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Via Francigena Switzerland
Pontarlier to Grand St.Bernard

RomainmĂ´tier
to Cossonay

24th May 2025

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We set off from Croy railway station, pausing to watch the swifts darting around the eaves of an old farmhouse. From there it was along a stream, until suddenly the ground fell away, and we found ourselves scrambling down a muddy slope to the bottom of a spectacular waterfall. We followed the Nozon river through woodland for some time, until we came out at the Hospital of Saint-Loup, and looked around the modern Origami Chapel. The hospital was founded in 1852 as a training school for deaconesses and care for the sick and needy. From there we walked to the centre of La Sarraz, stopping off at a Coop to buy provisions for lunch, which we ate on a promenade with a view of the distant mountains. We had been redirected away from the castle, but on investigation, we discovered a village festival taking place there, and obtained a stamp for our passes. We continued along above some vineyards, before a long boring walk along the river, with only one small section of re-natured river bed (with a seat for a rest) to break the monotony. We decided to take a short-cut to Cossonay-Penthalez railway station and return home by train, leaving a visit to Cossonay village on the hill until our return.

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Location of photos

Location of photos on our route



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