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Cycle Route From Toulouse along the Garonne to Roquefort

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Elevation profile Cycle Route From Toulouse along the Garonne to RoquefortSaint-Just-de-ValcabrèreToulouse100200300400500600700050100150

Added on 04 Jan 2019,

on 06 Sep 2026

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Total distance in km

170

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Track points in total

3.142

Track points per km (avg)

18

Start/endpoint

Start location

Fos, Occitania, FR (587 m NHN)

End location

Toulouse, Occitanie, FR (136 m NHN)

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35 km
0,1 km
460 m

FR-31510 Saint-Just-de-Valcabrère

 

Church/cathedral/World heritage site

Basilique Saint-Just de Valcabrère, with Comminges Cathedral in the background
Basilique Saint-Just de Valcabrère, with Comminges Cathedral in the background
Basilique Saint-Just de Valcabrère, north portal
Basilique Saint-Just de Valcabrère, north portal

Saint-Just-de-Valcabrère ist eine frühromanische Basilika. Sie ist eine Pilgerstätte auf dem Weg nach Santiago de Compostela , dessen Denkmäler im Jahr 2000 als UNESCO-Welterbe anerkannt wurden. 

Geschichte

Der Bauplatz befand sich im Bereich eines römischen Friedhofs . Die Kirche wurde im 11. und 12. Jahrhundert errichtet. Angeblich hat sie als Bischofskirche gedient, bevor Bertrand de L’Isle-Jourdain eine Bischofskirche im benachbarten Comminges Wikipedia Icon errichten ließ.

Beschreibung

Gebäude

Die Kirche ist ost-westlich ausgerichtet. Sie hat ein dominierendes Mittelschiff , das zwei schmale Seitenschiffe begleiten, die mit Vierteltonnen gewölbt sind. Die Apsiden der Seitenschiffe sind hufeisenförmig ausgebuchtet, der Hauptchor ist dagegen halbrund. In dem Gebäude sind – zum Teil in tragender Funktion, zum Teil als Dekorationselemente – römische Spolien verbaut. Auch Grabplatten alter römischer Sarkophage wurden verwendet, deren Inschriften teilweise gut lesbar an den Innenwänden der Kirche zu erkennen sind. Weiter wurden hier Teile einer nahe gelegenen römischen Villa des 4. Jahrhunderts verbaut.

Die Kirche ist ein herausragendes Beispiel der Wiederaufnahme römischer Traditionen in der frühen Romanik nach einer Unterbrechung von einem halben Jahrtausend.

Der Heilige St. Just, dem die Kirche ihren Namen verdankt, ruht in einem schmucklosen Sarkophag unter einem gotischen Ziborium hinter dem Altar. Auf dem Ziborium ist er zusammen mit seinem Gefährten, St. Pastor, der ebenfalls den Märtyrertod erlittenen hat, dargestellt.

Nordportal

Haupteingang ist das Nordportal, ein flacher Torbau, in dem sich ein Portalbogen mit wuchtigen Archivolten, eingerahmt von einer Zahnschnittleiste, wölbt. Das Tympanon zeigt Gottvater mit der Bibel als Buch und erhobener Segenshand thronend in einer Mandorla . Zu beiden Seiten stehen je zwei der Evangelisten . Über ihren Köpfen schweben zwei Engel, die Weihrauchfässer schwenken.

Zu beiden Seiten des Portals befinden sich jeweils zwei große Standfiguren in antikem Stil. Die Kapitelle über ihnen zeigen die Passion der drei hier dargestellten Märtyrer: Justus, Pastor und Stephanus . Die vierte Figur ist die einzig weibliche Person und auch keine Märtyrerin: Sie stellt Kaiserin Helena dar, die – der Legende nach – das Kreuz Christi wiederfand.

Kreuzgang

Nach archäologischem Befund befand sich südlich der Kirche ein Kreuzgang. Dessen Fundamente wurden nach der Ausgrabung im Boden markiert. 

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Seite „Saint-Just-de-Valcabrère“. In: Wikipedia – Die freie Enzyklopädie. Bearbeitungsstand: 3. Juni 2020, 08:17 UTC. URL: https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saint-Just-de-Valcabr%C3%A8re&oldid=200580473 Wikipedia Icon (Abgerufen: 17. Februar 2023, 20:54 UTC) 

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35 km
1,1 km
506 m

FR-31510 Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges

 

Church/cathedral/World heritage site

Cathédrale de Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Cathédrale de Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Cathédrale Saint Bertrand de Comminges
Cathédrale Saint Bertrand de Comminges
Cloitre de la Cathédrale de Saint Bertrand de Comminges
Cloitre de la Cathédrale de Saint Bertrand de Comminges

Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges) is a former Roman Catholic cathedral in Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges Wikipedia Icon, Haute-Garonne, southwestern France. It was the seat of the Ancient Diocese of Comminges.

Entering the nave, three distinct architectural styles can be seen at the same time:

  • The Romanesque part of the 12th century.
  • The Gothic part of the 14th century commissioned by Bertrand de Goth .
  • And the Renaissance part as well as the organ from the 16th century.

