. Rambles in the Pyrenees and the adjacent districts, Gascony, Pays de Foix [and] Roussillon . DDITIONS 283 are used in the doorways of cattle-sheds near. Alto-gether he has found twenty-one caps, eight colonnettes,and thirteen bases. At the entrance to the valley isthe little chapel of S. Marti Veil, some ten minutesfrom the church. From above the Baths at Vernet-les-Bains the church towerstands out clearly, look-ing nearly half-way up themountain-side, and evenin its restored statematching very badlywith the lawn - tenniscourts, the obstacles inthe steeplechase course,and other preparationsf
. Rambles in the Pyrenees and the adjacent districts, Gascony, Pays de Foix [and] Roussillon . DDITIONS 283 are used in the doorways of cattle-sheds near. Alto-gether he has found twenty-one caps, eight colonnettes,and thirteen bases. At the entrance to the valley isthe little chapel of S. Marti Veil, some ten minutesfrom the church. From above the Baths at Vernet-les-Bains the church towerstands out clearly, look-ing nearly half-way up themountain-side, and evenin its restored statematching very badlywith the lawn - tenniscourts, the obstacles inthe steeplechase course,and other preparationsfor the diversion of theEnglish visitors, whoare, unfortunately, findingtheir way to Vernet-les-Bains, and will soon turnit into a Pau in minia-ture, destroying all thelocal flavour which is so attractive in these out-of-the-way places. The first time we visited the place we were mis-directed, and endeavoured to get to S. Martin from thewrong side of the river, following a path which graduallypetered out, and conducted to the water-supply of thebaths in the valley below. We thought we might. PLAN OF S. MARTIN DU CAXIGOU. 284 S. MARTIN DU CANIGOU perhaps be able to ford the stream a little higher up,and persevered, but some men who were at work onthe other side appeared so much interested in ourproceedings that we became bashful, and thought itbest to retrace our steps, as we were evidently doingsomething which was quite unusual. Returning fromS. Martin and Casteil, we tried a short cut across afield upon a slope, but suffered for it, for the field wasirrigated, and it was most difficult to avoid a thoroughwetting. From near this point Vernet itself— LeVieux Vernet —picturesquely crowns a hill a littlelower down the valley. It is a place of considerableantiquity, first mentioned in 874. The castle, whichis the most prominent object, dominating the hill, ismentioned two years later, but the existing building is,of course, much less ancient. The village was givenby Count Guifre
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