Les Gorges de l’Hérault

About a 45-minute drive away, the gorges of Hérault are a national park and a “grand site de France.” As we drove in, it wasn’t very impressive. It’s not super hilly as you approach and once you arrive, the road runs along a river in a small gorge, which I expected would be scenic. Not […]

Le Lac du Salagou

We drove about an hour northwest to a large lake, the Lac du Salagou, for a hike. The day started off quite cloudy and the mistral (a strong, cool, dry wind from the northwest) was blowing. We were glad for all our layers as we started out over the wine-colored dirt. But wait, I’m getting […]

The Hunt

While MM visited, we took a Sunday hike to St. Ferréol’s hermitage (l’ermitage de St. Ferréol). It started in Céret, at the point where three bridges cross the Tech river – one antique, one for cars, and one train bridge converted to a rail trail. The old bridge is called the devil’s bridge (le pont […]