Approaching Castres

The outskirts of Castres can already be seen (right) on the horizon. Castres is actually the largest town I entered on the Via Tolosana since I left Montpellier.

I admit, that after having reached the city limits, I hopped on a bus, that took me right into the city center - and so had a little disput about "cheating on the chemin" with an australian pelerin that evening. The benedictian monastery in Castres, keeping the relics of Saint Vincent, has been important place during the medieval heyday of the Via Tolosana. I had been in Castres a couple of times before, following a totally different thread.