This has been a quieter week – at last – with time spent mostly enjoying the very local area by bicycle and the lovely September weather on the riverside. The vignerons obviously have an eye on the weather, which is set to turn, and we’ve heard and seen their harvesting machines out in fields early… Continue reading A relaxing week
Harvest Time
Our time at Figeac came to an end and we decided to spend another week in one of our first, and favourite, campsites on the river at Anglars-Juillac, west of Cahors. Surprisingly, the small campsite is still well-populated but mainly with Dutch and Belgian travellers – no French to be seen. It’s as beautiful as… Continue reading Harvest Time
Eastern Treasures
Figeac was a great base to explore further east, both along the Lot River and also other regions. We decided to have a lazier day and to ‘let the train take the strain’ as the station at Figeac was not too far away. There are limited destinations but we opted for Rodez, a small city… Continue reading Eastern Treasures
Windmills – do you mind…?
Figeac is also on one of the Chemin de Compostelle routes but we hadn’t expected any particularly scenic walking close to the town. Our walking app showed a circular walk direct from the campsite entrance so we decided to give that a go. Very quickly we were into lovely scenery, passing some ‘pilgrims’ walking in… Continue reading Windmills – do you mind…?
Underground Boats and Steam Trains
Gouffre de Padirac There are a couple of more touristy sites we wanted to see and do in the northern Lot area, two of which are in the same area so we decided to make a day of them on the motorbike, now that holidaymakers have departed. The first was the Gouffre de Padirac, a… Continue reading Underground Boats and Steam Trains
Figeac
This week we moved on to Figeac, the second largest town in the Lot department and situated on the River Célé at the eastern extremity of the department. Our campsite is a short bicycle ride from the centre of town, on the river Célé next to a leisure park and kayaking area. We’re not looking… Continue reading Figeac
Hidden Gems
Our days in Brengues have been a mixture of exploring on foot, bicycle and motorcycle. Our two motorcycle trips out have taken us both north and south of the campsite. Even though we’re travelling relatively short distances, there are lots of hidden gems to see, so we’re off and back on the bike quite regularly… Continue reading Hidden Gems
Back in the Vallée du Célé
Brengues We’ve moved on to our next stop at Brengues in the River Célé valley. It’s not that far from where we were at Saint Cirq Lapopie and we had a brief motorbike ride along part of the valley when we were staying there. Brengues is a very small one-horse village about half-way between Bouziès… Continue reading Back in the Vallée du Célé
‘Les plus beaux villages’ by motorbike
Our recent trips out have been on the motorbike and we’ve ticked off another two of the ‘Plus beaux villages’ from our ‘virtual’ sticker book and these are probably our favourites to date. Travelling on the bike means we can get right up into the centre of these hillside towns without worrying about parking, as… Continue reading ‘Les plus beaux villages’ by motorbike
Saint Antonin Noble Val
We’ve now had the chance to have a more leisurely look around the town that drew us here, away from the busy market day. Whilst it is very much a tourist magnet, it is also a town that seems alive with shops, facilities and schools. The town sits on the confluence of the Aveyron and… Continue reading Saint Antonin Noble Val