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These are not the Verdon Gorges

As you hike through the stunning Verdon Gorges, you’ll come across the impressive Barbin Viaduct, a historic railway bridge. This iconic structure, with its imposing arches and intricate design, is a testament to the engineering prowess of the past.

Attention this Sunday, November 10, 2024, hike of the fressure of Ardelay, the circuit often passes here. The best is to do it, it is in my favorites in Vendée (if it is not my favorite) On nafix; We are happy to see you again - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2024 from 7:30 a.m. - Departure from the Parc Expo des Herbiers. - Mountain bike route: 26km (D+: 306m) / 37km (D+: 519m) / 54km (D+: 690m)

On the site of an old ordinary mill, dilapidated since the end of the 16th century, Father Deshayes, superior of the Montfortian communities, had a new mill built, reserved for the exclusive use of religious people. He then specifies that the establishment is intended to produce: “4,000 pounds of bread per week, of which 700 are distributed to the poor, and this usually”. This is not done without reluctance on the part of neighboring users, using the wash houses, watering troughs and fisheries, as well as the hydraulic power of the mills upstream. Originally, the mill had a paddle wheel, operating three pairs of millstones. The belfry is used to transmit the movement of the wheel to the millstones rotating thanks to the pit wheel and the fly wheels. https://www.saintlaurentsursevre.fr/decouvert/presentation/patrimoines/patrimoine-histoire/moulin-de-la-sagesse/

A beautiful climb with a finish at 14% to reach the top of the Vendée. A magnificent view of the surrounding countryside, and St Michel as guardian of Mont Mercure

190 steps to reach the top of the highest point in the Vendée.

A climb to the top of the bell tower will give you a breathtaking 360° view. But beware, it deserves...

Possibility of going up to the bell tower by a narrow and sometimes dark stone staircase. Inside the church, explanations on its construction and on the installation at its top of the statue of St Michael finishing the dragon.