5 Days in Lot, France: Nature & Villages | Independent People
Visiting Lot means indulging in the delicious cuisine of the southwest, with duck breast, Rocamadour cheese, fresh baguettes with the perfect crust, and plenty of local wine and fruits. Over the five days, we only ate out twice (in Martel and Carennac), but nothing beats those spontaneous picnics in the middle of nowhere. In the evening we put our new base for the following two nights in Figeac but before diving into the town... Visiting Lot means indulging in the delicious cuisine of the southwest, with duck breast, Rocamadour cheese, fresh baguettes with the perfect crust, and plenty of local wine and fruits. Over the five days, we only ate out twice (in Martel and Carennac), but nothing beats those spontaneous picnics in the middle of nowhere. In the evening we put our new base for the following two nights in Figeac but before diving into the town, there was the last village on our list to visit.Even in that dazed state of exhilaration, we couldn’t help but notice how beautiful the town was. However, the Champollion Museum wasn’t the only thing that amazed us on this trip. Believe it or not, Pech Merle moved me to literal tears. Due to Lot’s limestone geology—hence caves, grottes, and other fascinating places for geologists and speleologists alike—the region is rich in prehistoric human traces, and where there are human traces, there is…The numerous tourists and full parking lots only confirm this truth. Our final stop: Cahors. The main reason for visiting Cahors was to see our friend and enjoy his barbecue, which didn’t take place after all – see my complaints about the weather. However, the next morning, we still ventured down from the hills for a short walk around the city, and we were in for a pleasant surprise! Somehow, I hadn’t kept a particularly favorable memory of this town—likely because of my bias against towns that are too big to be a village but too small to be a city.June 2024 One of our main goals for this summer was to immerse ourselves in lush, green nature, deep in the French countryside, not too far from home in Toulouse, with delicious food and a peaceful, cozy ambiance. This meant going to Lot, one of the thirteen departments of Occitanie. Several years