Balade du Calvaire – Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Route details
Description
By going up to Calvaire, you will have a breathtaking view of the Bastide de Villefranche. You will be able to see the grid so specific to bastides, and thanks to the orientation table, identify the different monuments of the city: Collegiate Church, Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs, Chartreuse St Sauveur, etc.
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Your itinerary
Stage 1: Departure from the Tourist Office
From the Tourist Office, follow the river upstream towards Figeac. Take the bridge on the right to cross the Alzou then pass under the railway bridge.
Step 2: Calvary Coast
Take the Côte du Calvaire pedestrian access, just opposite, then the Roman road, also the Way of the Cross.
Stage 3: Arrival at Calvary
You arrive at the Chapelle du Saint-Sépulcre, in front of which there is a large orientation table facing the panorama of Villefranche and return by the same route to the starting point.
