Part 3 : Day 11 Pouylebon to Marciac

 I left the Camping Pouylebon. happy to see it was not raining,, although gray and overcast. I had a lot of ground to cover, so passed by thec15c castle Pouylebon and the Church of St. Anne which was closed. Arriving in Saint-Christaud there was a curious looking Romanesque-Gothic church of the 14th century dedicated to Saint-Christophe, but it, too, was closed, and apparently under renovation. There i ran into two French walkers, walking separately,, Claude and Jean-Pierre. The former mentioned a certain Joelle who is taking handicapped people along portions of the trail with a donkey in tow. I wonder if this is the same individual that was supposed to be staying in the gite communal in Montégut. At any rate,, A few kilometers from Marciac, there were the ruins of another castle, those of the feudal castle of Monlezun, and a little well-maintained church. Finally, I made it into Marciac.

Marciac, another bastide town, was founded in 1298 by Guichard de Marciac, count of Pardiac, Tolosano seneschal and representative of the king. Apparently the town came to have four hospitals, among them that of Saint-Jacques, which modified the itinerary of the pilgrims and the Voie de Arles 

In recent years it has become know for its Jazz Festival  celebrated, between the end of July and mid-August.