{"id":17812,"date":"2024-07-16T10:32:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T17:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/?p=17812"},"modified":"2024-07-16T10:32:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T17:32:07","slug":"camino-photo-of-the-day-always-get-the-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/camino-photo-of-the-day-always-get-the-local\/","title":{"rendered":"Camino Photo of the Day: Always Get the Local"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A<\/span>fter visiting the church, I went back to the village square. I grabbed a seat at the outdoor caf\u00e9 there and ordered myself a refreshing beverage. The beers I encountered in France tended to be on the light side, which was perfect for the hot weather. In fact, blondes and whites were by far the most common local beers I saw, at least early on in my Camino. Later on, I also encountered ambers, which the French insist on calling red (rousse<\/em>). I make it a rule to always ask for the local beer (une bi\u00e8re locale<\/em> or r\u00e9gionale<\/em>), as the factory beers everywhere taste pretty much the same all over the world. I’ve encountered some surprisingly tasty beers in France. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This particular beer is local to the Aubrac – the name probably gives away the game, there – and I enjoyed it for the couple of days I was in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Date: <\/strong>23 August 2023
Place:<\/strong> Saint-Ch\u00e9ly-d’Aubrac, Aveyron D\u00e9partement, Region of Occitanie, France<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maps!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re the sort who looks at the maps, you’ll note that the stage shown is 32+km long. I split this up into two days, since I wanted to spend some time exploring both Saint-Ch\u00e9ly-d’Aubrac and Saint-C\u00f4me-d’Olt, both of which are on the list of most beautiful villages in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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