Golinhac
The community Golinhac with 386 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) is located in the French region of Midi -Pyrenees in the department of Aveyron. The town lies on the GR 65, which is largely the historical course of the French pilgrimage route " Via Podiensis " follows.
Geography
Golinhac is located in the Massif Central south over the Lot Valley in the section Estaing - Entraygues -sur -Truyère. The next major French cities are Lyon (218 km ) to the northeast, Toulouse ( 144 km) in the south-west, Bordeaux (252 km ) to the west and Montpellier ( 151 km) to the southeast.
History
The village was founded in the 11th century on an ancient Roman road. The pre-Romanesque church with Gothic additions served to the 17th century as a fortified church.
Way of St. James ( Via Podiensis )
In Golinhac there is only very limited accommodation options. At the campsite there is a simple pilgrim hostel (French: Gîte d' étape ). The nearest major town on the Camino de Santiago is Conques. Thither leads the way in wavy relief on field paths and small roads through mixed forests and meadows. As a road link there leads the D20, which leads to a few kilometers to the D42, which you follow to Conques.
Attractions
- Pilgrims cross from the 15th century.
- Church of Saint- Martin, whose origins back to 950. It contains the foundations of a Benedictine abbey dating from the 12th century.