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<< Our Photo Pages >> Les Trois Fromages - Rock Outcrop in France in Midi:Tarn (81)

Submitted by theCaptain on Wednesday, 06 April 2016  Page Views: 1351

Natural PlacesSite Name: Les Trois Fromages Alternative Name: Sidobre
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 14.367 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Midi:Tarn (81) Type: Rock Outcrop
Nearest Town: Castres  Nearest Village: Lacrouzette
Latitude: 43.670661N  Longitude: 2.387501E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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johnstone visited on 12th Sep 2018 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3

TheCaptain visited on 24th Sep 2000 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Celebrated rock formation thought to represent a pile of three cheeses, in the Sidobre region to the east of Castres. There are many sticks and stones thrown onto the top of the rocks, but I cannot at present remember the folklore behind it.



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 4 Access: 3

Les Trois Fromages
Les Trois Fromages submitted by TheCaptain : celebrated rock formation to the east of Castres. Note all of the sticks and stones thrown onto the top. I cannot remember the story surrounding this. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Celebrated rock formation thought to represent a pile of three cheeses, in the Sidobre region to the east of Castres.

Part of the “Sentier des Merveilles”, a walking tour between Crémaussel and Ricard, also belonging to the GR36


There are many sticks and stones thrown onto the top of the rocks, but I cannot at present remember the folklore behind it. .

Les 3 Fromages, Chemin de la Parayrié au Thouy, Castalengues, Lacrouzette, Castres, Tarn, Midi-Pyrénées


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Les Trois Fromages
Les Trois Fromages submitted by holger_rix : Site in Midi:Tarn (81) France Old Postcard (Vote or comment on this photo)

Les Trois Fromages
Les Trois Fromages submitted by Flickr : Sidobre Site in Midi:Tarn (81) France South of France, Natural Park Image copyright: romainboussaud, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Les Trois Fromages
Les Trois Fromages submitted by johnstone : Delicately piled up, or strange erosion? Sep.12, 2018 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Les Trois Fromages
Les Trois Fromages submitted by johnstone : View at the back, it looks like four cheeses, Sep.12, 2018 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Les Trois Fromages
Les Trois Fromages submitted by Flickr : 25-Sidobre Site in Midi:Tarn (81) France Image copyright: sahib.eric, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Les Trois Fromages
Les Trois Fromages submitted by Flickr : les trois fromages Site in Midi:Tarn (81) France Image copyright: Râ11 (Brigitte Metge), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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