Around us

“Farniente” borrowed from the Italian in the seventeenth century “voluntary and pleasant idleness”. Despite all the things to do and see around us, why not simply relax, [...]

“The Lot’s character is formed by its ‘causses’ (limestone plateaux) through which the Lot, Dordogne and Célé valleys have carved their way. It is studded with major [...]

Occupying 176,000 ha, a large part of the limestone plateau of the Lot (the “Causses”), the Parc Naturel Régional des  Causses du Quercy is one of the least populated areas of France. [...]

Let’s go back in time – 26,000 years! A rich and varied trail of discovery through the underground world. Seven caverns provide a complete sample of geological formations amongst [...]

Let’s go back in time in the Middle Ages: Saint Cirq-Lapopie was elected “favorite village of the French people” in 2012, since this small village has lost nothing of its [...]

All around us, without necessarily taking the car, a lot of trails, including the GR 651 heading towards Santiago de Compostela, surround us. They can be taken on foot or by bike. Small roads [...]

Go down a small intimate river: the Célé, stop at the discretion of its meanders & just picnic to take the measure of the tranquility of the place. Take a motorboat cruise on the Lot at the [...]

Less than an hour from home you can visit our small markets that are the charm of our “deep France”. CABRERETS (ca. 12 mn) From May 6th to October 28th every Friday from 8am-12:30pm [...]

Voici la liste interactive de Lot Tourisme pour 2019. Trouvailles en Quercy à Tour-de-Faure (ca. 24 min), sur la route de Saint Cirq-Lapopie C’est un jardin extraordinaire, situé au bord du [...]

The black triangle of Quercy refers to an area of metropolitan France remarkably unaffected by light pollution due to the lighting of agglomerations and communication routes. The clarity and [...]