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More Medieval Towns
Today we visited more medieval towns, all with some variation or notable characteristic. Figeac was our first stop which has its origins back in the 9th century but most development occurred during the Middle Ages. We saw some amazing houses with timber framed construction with open lofts of the 15/16th century, twin arched windows and carved decoration, an incredible Renaissance staircase which seems to be suspended in mid air, churches as well as Place des Ecritures which is a tribute ...
St Cirq- La Popie
Today we visited Saint Cirq La Popie, a medieval village, which has been voted the most beautiful village in France. It sits perched on a rock face overlooking the Lot River valley. And it is beautiful - with its steep streets, fine houses, narrow alleys, grapevines crawling up walls - it's just gorgeous. We spent ages strolling around appreciating the ...
La Garrigue
This was a travelling day moving into the mid Pyrenees. We had panoramic views of the Pyrenees as we headed north and as we dropped into the forested area, the country roads were beautiful with autumn leaves spilling on the road and some snow, at ...
A Time Capsule
... and up another flight of stairs, but the room was a decent size and very comfortable. The first day we walked all around the village itself, checking out the attractions listed in the guide we picked up from the tourism office. The second day we drove through the lower Lot Valley to St Cirq Lapopie, another medieval village built onto the cliff overlooking the beautiful valley. A maze of narrow ...
Aire on the quiet side
... Tea break in the van, then off again in pursuit of an aire out in the wilds. I plumped for the aire in Sauveterre-de-Rouergue which was on our way towards Caylus. What a good choice it turned out to be.
We found the aire quite easily -couple of tents, two other vans and a caravan. "Honesty box" electricity and waste dumping. We strolled round the village. As it was a Sunday afternoon, most places were shut, but we discovered that it is a craft ...
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