambre d'hotes or albergues along the route. ( perhaps even actualised)
Thanks in advance

Check out the next thread down!

 

[DLJ]

Check out the next thread down!

The Miam Miam Dodo has a 2021 guide book with all the info for that route. Also includes the Rocamadour varient.

 

[Antonius Vaessen]

Yes I know, but I don't want to buy another guidebook;for just 3 days walking. I have got the other 2 Miami Miami dodos

 

[AJGuillaume]

You can try this website (which is run by the people who publish the Miam Miam Dodo):

GR®65 - Voie du Puy-en-Velay - Chemin de Compostelle

Carte du GR®65 du Puy-en-Velay jusqu'à Roncevaux, avec les variantes GR®6 Voie du Célé et GR®36-46 Voie de Rocamadour.

chemindecompostelle.com

You can select the sections you want, and I think the information is as current as it can be in these Covid conditions.

Bon chemin !

 

[Antonius Vaessen]

There is a list called Rob’s List found on the Via Pod Facebook site. I walked it and there were a few places to stay. You have to book ahead and I’d recommend booking your meals as well. There was no cell service in the valley when I went through.

see https://www.caminowayoflife.com/rob-s-guides
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I know Rob's list. It does not include the Celeroute

 

[BombayBill]

I know Rob's list. It does not include the Celeroute

Here is some info.

 

[Scott Fraser]

End of august I will start the Via Podiensis. After Figeac I would like to walk the variant through the Celevalley. Can anybody
Tell me if there exists a list of gite d'etappes, chambre d'hotes or albergues along the route. ( perhaps even actualised)
Thanks in advance

Some places to stay in the Cele Valley from our camino in 2019. I've cut and pasted it from cut from my walking plan and booking list. (The gîtes listed are in the second town mentioned in each entry.) All were very good. Two things to consider - don't miss the Pech Merle Caves near Cabrerets and ask the owner of the Gite du Galante in Marcilhac to arrange kayak rentals for the trip down stream between Marcilhac and Cabrerets. Its a nice break from the walking and a pleasant way to spend the day. The kayak rental operator will deliver your pack to Cabrerets and will pick up the kayaks there.

~ Figeac --> Espagnac-Saint-Euluia (25 km) – Booked: Gîte Communal, Tel: 05 65 11 42 66, giteespagnac@orange.fr ,
www.espagnac-ste-eulalie.fr

~ Espagnac-Saint-Euluia --> Marcilhac-sur-Céle – Booked: Le Gite du Galante (demi-pension), Deposit €20 sent by Xoom.com Track
no. X6R39XGC, Tel: 05 65 34 23 97, Email: contact@gitedegalance.fr

~ Marcilhac-sur-Céle --> Cabrerets (19 km). -- Booked: Le Refuge du Célé, email: refugeducele@gmail.com, Tel: 05 65 31 20 15

~ VISIT Pech Merle Caves morning NLT 10:00 arrival. (2.5 km from Cabrerets)

~ Then walk Pech Merle --> Pasturat (~10 km)
Booked: Le Relais du Pasturat (2 beds) Email: gitescharazac@hotmail.com €35 demi-pension @.
Anne Marie Charazac

~ Pasturat --> Cahors (15 or 20 km depending on route) -- Booked: Chez Pierre, 62 Rue Brives. Twin room €50, Tel: 06 09 96 28 32,
Email: noderpac@gmail.com , Saturday = market day @ Cahors

 

[Antonius Vaessen]

Some places to stay in the Cele Valley from our camino in 2019. I've cut and pasted it from cut from my walking plan and booking list. (The gîtes listed are in the second town mentioned in each entry.) All were very good. Two things to consider - don't miss the Pech Merle Caves near Cabrerets and ask the owner of the Gite du Galante in Marcilhac to arrange kayak rentals for the trip down stream between Marcilhac and Cabrerets. Its a nice break from the walking and a pleasant way to spend the day. The kayak rental operator will deliver your pack to Cabrerets and will pick up the kayaks there.

