Cahors to Rocamadour

Grands Sites .. et Boulangerie Magnifique!

We planned to stop in  Cahors  next, that is until we stopped for coffee and to buy bread at Cabrerets, a lovely village in the Cele valley.

a view worth staying for!

We pulled in on a large car park along the river, complete with a picnic area and were so taken with the views that we stayed until the next morning.

There is a newly constructed aire in the centre of the village, but it didn’t afford the views we had of the river and the old Chateau.  Our spot was actually the boulangerie car park, but they were good enough not to kick us off, probably because I spent so much in there!

Captivating Cele valley

We made it to Cahors the next day and parked up without a problem but, when we walked into town, we declared it a bit of a dump!  I read the next day that it also has a medieval city, but it could not be seen and was certainly not signposted at all.  Next time we’re down this way we will go looking for it!  We could not even find a restaurant worth staying around for for dinner so headed north in the direction of Rocamadour…

Hostellerie du Causse, Gramat

…and found a good Logis hotel/restaurant en route close to Gramat, the Hostellerie du Causse, where the proprietor said he was happy for us to camp on the large carpark as we also wanted to eat there.

The food was very good and there was also an accordionist whose playing was good enough to entice some folks up to dance, even though we were on the terrace.  A good end to the day on our anniversary!

Highrise Rocamadour!

Rocamadour was well worth the visit  and catered well for motorvans, the parking being very close to the lift, by far the easiest way to reach the lower level of the city, which is built into the rock face.  There is a 2^nd lift to the bottom level, but we took the 196 steps down and then back up again!  A typical medieval town, full of restaurants and souvenir shops – good not tacky – selling mostly walnut and duck products, to be expected in this area.