It's a sporting and cultural day ahead in the Meygal massif. Let's start with the Via Ferrata from Puy des Juscles to Pertuis to warm up, before visiting the beautiful chapel of Glavenas, perched on its rock and the Moulin du Pinard. A mysterious, almost secret place...
I tested for you the Via Ferrata from Puy des Juscles to Pertuis, a family via and accessible to the greatest number
First of all, for those who don't have any equipment, we will equip ourselves with Alternative shop, the Pertuis outdoor sports shop that offers harnesses and via lanyards for hire. Then go to the start of the Via Ferrata to gain height on the Velay and its volcanic juices. An explanatory table welcomes us with a reminder of the 2 courses available: discovery and sports, and essential safety instructions.
Sensations guaranteed on the Pertuis via ferrata!
We are reassured and ready! Let's go for the Sports course. Might as well challenge yourself… The fun begins! Beams, Himalayan net, rope bridge, wooden footbridges and other zip lines, Via Ferrata Puy des Juscles no shortage of variety! No redundancy… impossible to get bored. We did many via ferrata, but rarely such players. She is both fun and quite easy, which is not displeasing to us…
As for the landscape… it is spectacular! The top of the via ferrata offers a breathtaking view over the Velay to the Monts du Devez. Forests, valleys and volcanoes stand before us in the most beautiful of panoramas. And that's without counting the underground passages and the many climbing walls that “The Puy des Juscles”. Sometimes in the open air overlooking the surrounding nature and other times in the center of the earth, as in a novel by Jules Vernes. It is at each step, a new spectacle.
We finish our loop of 550 m of climbing in about 1 hours fun, with images in your head and photos in your phone. Time to take our minds off and move on... It's already time to return our equipment to Alternative shop and set off for new discoveries. This time near Saint-Julien-du-Pinet… for calmer and more cultural visits: the Chapel of Glanevas and the original Pinard mill.
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The chapel of Glavenas on its rocky peak at an altitude of 979 m
And to think that we are in an ancient Celtic place of worship… The magic of the site is palpable. It must be said that it is loaded with 1000 years of history. The chapel is the only building to survive. Equipped with apsidioles in 1454, it was then enlarged by a bay in 1772. The slate roof and the stained glass windows that illuminate it date from the beginning of the XNUMXth century.e century (1904).
In front of it, an esplanade offers a panoramic view of the Yssingelais, the Emblavez and the Monts du Devès. A orientation table tells us the names of the juices that follow one another before our eyes. We are lucky, the sky is clear. The show is splendid… We don't regret stopping there. direction now The Moulin du Pinard . An original place maintained with love by an enthusiast, where time seems to stand still...
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Le Moulin du Pinard, a surprising site between nature, traditions and local history
We don't have two hearts, one for men and the other for animals. Either you have a heart or you don't.
As soon as you enter, the tone is set… you will have to show respect. For the work of Jacques Darne who maintains the place with passion for more than 20 years and for the animals that live there. For them too, the mill is a haven of peace. A corner of paradise to which Jacques Darne devotes his time, between maintenance, restoration and redevelopment of the small local site which has nothing to envy to the larger ones.
A well-deserved meal break in a small haven of peace
We take the small path that goes down to the mill. It's steep, but easily accessible on foot. 5 minutes are enough to reach the little corner of paradise of Jacques Darne. Upon entry, picnic tables welcome us. Great ! We can even take the opportunity to have a bite to eat before discovering the magnificent garden that surrounds us: greenery, fed up, water lilies, sculptures, fountains and water games...
At a place called La Varenne, Jacques Darne revives the train of yesteryear
In the center of the garden, the reconstruction of the railway The Galoche, with its “locos” and steam engine from another era. A piece of Galoche like a open air museum which brings to light a dark part of the story: the derailment of June 26, 1944, which claimed the lives of 12 people, leaving 34 injured. The worst train accident that the Haute-Loire has known!
A wheat mill from the XNUMXth centurye century maintained with passion
And in the background, the famous mill. A XNUMXth century wheat mille century which, thanks to Jacques Darne and his restorations, has never been forgotten. It is also in perfect working order! On request, he can even start the fabulous machine. Quite a show!
And a real leap in time, in a place definitely unlike any other... After enjoying the calm, the magic, the lapping of the water and Mr. Darne's magical garden one last time, it's already time to go back to our household with a moral in mind: the most beautiful discoveries are not always far from home.
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