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FRANCE'S GREATEST VALLEY HAS STUNNING COUNTRYSIDE
BREAKFAST IS INCLUDED IN ALL RATES
A petit chateau or manoir for the discerning guest. Caumot could be that special place you have been looking for.The entire top floor apartment provides privacy for B&B or longer term weekly stays.Consisting of 3 huge bedrooms ,one ensuite ,separate bathroom,lounge and landing covers 170 sqms all on 7 acres,lake,entertainment area and barbecue.
Rates include breakfast in all cases and meals are optional. Why spend your holiday doing house work when for exceptional value we can do it for you.Close to the ski resort of Le Lioran it is perfectly situated for all outdoor activities in France's greatest valley, Vallee Du Lot.
If you wish to spend an active or relaxed holiday in France, the Midi Pyrenees is good cycling country ,we have 2 bikes and there are cycle hire places in larger towns and cities. The Pyrenees are ideal for mountain biking and walking and there are white water rafting and rock-climbing centres.
Flying, gliding and microlighting are available at several small airfields. If you like horse riding there are numerous riding centres, and treks can be taken through the mountains accompanied by experienced guides. There is a good choice of golf courses throughout the region, easily accessible and inexpensive.
There are markets in most towns and villages on different days of the week. Rugby is a passion and in Toulouse important matches are played regularly. Downhill and cross-country skiing can be had in the Pyrenees in the winter months.
Caumot is a Manoir or petite chateau- built around 1650.
Treat yourself to accommodation in true French Style and Tradition, in the "Le Grenier" or top floor. It provides privacy and together with the cellar(cave)the dining room would make the 'Cavaliers' envious. See rates.Your hostess, Sallyann prepares meals, the old fashioned way on her Aga range and will treat you to culinary delights of your or her choice.
Caumot is in a small village ,molieres outside the towns of Rocamadour,Figeac, St Cirq Lapopie,St Cere and Gramat in the Parc Naturel.
Work on the "Manoir" commenced long before the birth of George Washington and survived the turbulent times of French revolution of 1789-1799 and reign of Napoleon Bonaparte 1769- 1821.
The tourist towns of the Lot.
Rocamadour:
Even before the 10th century, an ancient oratory dedicated to the Virgin Mary was built against the cliff on the edge of the spectacular Alzou Canyon. Rocamadour became an important pilgrimage place in the Christian West as Santiago de Compostella, thanks to the progress of the Marian cult and thanks to the discovery, in 1166, of the body named St Amadour.
St Cirq Lapopie:
A ancient medieval town ,spectacularly built up a mountainside .
Figeac:
The home town of M Champolion who deciphered hieroglyphics .On the route of the Tour de France 2006. The town of Figeac is in the Lot, nestling beneath the Massif Central. A wealthy medieval trading town during the Middle Ages, is now renowned for its markets, shopping and exceptional heritage boasting both country and town palaces. Pursuing a policy of renovation on its sandstone façades and sumptuous houses and their decorative sculptures. A shoppers paradise.
Conques:
This Unesco world heritage site receives over 600,000 visitors each year. According to the legend, it was the hermit Dadon who gave Conques its name, from the Latin "concha" ("shell"), due to its rocky configuration. Joined by other monks, Dadon founded a community according to the code of Saint Benoît. Protestants ruined the monastery in the 16th century: it was partially burned, as were others in Aveyron.
Villefranche-De-Rouergue:
Lying between the Lot and the Aveyron, the countryside around Villefranche de Rouergue reveals its secrets which go back thousands of years: cave dwellings from prehistoric times, castles, Romanesque and Gothic churches, monasteries and abbeys, royal walled towns left to us by the men of the Middle Ages. The region and its inhabitants have retained and handed down a rich and varied natural, historical and artistic heritage.
Distances from Figeac to:
Aurillac - 63 kilometres and on to Le Lioran SKI resorts.
Rodez /London Stansted -65 kms to Molieres
Paris 571 kilometres.
Toulouse 160 kilometres. |
