DES CYCLES ET DES LETTRES

Works of art on the route : - In Saint-Clar (rue du Plaper): "Chicha" is a mural inspired by street-art from Lima, Peru. A collective project of the Peruvian duo Ruta Mare (Kelly and Yefferson) and the Toulouse-based Donoteat and DJ No Breakfast. To appreciate the work or leave with a souvenir, listen to the special mixtape: https://www.mixcloud.com/djnobreakfast/chicha-ycumbia-amazonica-a-selection-of-psychedelicperuvian-rock-from-the-60s-70s/ - In Tournecoupe (in several places in the village) : "Sens Dessus Dessous" is a route through the village created by the Toulouse artists Thomas Deudé and Stéphane Castet. Here the letter is set free, reproduced, dispersed and transformed for a dreamlike and playful typographic journey that resonates as a tribute to the heritage of the village. Can you find all the letters of Tournecoupe scattered around the village? Pan", a monumental work by the artist Thierry Boutonnier, explores with sensitivity the responsibility of responsibility in the extinction crisis of biodiversity. It invites us to take a step back to see and to awaken to life, through art and science. "Suite de Pan" is an observatory of endangered biodiversity nestled in an oak tree. It features a contemporary celestial globe engraved with new constellations drawn after the shape of extinct or of extinct or endangered species. Designed in collaboration with Philippe Heeb, researcher at the "Evolution and Biological Diversity" laboratory, with the support of the COAL association the support of the association COAL Art et écologie, this original creation was an opportunity to imagine with the children of Fleurance new constellations representing extinct or endangered species. The little extra: The markets of Fleurance (Tuesday and Friday) and Saint-Clar (Thursday) to stock up on good produce. From the Tourist Office in Saint-Clar, where you can admire the mural "Chicha" as you pass the church, turn left in front of the church, turn left in front of the war memorial towards the rue du Plaper". Go back past the church and join Avenue Garlepe, turn right at the wrought iron cross before the camper van park and go past the equestrian centre. After crossing the river Arrats, turn right, you will pass in front of the place called Saint-Jean, and will go along the river until Tournecoupe where you will be able to discover the typographical course "Sens Dessus Dessous" in the village. For the next stage, take the Château d'Eau road for 5.7 km then turn right, left and right to reach the village of Homps where you can stop at Jeanne's garden, then cross the D40 and take the D 151 to Monfort. After visiting the bastide of Monfort, take the D654 towards Fleurance. At the end of the village, drive 300m and take the D151 towards Bajonette, then the D557 towards Goutz, where you will take the D115 then the D105 towards Fleurance. After a few kilometers in the beautiful landscapes of the Lomagne, take the D654 towards Fleurance where you will discover The "Suite de Pan" is located just behind the Marius Lacoste stadium, on the Chemin de la Biodiversité. Go back to the roundabout and take the 3rd exit, then follow the signs for "Mauvezin Saint Clar" for 400m before turning left onto the D 953 towards Saint-Clar. Once on the road to Saint-Clar, drive 500m then turn left towards Castelnaud'Arbieu. You will cross this pretty village and at the exit of Castelnau-d'Arbieu, take the D45, then the D287 to come back to Saint-Clar. In Saint-Clar, take the direction of the church (Place de Lomagne) and go around the church on the right. Take the rue Gambetta and you are back to your starting point, the Halle de Saint-Clar.