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Tourism Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
At the heart of Regional Natural Park of Causses of Quercy, Saint-CirqLapopie and Cele valleys Lot drew this magical country whose beauty ismatched only by the sweetness of life.
The village of St. Cirq Lapopie,perched on a cliff overlooking the banks of nearly 100 meters is one of themajor sites of the Lot valley. Chief town of one of the four viscounties Quercy, Saint-Cirq Lapopie was divided in the Middle Ages between fourfeudal dynasties, the Lapopies, Gourdon, Cardaillacs and Castelnau .. Below the fortress, the village streets, sealed with fortified gates, have retainedmany old houses with facades of stone or wood sides mostly date from the thirteenth to the sixteenth century. Narrow, they are characterized by theirtiled roofs, flat to steep slopes.
Sights
- Several castles and fortified houses were the highlight of Lapopie.
Museums and monuments to visit
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Cathédrale Saint-Etienne de CahorsBuilt between the XI and XII centuries, the Saint-Etienne Cathedral Cahors was rebuilt in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The building is part of the domed churches. There is no transept. ...
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Pont ValentréThe first stone bridge was laid in 1308. Completed in 1378, this 138 meters long bridge is in its infancy as a fortress to defend the city against attacks in southern provenances. According to ...
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Saint-cirq-lapopie
- Durée : 7 jours
The commune is located at 30 km in the East of Cahors in the middle of the Regional natural park of Causses of Quercy. The medieval village overhangs the Lot.
Discover the lot department
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Cahors
- Durée : 6 jours
Discover the department of the batch and its tourist with a rich inheritance cultural and landscape and various places.
Discover Cahors inheritance
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Cahors
- Durée : 7 jours
Located on a peninsula formed by a loop of the Batch, surrounded by hills, the Town of Cahors appears at the 1st century A.C. and had the name of Divona Cadurcorum.
Circuit of the Lot valley
- Thème : Sites and museums
- Départ : Cahors
- Durée : 7 jours
From cahors, town to florence paces to figeac, old town where it is good to stroll, the valley of the lot will surprise you, at each turning of the river, or almost, by the discovery of a castle, a church, or a village.