Stage 3: Millas to Castelnaudary – From the northern Pyrenees into sunny south of France.
Stage 3 – Elevation
North side of the Pyrenees.
North side of the Pyrenees in far distance.
North side of the Pyrenees. The northern winds shows it’s force on any plant, barely resisting it.
Maury, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Maury, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, France – The Vineyard of Château de Caladroy (D38).
Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, France – The Vineyard of Château de Caladroy (http://www.caladroy.com/).
Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, France – The Vineyard of Château de Caladroy (D38).
Downhill is easy … and scary – especially if you take pictures 😉
Lapradelle-Puilaurens, France
Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, France
Lapradelle-Puilaurens, France
Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes, France
Lapradelle-Puilaurens, France
Lapradelle-Puilaurens, France
Quillan, France – Close to many small streams it is a rafting paradise.
Quillan, France – It’s already 11:49am but the clouds are still hanging deap.
St. Martin Lys, France, 8.5 km to Quillan for a lunch break.
Monumental, spectacular. If you drive here every day you expect it to crash one day.
Quillan, France
Now 67 km from Quillan to Castelnaudary, about 3 hours to go.
D623 forking off to D15 towards La Cassaigne, about 18km to Castelnaudary.
Villasavary, France
Hotel de France et Notre Dame, Castelnaudary, France
Quai du Port, Castelnaudary, France
Market Hall, Castelnaudary, France
Château de Caladroy (D38)
Quai du Port (brücke)
Hotel: Hôtel De France, 2 Avenue Frédéric Mistral, 11400 Castelnaudary, France