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Romans-sur-Isère cemetery car park, Rue Calixte Lafosse.
(S/E) With your back to the car park, turn right and walk along the edge of the cemetery, staying on the grass verge of Rue Calixte Lafosse. At the end, turn right to continue along the edge of the cemetery, this time on the grass verge of Chemin des Bastions (marked as Rue Hippolyte Rodet on some maps). Finish on the tarmac to reach a crossroads.
(1) Turn left downhill to reach Avenue Marcelin Berthelot. Follow it to the left, staying on the pavement. After No. 45, cross the street to the right to reach Station No. 21 of the Way of the Cross. Walking a few metres further along the same pavement, you can reach the entrance to an old cemetery where the final stations of the cross stand, visible through the gate. Unfortunately, it is not possible to enter. Continuing for another 50 metres, you can see the Church of Sainte-Croix (which is also closed).
(2) Retrace your steps, cross the avenue at the same pedestrian crossing and continue down the slope, staying on the right-hand pavement. Head up Chemin des Bastions on the right to return to the junction you passed on the way there.
(1) Continue straight on and go to the end of the street. When it turns right, take the dirt track on the left. Immediately at the fork, take the left-hand track which goes downhill. At the next junction, turn right to head back up a wider track. You’ll reach a flat area by a meadow, then go left through a gate leading into François Mitterrand Park. Cross the park and, at a contemporary sculpture, turn right to leave the park.
Turn immediately left to follow a path running parallel to a wide flight of steps leading down. Walk a few metres to find Station No. 4 of the Stations of the Cross on the left, followed shortly afterwards by Station No. 5. Retrace your steps and turn left after the gate to go down the steps to the road.
Cross the road at the pedestrian crossing and walk a few metres up to the right to see Station No. 2 and, just a little further up, Station No. 3.
(3) Retrace your steps, stay on the right-hand pavement, pass two pedestrian crossings on the left to reach another one slightly to the right. Go straight on to cross Place de la Presle, turn left then right into Rue Fontessort. In the bend, note the two beautiful half-timbered houses. At the junction, turn left into Rue Pècherie.
Look out for stop no. 15 a little further up on the right. Walk up the street to the next junction. Continue right onto Côte Poids des Farines, keeping to the right-hand pavement. About halfway up the hill, cross the street to the left to see stop no. 1 on the opposite pavement.
(4) Turn around, cross Côte Poids des Farines again and climb the steps opposite which lead to Place des Terreaux. Walk along the square keeping to the right and, at the very end, turn left onto the descending steps which lead to Côte du Crotton opposite No. 13. Continue straight ahead (leaving the steps on the far right) and follow this cobbled street.
You will reach Rue du Fuseau; follow it to the left. After 30 metres, take Côte des Crottes on the left. Pass the first turning on the left towards Rue de l’Épaule and continue until you find some steps on the left leading back up this same street. Continue right along the street, which ends in some steps. Turn left onto Côte Marcel and then immediately right onto Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Opposite No. 6, on the right, is stop No. 8. Continue to Place Ancienne Bouverie, then carry straight on along Côte Ancienne Bouverie, which leads to Côte Jaquemart. Walk up this shopping street to the left until you reach Place du Jaquemart.
(5) Walk around the tower and its jaquemart, then retrace your steps down Côte Jaquemart. Turn right onto Rue de l’Armillerie and left onto Place Perrod de Verdun. Head straight on to Rue Pellisserie, which leads to Place Maurice Faure. Continue straight on to go round the collegiate church on the left. Look out for four Stations of the Cross, renovated by contemporary artists, against the rear walls of the building.
You’ll arrive at Quai Ullyse Chevallier; take the right-hand pavement to reach the forecourt of the Collégiale Saint-Barnard.
(6) Continue straight ahead to find a pedestrian crossing opposite the Pont Vieux. Turn left and walk across the bridge to the end. Turn right onto the steps leading down to the banks of the Isère. Follow the footpath running alongside the river to the Passerelle des Ors (pedestrian bridge).
(7) Turn right and cross the river. At the other side, the path curves left and joins the Voie Verte. Head right onto the Allée des Ors until the next junction. Turn right onto the Chemin de Bellevue (marked as Chemin de Halage on some maps) and join the Rue de Bellevue. Continue along the right-hand pavement, enjoying the views of Bourg-de-Péage. At the cemetery, turn left onto Rue Calixte Lafosse to return to the car park (S/E).
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