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A DRIVING TOUR OF
TWO RIVERS

Length 100 km (62 miles) Stopping-off points Figeac has
a number of excellent cafés for lunch and St-Cirq-Lapopie is a
EXPERIENCE The Dordogne beautiful Lot and Célé valleys feature ancient of Grotte de Pech-Merle Ste-Eulalie Ste-Eulalie Célé Célé Figeac Figeac
must-stop for dramatic photos
Flanked by spectacular limestone cliffs, the
The 29,000-year-old site
medieval villages and castles, narrow gorges
and rushing waterfalls along lazy stretches of
has huge chambers
river. An unhurried tour of both valleys, around
painted with mammoths,
160 km (100 miles), is best spread over two days,
bison and humans.
Espagnac-Espagnac-
to savour the gastronomic delights, the superb
views and cliffside towns .
From Cahors, the route mean ders slowly up
Brengues Brengues
the peaceful and picturesque Célé Valley to St-SulpiceSt-Sulpice Béduer Béduer Célé Célé Lot Lot
reach Figeac, a handsome town full of charming Blars Blars Faycelles Faycelles
Grotte de Grotte de
shops, cafés and restaurants. The return route is Bellevue Bellevue
Lentillac-du-
via the busier Lot Valley, which has more sights, Lentillac-du- Causse
Causse
including the spectacular village of St-Cirq- Orniac Orniac Marcilhac-Marcilhac- Carayac Carayac FrontenacFrontenac
sur-Célé sur-Célé
Lapopie, one of the prettiest in France. Gréalou Gréalou Loupiac Loupiac
St-Pierre-Toirac
St-Pierre-Toirac
St-Chels St-Chels
Célé Célé Sauliac- Sauliac-
Grotte de Pech-MerleGrotte de Pech-Merle sur-Célé sur-Célé MontbrunMontbrun Foissac Foissac
START Cabrerets Cabrerets
Cadrieu Cadrieu
Vers Vers Cajarc Cajarc MontsalèsMontsalès
Bouziès Bouziès
St-Géry St-Géry Larnagol Larnagol
Tour-de- Tour-de-
FINISH Faure Faure Lot Lot
Lot Lot L o t L o t St-Cirq-LapopieSt-Cirq-Lapopie
ArcambalArcambal Crégols Crégols Calvignac Calvignac
Cahors Cahors La Capelle- La Capelle-
Balaguier Balaguier
Concots Concots Limogne-Limogne-
en-Quercy en-Quercy
Perched high above the
Lot valley, St-Cirq-
Lapopie is one of
France’s prettiest villages.
It has a romantic 15th-
century church and old
houses built into the cliffs.

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The picturesque St-Cirq-Lapopie,
clinging to the cliffs above the valley
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