01-01-2018, 04:56 PM
Going back to my second photo - the junction for hops related beverages - Can of Beer to the right, Ales to the left, is on a mediaeval pilgrimage route from Puy en Velay to St Gilles called the "Regordane". The village 4.5km to the left, "L'Affenadou" is at the head of our valley and was a staging post in the days of the "La Diligence" or Stage Coaches. It was customary in those days for wagonners to stop off and give the team of horses a good feed and drink to prepare them for the long climb up to the top of the Col de Portes. In French Patois it means to give "la foin à tous" (the oats to all) hence "l'affen à dou"...
Not many people know that.
Not many people know that.