Boucle pédestre : Les Artigues de Lussac en toute tranquilité

Distance : 5.7 km Departure : LES ARTIGUES-DE-LUSSAC
on foot Duration: 1h45 Difficulty : Easy

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Discover Les-Artigues-de-Lussac, where the construction of the abbey and the church of Faize in the 12th century (destroyed during the French Revolution) marked the beginning of the village's development.

The stages

Step 1

With your back to the town hall, turn right and continue in this direction until you reach the junction of the two departmental roads (D121 and D22). At this point, turn left towards Saint-Denis-de-Pile (D22/route des Chapelles). Continue straight on until you reach rue des Mimosas.

Step 2

Take the grassy path just behind, between the banana trees and the garden gate. Continue straight ahead along this path, alternating left and right along the vines. At the hedge, take the right-hand bend. At the end of the plot, turn left and continue straight ahead through the vines to reach the tarmac road. In the distance, you'll see the airfield on your left.

Step 3

Turn right at the tarmac road. Continue straight on until you reach rue Jean Trocard (D121).

Step 4

Cross the road to take the ‘Route de Milon’ and continue straight ahead.

Step 5

At the end of the road (signposted ‘Lieu-dit Milon’), turn right and continue straight ahead.

Step 6

At the fork in the road, where you will see a house signposted ‘Vignerons de Puisseguin Lussac’, turn right. Continue straight ahead, leaving the first junction on your left. At the bend in the road, continue straight ahead.

Step 7

At the fork in the road, turn left (yellow signpost opposite). Continue along this path to pass the Abbey of Notre-Dame-de-Faise behind the trees (an abbey founded in the 12th century that welcomed pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela). You come to a small hamlet. Turn right to pass the house of Vignobles Devaud and reach the end of the rue de l'abbaye.

Step 8

Turn right at the stop sign. Go up the ‘rue du lavoir’ (towards ‘Les Petits Jays’). Vineyards surround you on either side of the road. At the bottom of the hill, at the crossroads, cross the small bridge, walk alongside a reservoir on your left and rejoin the main road. At the stop sign, turn left into rue Jean Trocard to reach the village centre and the town hall car park.