On the final full day of our Summer Road Trip, Fred and I visit Rocamadour, a Medieval pilgrimage site dramatically perched on a cliff, and take one last glorious swim in the Dordogne River.
Tag - summer 2021
On the seventh day of our summer road trip we're still in the Lot département, but now in the Vallée de la Dordogne. Not to be confused with the Dordogne département, which is a bit further west, but the valley along the Dordogne River, which stretches from...
On what was supposed to be the “hottest day” of the week, we visit the famous river towpath, kayak the Célé River, check in to our last hotel on the summer road trip, drive into Saint-Céré for dinner, and stumble upon medieval houses while doing laundry.
On the fifth day of our Summer Road Trip, we visit two of the most popular destinations in Le Lot: Cahors and Saint-Cirq-Lapopie. It also happens to be one of the hottest days of our trip so far.
On the fourth day of our Summer Road Trip, Fred and I spend most of the day in Rodez to visit its ancient cathedral and its contemporary Soulages Museum, then drive to our next hotel in Le Lot département just in time for an evening tour of "Queen Margaret's...
It’s just under two hours from Octon to Rodez if you shoot up the A75, but we have plans (of course) to see a few sights en route -- an abbey, a château, and a Templar fortress – so we meander along on the smaller country roads and make a few accidental...
Today we started off with a three-hour hike up to the top of the “Cirque” in Mourèze, then a cool swim in our favorite spot on the Lac du Salagou, and dinner at another favorite, La Palombe.
Our 9-day road trip begins in Montpellier, and takes us to Lodève for lunch, a visit to the nearby 12th-Century Prieuré de Grandmont, and finally to dinner and our hotel in the village of Mourèze.
