St Géry

Situated in the heart of

the breathtaking Lot Valley, St. Géry

has access to some of the

best off-road trails

in the south west of France. The village is

located on the banks of the river Lot

just

minutes away from St. Cirq Lapopie,

a beautiful medieval village built on the side of the cliffs, and

Cahors,

a

bustling market town

and capitol of the Lot region.

Set in a

beautiful national park,

the village is surrounded by limestone cliffs and plateaux which are teeming with

buzzards, eagles, deer & wild boar.

You might like to try

canoeing on the river, cycling

or even - for the very adventurous -

rock climbing

up the cliffs! This is 100 year war country so there are also

many interesting ruins and forts

to visit.

The village of St. Géry has a small

supermarket,

a

boulangerie, post office, doctor, pharmacy, garage

and a

bar/restaurant.

Cahors

Pont Valentré

is considered one of the finest and

best preserved medieval bridges in Europe.

There is a legend that Satan himself helped the architect to build the bridge in the 14th century and which is why it is sometimes referred to as

the 'Devils Bridge'.

When the restoration took place in the 1800's, a carving of the devil was placed near the top of the central tower to represent the legend.

Roman ruins

remain around Cahors, including the

'Arc de Diane' - the old baths.

There are also many medieval buildings left standing including

the 14th century Cathédrale St. Etienne.

Cahors also boasts

many fine restaurants and cafés,

and has a very

popular market selling local produce

every Wednesday and Saturday. The

local red wine

is available everywhere and famous for being

full of flavour

and sometimes referred to as

the 'Black Wine'.

St Cirq Lapopie

The medieval village of St Cirq Lapopie is

built into the cliffs above the river

and is widely considered to be

one of the most beautiful in the Lot Valley.

Many of the houses on the steep lanes

date from the 13th – 16th century,

including the

recently renovated church.

There is a

spectacular view of the valley

from the top of the

old ruined castle,

which is a

short climb from the market square.

Many

artists

have made their home in St Cirq Lapopie over the years, including the

pointillist painter Henri Martin,

and there are still a great number of

galleries and craft shops

in the centre of the village.

At the bottom of the cliffs you can follow the

towpath along the river to Bouziès,

where the path has been carved out of the cliff. Here an artist was commissioned to

polish and carve

some

beautiful shapes into the rock.