{"id":33309,"date":"2023-07-10T04:43:26","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T18:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=33309"},"modified":"2023-10-20T17:50:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T06:50:15","slug":"aubusson-france-%f0%9f%87%ab%f0%9f%87%b7-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=33309","title":{"rendered":"Aubusson, France  \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Date: 8-9th July 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Travelled: 95 kms from Orcines to Aubusson &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visited:&nbsp;Aubusson &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stayed: Aubusson Municipal Campsite, \u20ac15, N45.94640, E02.17620&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Budget: 48 days @ \u20ac88 per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>So we sit out the Tour de France and a couple of hot days in Aubusson.  The small municipal campsite provides us with shade all day, a view of the River Creuse and a short walk into town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aubusson,_Creuse\" target=\"_blank\">Aubusson<\/a> is not a touristy town, but it has some points of interest.  It dates back to the 10th century under a variation of its current name.  We walk into the centrum early before the heat takes hold (for Pam\u2019s 6 kms) and later we used the scooter and do a more extensive tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3480-1-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3480-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Walking into Aubusson, the weir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3482-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Some views as we walk the river and the pont (bridges).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3488-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"33315\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3488-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3488-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3488-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3488-768x576.jpeg 768w, 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de I\u2019Horloge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3486-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"33317\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3486-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3486-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3486-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3486-scaled.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3486-570x760.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3486-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure 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The forecast is another hot day and where tempted to stay put but it\u2019s a tour rest day tomorrow, so getting away early should have us past Limoges by morning tea and back to interesting villages and little traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael + Pam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 8-9th July 2023 Travelled: 95 kms from Orcines to Aubusson &nbsp; Visited:&nbsp;Aubusson &nbsp; Stayed: Aubusson Municipal Campsite, \u20ac15, N45.94640, E02.17620&nbsp;&nbsp; Budget: 48 days @ \u20ac88 per day So we sit out the Tour de France and a couple of hot days in Aubusson. 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