Cahors
Really nice town located within the bend of the river Lot. Famous for it's
medieval bridge which is a "must See". The old part of town is fascinating and
has lots of nice small shops and many good restaurants. Lovely place to wander.
The area is famous for its wine and there are a number of places to to taste &
buy.
http://www.mairie-cahors.fr This is the Cahors town site. Good information & fairly up to date on what's going on.
http://www.crdi.fr/~a.lot.of.france/vtc.htm This link leads to a listing by town of all of the AOC Cahors chateau.
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St
Cirq-Lapopie
A wonderful
hillside village. We think its even more beautiful than the more famous
Rocamadour. Certainly it is less
'touristy'. There are some very nice shops and, of course, stunning views. Very
much worth a visit.
http://www.quercy.net/quercy/st-cirq-lapopie/saint-cirq.html This is the village site in French.
http://www.letsgo.com/FRA/09-Perigord-168 Here's a description in English.
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Figeac
Another
nice town with a great traffic free medieval town center. Worth a visit for the
"broquant" shops. These are junk shops to some of us, antiques to others.
http://www.quercy-tourisme.com/figeac/ The town site in French & english.
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Limogne-en-Quercy
This is a
small close by village; it has two claims to fame other than just being a pretty
little place. It has a very nice small market on Sundays. AND in season (October
through March) it has a truffle market on Friday's. If you're brave you can
approach the truffle sellers before they've sold to the wholesale broker in his
van and buy direct. Most will sell to you at the same price which is about 50%
of wholesale & 25% of retail. Buyer beware, however!
http://www.tourisme.fr/office-de-tourisme/limogne-en-quercy.htm