If you are traveling in the beautiful country of Sabarthes, in Haute-Ariège, you may have been intrigued by strange constructions perched on cliffs. These are…
Funny place for a drone
This week, we took advantage from the mildness of the end of August to hike in the valley of Savignac-les-Ormeaux. After a steep climb in…
18th September 2021 : Stained glass, village and walk in Comminges
Les Chemins Occitans is about hiking, but not just that. I propose a heritage day in Comminges to discover the magnificent village of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges. We…
Neolithic in Cap Corse
Some Neolithic remains exist in Cap Corse. This mysterious period when man changed his relationship with nature by inventing culture and breeding has left at…
Flowers of corsica cape
During my hiking trips in Corsica with clients from Ariège and Toulouse, we were constantly amazed by the botany of the cape. From the three…
What is this foam on cistus?
In this month of May, I hiked a lot with my clients in Mediterranean landscapes in the middle of the cistus of Montpellier. Some cistus…
Occitanie, a history of languages
I am sometimes criticized that the Chemins Occitans hikes are located in an area very large compared to the real size of Occitanie. To which…
What are these pipes in the mountain?
If you hike in the Pyrenees, you’ve probably been intrigued by gigantic and not always very graceful pipes rolling down steep slopes. This is the…
Smartphone GPS and altitude measurement: a sham?
My customers with smartphones sometimes dispute my height differences at the end of a hike. So I answer that if smartphones are precise in positioning,…
No copernicus in the basilica
There is a place in the Saint Sernin basilica in Toulouse that you cannot visit and it is a shame because it contains two sky…