Visits and tourism
The Lot department was created on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution.
The southwest of the department (the Lot valley) is one of the oldest wine regions in France. Cahors wines are known the world over.
Rocamadour
A worldwide reputation
First shock, the city, which is in fact a tiny village with a worldwide reputation, seen from l'Hospitalet! Built in successive stages on the cliffside, it hangs 120 meters above a canyon where the Alzou river flows. Its houses, roofs and churches seem to be part of the rock.
30 mn from the gite.
The abyss of Padirac
The abyss of Padirac is also a place not to be missed in the region, embarking on the underground river for a boat ride.
35 mn from the gite.
Sarlat la Canéda
Sarlat la Canéda, has only 42 kms of the Bergerie de Laura, with its specialties, truffle, foie gras, chestnut, etc ... Medieval city, and the capital of the Black Perigord, it is one of the most beautiful cities in France with no less than 66 listed monuments.
50 mn from the gite.
The castle of Vaillac
The Champollion Museum
Figeac is classified City of Art and History and the museum has a lot to do with it.
Already from the outside it is beautiful and it sets the tone: on one side a medieval stone façade, on the other a façade with a thousand letters from around the world, made of copper and glass: welcome to the birth house of Jean-François Champollion, who welcomes you from April to December.
45 mn from the gite.
The castle of Beynac
THE MOST AUTHENTIC CASTLE OF THE PERIGORD!
Standing on top of a vertiginous cliff, overlooking the village of Beynac-et-Cazenac, the castle of Beynac is a stone sentinel that has watched over the Dordogne for more than 9 centuries.
50 mn from the gite.
Domme
In love with enigmatic places that concentrate history, architecture and bucolic landscape?
Domme is one of the most beautiful villages in France not to be missed!...
From the top of its rocky promontory, this medieval bastide located 12km from Sarlat, will plunge you into the time of the Templars while discovering the traditional Perigordian heritage.
40 mn from the gite.
The cave of Lascaux
The Lascaux cave (and not the Lascaux caves) was discovered in 1940 by 4 Perigordian teenagers from Montignac in the Vézère valley in the department of Dordogne - Périgord.
1h from the gite.
Saint Cirq Lapopie
Near to Cahors, Saint-Cirq Lapopie, elected 1st Favorite Village of the French in 2012, offers the richness of its history and its exceptional viewpoint to the visitor.
All you have to do is take the road, which winds between the Lot River and the cliffs, for the pleasure of discovery to begin. Sometimes deer or squirrels will try to accompany your walk.
50 mn from the gite.
The medieval of Gourdon
It's an opportunity to share a festive and original moment with family or friends! An improbable appointment with the past, during which you will make unsuspected encounters, live the life of the Middle Ages in the camps where you will find yourself in the middle of a knight's fight ...
20 mn from the gite.
Collonges la Rouge
You will notice the beauty of the architecture blending with the red colour of the stones.
55 mn from the gîte.
Martel Steam Train
At 35 mn from the gîte.
The Valent-ré bridge in Cahors
An outstanding example of medieval architecture, the Valentré Bridge is classified as a Historic Monument and since 1998 has been included on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Ways of Santiago de Compostela.
35 minutes from the gîte.
Monpazier
Considered the "model" Bastide with a perfect orthogonal layout, it influenced the style of the greatest architects.
Stroll along its narrow streets, stroll under the arcades and discover its market on the Place des Cornières every Thursday morning for over 700 years!
1 hour from the gîte.
The Autoire waterfall
40 mn from the gîte.
The gastronomy of the Lot
Tourist Office
Labastide-Murat
46240 Cœur-de-Causse
Lotoise loops by bike
Lotoises Vélo loops, 37 in number for 510 km, the marking and monitoring of which are carried out by the Department of Lot.
MTB loops, 39 in number for 827 km, the monitoring and marking of which are handled by the Lot Department via Lot Service Training and quality monitoring provided by CODEP.
These mountain bike routes meet the quality criteria of "Qualirando’Lot", aimed at guaranteeing marking and regular maintenance