. Aubrac and Saint Chély d'Aubrac
. Saint Côme d'Olt
. Espalion
. Estaing
. Golinhac et Sénergues
. Conques

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Golinhac and Sénergues

Having crossed the Estaing bridge to get to the left bank of the Lot, the pilgrims took the via Podiensis leading to Golinhac.  This village stop on the way from Saint-Jacques of Compostelle dominates the deep gorges of the Lot.  The church of Golinhac, dedicated to Saint-Martin is half-Roman and half-gothic.

In the town, a cross was made by the pilgrims of Saint-Jacques de Composterelle in the 15th century.  This cross represents three shells and a pilgrim holding his staff (stick).

Close to the village, at an altitude of 684 m, the Puech de Regault offers a magnificent panorama over the valley of Entraygues, the Viadène, the mountains of Aubrac and Auvergne.  Also called "the glancing hill", in good weather you can see the Plomb du Cantal (Auvergne).





 

 

After Golinhac, you arrive in Conques.  All the way along these 25 km separating Golinhac from Conques, the pilgrim crosses immense prairies, chestnut and oak woods.  Certain abandoned farms remind us of the rural exodus that this region suffered during the glorious thirties that caused the depopulation of the Aveyron countryside.  From the 19th century immigration had begun when farms could no longer feed themselves.  One brother joined a college; the second went to Paris, the third stayed in the country.  The northern Aveyronnais also directed their steps towards the capital.

From Golinhac to Conques, the pilgrim crosses Campagnac and Espayrac, built on a rocky promontory.  According to a legend, a pilgrim called Vuitbert made blind by a highway attack, re-found his sight by invoking Saint-Foy.  To visit; the church Saint-Pierre d'Espayrac.
On the way, the chateau de Sénergues (above and opposite) with a tower built in 1388 and the main building in the 15th century.  The church of Sénergues also dedicated to Saint Martin dates from the 14th and 15th centuries.


On leaving Sénergues, the pilgrim takes a route to Fontromieu, which leads to Conques.

 

Towards Conques