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	Morning mass in Ars and departure for Le Puy-en-Velay, a city of art, an artistic and cultural centre since the 10th century, at the start of the route of Saint James of Compostella.</p>
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	A shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary had been built in Puy-en-Velay since the very early Middle Ages and each 15th August the venerable and mysterious statue of the Black Virgin is taken in procession through the streets of the town</p>
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	Time to visit the main sites of the city: the Cathedral of Notre Dame du Puy and its cloister, the Rock and the Chapel of Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe, the Corneille Rock and the statue of Notre Dame de France</p>