Walks and hikes

Chaillac, Lignac, Prissac, Jouac, Cromac and of course Parnac? The place names clearly announce Occitania and mark the limits between the langue d'Oc and the langue d'Oil; the landscapes also with a bocage which surrounds sheep pastures and cattle meadows.

It is difficult to imagine today a railroad line running along the narrow and winding Portefeuille valley overgrown with vegetation! And yet, in January 1904, the St-Benoit Le Blanc line was inaugurated and operated until 1938 by the Compagnie de Tramways de l'Indre.

Going around the Benedictine city, classified among the most beautiful villages of France, this tour highlights the medieval quarters of this village perched on its rocky promontory around the priory buildings built in the 10th century.