The narthex ends in two huge pillars, each with a circumference of no less than 11.45m. Over the northern and southern walls one can see the Romanesque arches, the floor is made of marble and includes some tombs and sepulchurs. The cloister is also clearly Romanesque and offers an impressive view over the entire valley.

The Gothic part is built in the Meridional Gothic style. There is a single nave that is 55m long, 16m wide and 28m high. Over the arrow arches there are the coats of arms of the founding bishops. The stained glass windows are impressive with their intricate details, almost comparable to those of Auch Wikipedia Icon.

The stalls within the choir were commissioned by Jean de Mauléon but because of the lack of documents it is impossible to name the artist that made them, although, by comparison with other stalls, these are often considered to be the work of Nicolas Bachelier, or rather, of his school which had been using artists from France, Spain and Italy. Most of the work was done in oak and walnut tree, and the choir seems to be separate from the rest of the church in that it contrasts so much with the Gothic and Romanesque parts.

The sixty-seven stalls represent characters from both the Old and the New Testaments, including scenes such as 'temptation', 'envy' and 'lust'.

Inside the sanctuary it is possible to see some representations of the chanson de geste the Song of Roland, with Oliver clearly represented.

Bizarrely, there is a stuffed crocodile inside the cathedral.

The former cathedral has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France .

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Wikipedia contributors, 'Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges Cathedral', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 22 August 2016, 09:12 UTC, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges_Cathedral&oldid=735670465 Wikipedia Icon [accessed 25 March 2017]

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83 km
0,7 km
298 m

 

FR-31360 Arnaud-Guilhem

 

Private/B&B

Rating for cyclists:

Overnight stay from one night ▪ Breakfast ▪ Bicycle repair tools ▪ Info bicycle repair shops ▪ Lockable bicycle room (0 €)

Description of bicycle storage:
"... Yes, we have secure storage for bicycles."


 

166 km
0,3 km
141 m

FR-31000 Toulouse

 

Heritage building(s)

Capitole de Toulouse
Capitole de Toulouse
Basilique Saint-Sernin de Toulouse
Basilique Saint-Sernin de Toulouse
West facade of Saint-Étienneʹs Cathedral in Toulouse
West facade of Saint-Étienneʹs Cathedral in Toulouse
The main courtyard of the Hôtel dʹAssézat, Toulouse
The main courtyard of the Hôtel dʹAssézat, Toulouse

Toulouse (UK /tuːˈluːz/;French pronunciation: [tu.luz] locally: [tuˈluzə]; Occitan: Tolosa [tuˈluzɔ], Latin: Tolosa) is the capital city of the southwestern French department of Haute-Garonne, as well as of the Midi-Pyrénées region. It lies on the banks of the River Garonne Wikipedia Icon. With 1,250,251 inhabitants at the January 2011 census, the Toulouse metropolitan area is the fourth-largest in France.

Toulouse is the centre of the European aerospace industry, with the headquarters of Airbus, the Galileo positioning system, the SPOT satellite system, the Airbus Group (former EADS), ATR and the Aerospace Valley.

Toulouse was the capital of the Visigothic Kingdom in the 5th century and the capital of the province of Languedoc in the late Middle Ages and early modern period (provinces were abolished during the French Revolution), making it the unofficial capital of the cultural region of Occitania (Southern France). It is now the capital of the Midi-Pyrénées region, the largest region in metropolitan France.

A city with unique architecture made of pinkish terracotta bricks, which earned it the nickname la Ville Rose ("the Pink City"), Toulouse counts two UNESCO World Heritage sites, the Canal du Midi Wikipedia Icon (designated in 1996 and shared with other cities), and the Basilica of St. Sernin Wikipedia Icon, designated in 1998 because of its significance to the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route.

Sights

Religious buildings

  • ⊙ Toulouse Cathedral Wikipedia Icon is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toulouse.
  • ⊙ Saint-Sernin Basilica Wikipedia Icon, part of the Way of Saint James UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the largest Romanesque church in Europe. It contains what is widely considered the most beautiful pipe organ in France.
  • ⊙ The Daurade basilica Wikipedia Icon, of the 18th–19th century, was founded as a temple to the Roman god Apollo before conversion to Christianity in 410 AD.
  • ⊙ The Church of the Jacobins (Ensemble conventuel des Jacobins) in Toulouse is the burial place of Saint Thomas Aquinas.

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Wikipedia contributors, 'Toulouse', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 16 February 2015, 17:09 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Toulouse&oldid=647419110> [accessed 16 February 2015]

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166 km
0,9 km
147 m

 

FR-31000 Toulouse

 

Hotel without restaurant (garni)

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Overnight stay from one night ▪ Healthy breakfast ▪ Bicycle repair tools ▪ Info bicycle repair shops ▪ Lockable bicycle room (0 €)

Description of bicycle storage:
"... The secure bike storage facility is on the ground floor opposite reception."


 

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