~ Figeac --> Espagnac-Saint-Euluia (25 km) – Booked: Gîte Communal, Tel: 05 65 11 42 66, giteespagnac@orange.fr ,
www.espagnac-ste-eulalie.fr

~ Espagnac-Saint-Euluia --> Marcilhac-sur-Céle – Booked: Le Gite du Galante (demi-pension), Deposit €20 sent by Xoom.com Track
no. X6R39XGC, Tel: 05 65 34 23 97, Email: contact@gitedegalance.fr

~ Marcilhac-sur-Céle --> Cabrerets (19 km). -- Booked: Le Refuge du Célé, email: refugeducele@gmail.com, Tel: 05 65 31 20 15

~ VISIT Pech Merle Caves morning NLT 10:00 arrival. (2.5 km from Cabrerets)

~ Then walk Pech Merle --> Pasturat (~10 km)
Booked: Le Relais du Pasturat (2 beds) Email: gitescharazac@hotmail.com €35 demi-pension @.
Anne Marie Charazac

~ Pasturat --> Cahors (15 or 20 km depending on route) -- Booked: Chez Pierre, 62 Rue Brives. Twin room €50, Tel: 06 09 96 28 32,
Email: noderpac@gmail.com , Saturday = market day @ Cahors

Thanks very much for this useful information. I don 't know about the canoing though. Certainly if the canoes are for single use. I'll see it when I get there

 

[Scott Fraser]

Thanks very much for this useful information. I don 't know about the canoing though. Certainly if the canoes are for single use. I'll see it when I get there

Each of the kayaks can carry two people.

 

[TaijiPilgrim]

If you join the FB forum page on the Via Podiensis, search the files for Rob's Guide and Bronwyn Perry had a file on the Cele with recommended lodgings in 2019. Off the top of my head so excuse the spelling, when we took the Cele in May 2019, we spent a night before starting at La Bedigas in Beduer. Next day at the municipal gite in Espagnac, but if that's too soon to stop, continue to Marcilhac and the terrific Gite de Galance. On to Cabrerets and Gite du Bary. There is a recommended hotel and another gite as well as a horse farm beyond Pech Merle. Make sure to visit the caves and prehistoric paintings at Pech Merle. We had our best meal of the chemin at the restaurant affiliated with Gite du Bary. From there we went to Pasturat where there was only one gite. After Cabrerets, at Bouzies, you could divert to visit Le Cirq Popi. Finally from Pasturat to Cahors via GR36 and for a stay at Gite Papillon Vert. The Cele variant was beautiful and well worth the diversion. Bon chemin.

 

[BlackRocker57]

End of august I will start the Via Podiensis. After Figeac I would like to walk the variant through the Celevalley. Can anybody
Tell me if there exists a list of gite d'etappes, chambre d'hotes or albergues along the route. ( perhaps even actualised)
Thanks in advance

Bonjour Antonius! Three or four years ago I prepared a guide to the «GR651 : variante de Vallée du Célé» at the request of another pilgrim / hiker ... I updated it in 2019 and again early last year ... it is still very current ... I can post here shortly ... I first need to locate the file ...

 

[Antonius Vaessen]

Some places to stay in the Cele Valley from our camino in 2019. I've cut and pasted it from cut from my walking plan and booking list. (The gîtes listed are in the second town mentioned in each entry.) All were very good. Two things to consider - don't miss the Pech Merle Caves near Cabrerets and ask the owner of the Gite du Galante in Marcilhac to arrange kayak rentals for the trip down stream between Marcilhac and Cabrerets. Its a nice break from the walking and a pleasant way to spend the day. The kayak rental operator will deliver your pack to Cabrerets and will pick up the kayaks there.

~ Figeac --> Espagnac-Saint-Euluia (25 km) – Booked: Gîte Communal, Tel: 05 65 11 42 66, giteespagnac@orange.fr ,
www.espagnac-ste-eulalie.fr

~ Espagnac-Saint-Euluia --> Marcilhac-sur-Céle – Booked: Le Gite du Galante (demi-pension), Deposit €20 sent by Xoom.com Track
no. X6R39XGC, Tel: 05 65 34 23 97, Email: contact@gitedegalance.fr

~ Marcilhac-sur-Céle --> Cabrerets (19 km). -- Booked: Le Refuge du Célé, email: refugeducele@gmail.com, Tel: 05 65 31 20 15

~ VISIT Pech Merle Caves morning NLT 10:00 arrival. (2.5 km from Cabrerets)

~ Then walk Pech Merle --> Pasturat (~10 km)
Booked: Le Relais du Pasturat (2 beds) Email: gitescharazac@hotmail.com €35 demi-pension @.
Anne Marie Charazac

~ Pasturat --> Cahors (15 or 20 km depending on route) -- Booked: Chez Pierre, 62 Rue Brives. Twin room €50, Tel: 06 09 96 28 32,
Email: noderpac@gmail.com , Saturday = market day @ Cahors

Here is some info.

