Ride Day 9
Tourouzelle → Capestang
Sun, Sep 20
Distance 31 mi
Hand-coded elevation 187 ft
Tonight: Capestang
Capestang mattered because the archbishops of Narbonne owned land and kept a residence here. Their château still holds a painted ceiling from about 1450, a rare record of life around a late-medieval church court. Nearby, work began on the collegiate church of Saint-Étienne but never reached the full plan. The Canal du Midi later ran past the town, adding trade by water to a place whose earlier rank had come from church wealth and rule.
Water & Services
Mile 0.9
Public (Mairie Paraza)
on-route
Public (Mairie Paraza); ⚠️ Small boulangerie - inconsistent — 2km detour to Roubia
Mile 0.9
boulangerie - inconsistent — 2km detour to Roubia
on-route
Public (Mairie Paraza); ⚠️ Small boulangerie - inconsistent — 2km detour to Roubia
Mile 6.9
Quai de Trèbes
Pont d'Orbiel
Fountain on the quay just after crossing the Orbiel bridge (right bank of the canal, opposite side from the restaurants).
Mile 9.3
Canal/Lock (Quai Elie Amouroux)
on-route
Canal/Lock (Quai Elie Amouroux); Boulangerie La Panetière — Centre 34310 Capestang; Cafés
Mile 9.3
Boulangerie La Panetière — Centre 34310 Capestang
on-route
Canal/Lock (Quai Elie Amouroux); Boulangerie La Panetière — Centre 34310 Capestang; Cafés
Mile 21.8
Le Fournil d'Olonzac
12 Boulevard de la République, 34210 Olonzac
Sunday hours until 12h30 — also functions as Monday provision purchase point. Buy Day 9 bread and provisions here Sunday evening.