Vignes et patrimoine Saint-Genies-de-Fontedit. A walk through the vineyards in the Languedoc.

Vignes et patrimoine Saint-Genies-de-Fontedit. 14km/ 4H40 (we did 6.5km/ 2H.30 with a little picnic stop).Blue markers and well-marked out. A cycle route too.  

Park in the village behind the school and walk into the centre turning right and at the first right turn There is a cross here in the middle of the road (rue des Salleles). 

Walk down this little road past the houses and another cross where the road turns into a track at a right turn (water reservoir). The track although a little climb has lovely views up here of the village and the beautiful snow covered Pyrenees in the distance. 

Turn left onto another track with pretty flowers beside the track and almond trees too. You will soon see a marker for another left turn, with a little stone house to the right of you before you reach the road (D16). 

Turn right onto the road and walk about very short distance up the road before turning left onto a small track. The fields of wheat here were full of red poppies and looked wonderful against the blue sky. We picnicked beside the vines under the tree and enjoyed the lovely views, birds and the odd bee while life drifted by. But the sun was getting hotter so on we went.  

The track continues between more vines before turning left and quickly right. Now done another track to a left turn and a right just before a house onto a path.There are views of the ruined windmill up here.  At the bottom take a left around a corner, beside a field of vines. 

You are in a little valley here and the views of the hills (Avant Monts and those to the west are really pretty). The track is stony here and descends to come close to a bridge. Bare left and join the D154E3. After a while you will see markers for the route turning to the right where you can visit the chapelle saint Fulcran but it was too hot and my foot had had quite enough for one day. 

So we decided that we would keep the rest of this lovely walk for another day. I think the rest of the route will be around 7.30Km and goes around the fields in the lower part of the village. 

We stayed on the road into the centre with lovely views of the churches little green roof, shinning in the hot afternoon sunshine and headed for the coolness of the little streets. Lots of pretty streets on the route and the village appeared to have a good shop and at least one pizza restaurant.