Here is some info.

If you join the FB forum page on the Via Podiensis, search the files for Rob's Guide and Bronwyn Perry had a file on the Cele with recommended lodgings in 2019. Off the top of my head so excuse the spelling, when we took the Cele in May 2019, we spent a night before starting at La Bedigas in Beduer. Next day at the municipal gite in Espagnac, but if that's too soon to stop, continue to Marcilhac and the terrific Gite de Galance. On to Cabrerets and Gite du Bary. There is a recommended hotel and another gite as well as a horse farm beyond Pech Merle. Make sure to visit the caves and prehistoric paintings at Pech Merle. We had our best meal of the chemin at the restaurant affiliated with Gite du Bary. From there we went to Pasturat where there was only one gite. After Cabrerets, at Bouzies, you could divert to visit Le Cirq Popi. Finally from Pasturat to Cahors via GR36 and for a stay at Gite Papillon Vert. The Cele variant was beautiful and well worth the diversion. Bon chemin.

 

[Antonius Vaessen]

Thanks very much everybody. I am confident I will make good use of all the information you have given

 

[Antonius Vaessen]

Bonjour Antonius! Three or four years ago I prepared a guide to the «GR651 : variante de Vallée du Célé» at the request of another pilgrim / hiker ... I updated it in 2019 and again early last year ... it is still very current ... I can post here shortly ... I first need to locate the file ...

I am looking forward to this

 

[BlackRocker57]

I am looking forward to this

need a hit of coffee first ️ but I will locate the file ... my little guide details all the main stopping points for refreshments and accommodation plus an extensive list of accomm. options on the endpages [should you find others fully-booked] ... coffee time ️

 

[BlackRocker57]

There is a list called Rob’s List found on the Via Pod Facebook site. I walked it and there were a few places to stay. You have to book ahead and I’d recommend booking your meals as well. There was no cell service in the valley when I went through.

see https://www.caminowayoflife.com/rob-s-guides
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the mobile [cell phone] service has improved significantly in the past couple of years due to upgrading of infrastructure … I had no particular issues in 2019 and less now

 

[BlackRocker57]

I am looking forward to this

Bonjour Antonius I have decided, in the interests of currency, to update the guide for 2021 as best I can, so that will take me an hour or two or three … I will post the updated version asap

 

[BlackRocker57]

End of august I will start the Via Podiensis. After Figeac I would like to walk the variant through the Celevalley. Can anybody
Tell me if there exists a list of gite d'etappes, chambre d'hotes or albergues along the route. ( perhaps even actualised)
Thanks in advance

Bonjour Antonius I have decided, in the interests of currency, to update the guide for 2021 as best I can, so that will take me an hour or two or three … I will post the updated version asap

Bonjour Antonius! Well, that not-so-little update took a lot longer than I expected ... more like three days than three hours mais voilà for better or for worse, here it is attached ... .pdf file two-pages-up so that it can be printed back-to-back and folded in half to make a small booklet ...

 

[Antonius Vaessen]

Bonjour Antonius! Well, that not-so-little update took a lot longer than I expected ... more like three days than three hours mais voilà for better or for worse, here it is attached ... .pdf file two-pages-up so that it can be printed back-to-back and folded in half to make a small booklet ...

Thank you very much for this very extensive and valuable information. I will print it out. I wish you a buen Camino for possible Camino's in the future

 

[BlackRocker57]

Thank you very much for this very extensive and valuable information. I will print it out. I wish you a buen Camino for possible Camino's in the future

Je vous en prie, Antonius You will also find that the info. is pretty well up-to-date Hopefully, I can get back to France in 2022 but not this year ... our borders are firmly closed with double bolts in place