バジエのおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

ガルジレス川は、フランスにある約22キロメートルの長さの川で、ヌーヴェル＝アキテーヌ地域圏とサントル＝ヴァル・ド・ロワール地域圏を流れています。その源流は、メアスネの北東の自治体域、標高約398メートルの地点にあります。そこから川は概ね北西に向かって流れ、クルーズ県とインドル県を横断します。最終的に、ガルジレス川は標高約125メートルの地点で、美しい村として知られるガルジレス＝ダンピエールの自治体域で、クルーズ川の右支流として合流します。川とその同名の村（フランスで最も美しい村の一つに数えられています）周辺の地域は、その牧歌的で手つかずの自然、そしてハイキングや釣りの人気スポットとして知られています。

You wouldn't expect it in such a small village, but this is one of the last castles in France that's still truly medieval. Think: deep moats, five robust round towers, and a square tower with those characteristic machicolations where boiling water used to be poured. Perfect for those who love castles without the Disney flavor, but with character.

In the heart of the artists' village of Gargilesse stands a 12th-century Romanesque church that George Sand once called a "little masterpiece." From the outside, it appears simple, but inside you'll find more than 100 carved capitals. Once connected to the castle by an underground passage, the church still exudes the atmosphere of centuries of faith, art, and history.

In the Creuse valley lies the picturesque village of Gargilesse-Dampierre. The village is listed as one of the most beautiful villages in France. And I can see why: the romantic charm of the closely packed houses with their steep, brown-tiled roofs, which surround the castle. Truly artistic, picturesque, and charismatic. It's wonderful to take a walk in this area and have a drink at one of the restaurants. Especially the restaurant at the top, where you have a magnificent view of the village and the castle.

George Sand is the pseudonym of the French writer Amantine Aurore Lucile Dupin de Francueil (* July 1, 1804 in Paris; † June 8, 1876 in Nohant, Indre department), who published novels as well as numerous socially critical works. Through her lifestyle and her works, she championed feminist and socially critical goals. She rebelled against the restrictions imposed on women by marriage in the 19th century and demanded equal participation of all classes in social goods.

A stream flows across the path.

Dam at le Moulin Loupe.

The small stream can be crossed on a small footbridge next to the agricultural machinery lane.