RANDOLAND : Champcella

The village of Champcella appears to have always been close to an important communication route: the Via Domitia; traces of human occupation dating back to the 1st century AD have been found there !

Champcella is made up of 17 small hamlets that stretch across an altitude of approximately 1,150 to 1,630 meters, and its inhabitants are called the "Champcellouires". It is a village with a rich agricultural tradition that is pleasant to live in and filled with walking paths ready to reveal its many stories and legends.
Equip yourself with the "Randoland" leaflet, available for purchase at the Tourist Office, to solve puzzles and observe elements of the local heritage.

The walk starts at the church, where you should begin by observing the building to solve the first riddle.provence-alpes-cotedazur

1. With your back to the church, take the road heading uphill and look for the "Mont Analogue" marker on your left after 30 meters.
2. Continue uphill through the village, passing the town hall and the lodge, to reach the Place du Général Guieu, home to the war memorial, a cross, and the communal wash house.
3. Turn right after the wash house onto Rue de la Cime de Ville and observe the house on your left just past number 39.
4. Follow the dead-end street, then take the first path on the left running along a meadow; at the road, turn left, then right at the intersection to reach the Croix des Chapelles.
5. Continue uphill, turn left at the junction toward "les Pasques," and take a break on the bench about 130 meters further along the right side of the path.
6. Stay on the left-hand path that climbs past two large boulders, then continue left after 30 meters until you reach the Croix de la Gardette.
7. Turn back, go about 100 meters, turn left, and walk past the pines, cairn, and two small rocks to join the trail that circles the Croix de la Gardette massif and leads back to the village.
8. At the bottom of this path, walk between the houses to observe the facade of number 54, then turn right at the war memorial to return to the church.