Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Chemin de Stevenson

We followed the "Chemin de Stevenson" for a day. I had hiked the "GR70" some years ago, reading Robert Louis Stevenson´s book "Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes" from 1879. Now we had to stop in Goudet. A sudden flash flood of the Loire river had hit the small village June 13th 2017 and had completely destroyed the bridge and severely damaged the neighbouring hotel. Seen in the background is the Château de Beaufort.

Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille is known by hikers as the "Chemin de Stevenson" (GR70) starts here. I hiked that track, following Stevenson´s book "Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes" some years ago. Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille is known by musicians as this is the place of the "Festival du Monastier" (aka "Festival de Cuivres"), a great meeting centered around "brass". 40 concerts - in 7 days!! Seen in the center is the Romanesque church and (behind the church) the castle. Both are built fromblack vulcanic rocks.