Aimi's Guidebook
Food scene
A fabulous restaurant within a 5 minute walk of the property. Dine on the sunny terrace in the warmer months!
22 locals recommend
L'Esprit Du Causse
Le BourgA fabulous restaurant within a 5 minute walk of the property. Dine on the sunny terrace in the warmer months!
A family favourite of ours for 20 years! A lovely 5 minute countryside walk to this pretty restaurant where you can enjoy classic home cooked French food.
Le Vinagrou
A family favourite of ours for 20 years! A lovely 5 minute countryside walk to this pretty restaurant where you can enjoy classic home cooked French food.
This local restaurant has a lovely terrace for summer dining and a delicious menu with plenty of good wine.
Restaurant Le Jardin
14 Rue de CenevièresThis local restaurant has a lovely terrace for summer dining and a delicious menu with plenty of good wine.
Sightseeing
Cahors is full of leafy arteries and medieval houses and famous for the 14th-century Pont Valentré with its three powerful towers.
Known as one of the most beautiful markets in the Lot, the Wednesday and Saturday morning market in Cahor are not to be missed! It’s situated in front of the Byzantine cathedral of Saint Etienne.
There are plenty of restaurants including the Michelin Restaurant Marco at Lamagdelaine just outside of Cahor. You can dine on the terrace or in the vaulted dining room.
224 locals recommend
Cahors
Cahors is full of leafy arteries and medieval houses and famous for the 14th-century Pont Valentré with its three powerful towers.
Known as one of the most beautiful markets in the Lot, the Wednesday and Saturday morning market in Cahor are not to be missed! It’s situated in front of the Byzantine cathedral of Saint Etienne.
There are plenty of restaurants including the Michelin Restaurant Marco at Lamagdelaine just outside of Cahor. You can dine on the terrace or in the vaulted dining room.
Known as the town of ‘Art and History’ for good reason, Figeac has many intact buildings from the Middle Ages as well as plenty of museums including the Paulin-Ratier Museum, the Resistance Museum and the Historical Museum of Figeac. The city’s most visited museum is the Champollion Museum.
The city also hosts annual festivals which are usually held in the summer and spring, as the “Chaînon manquant festival” (the Missing Link Festival), the “Festival théâtral de Figeac” (the Theatre Festival of Figeac) and the “Rencontres musicales de Figeac” (the Musical Meetings of Figeac).
Figeac is also a great place for shopping and has many independent shops as well as delicious delicatessen and bakeries.
131 locals recommend
FIGEAC
Known as the town of ‘Art and History’ for good reason, Figeac has many intact buildings from the Middle Ages as well as plenty of museums including the Paulin-Ratier Museum, the Resistance Museum and the Historical Museum of Figeac. The city’s most visited museum is the Champollion Museum.
The city also hosts annual festivals which are usually held in the summer and spring, as the “Chaînon manquant festival” (the Missing Link Festival), the “Festival théâtral de Figeac” (the Theatre Festival of Figeac) and the “Rencontres musicales de Figeac” (the Musical Meetings of Figeac).
Figeac is also a great place for shopping and has many independent shops as well as delicious delicatessen and bakeries.
It’s been voted both most beautiful village and France’s favourite village! Stunning Saint Cirq Lapopie is only a 15-20 minute drive away and perched above the Lot River.
The medieval village is partly classified as a historic monument and a wonderful place to visit. It’s full of medieval buildings housing great restaurants and artisan shops. It’s also a great viewing point for the surrounding area.
357 locals recommend
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
It’s been voted both most beautiful village and France’s favourite village! Stunning Saint Cirq Lapopie is only a 15-20 minute drive away and perched above the Lot River.
The medieval village is partly classified as a historic monument and a wonderful place to visit. It’s full of medieval buildings housing great restaurants and artisan shops. It’s also a great viewing point for the surrounding area.