Occitanie Section

Cahors – Pont Valentre – Lot Valley – Quercy
Cahors the former capital of the historical Quercy, a picturesque city in the lot Valley made famous for its impressive fortified bridge Pont Valentré

Pech Merle Cave – Negative Hands – Quercy
Pech Merle, original prehistoric cave still open to the public, 30000 year old wall paintings and rare representations of negative hands and human beings

Souillac sur Dordogne – Historical Quercy
Souillac sur Dordogne is located in the historical Quercy and department of Lot, and developed around the 12th century Benedictine Abbaye Sainte-Marie

Saint Cirq Lapopie – Lot Valley – Quercy
Saint Cirq Lapopie, known as Pearl of the Lot Valley, perched on a rocky spur overlooking the Lot River and ranked among the Plus Beaux Villages de France

St Pierre Toirac Church – Lot Valley – Quercy
St Pierre Toirac Church in the Lot Valley in Quercy, one of the finest examples of a combination of Military, Romanesque and Gothic architectural styles

Aligot d’Aubrac – Recipe – History – Aveyron
Aligot d’Aubrac, discover the recipe and the legend of this culinary specialty from Aveyron prepared with mashed potatoes, Laguiole cheese, cream and garlic

Aubrac Region – Monts d’Aubrac in Aveyron
Monts d’Aubrac in Northern Aveyron, a region renown for its Laguiole knives and Aubrac cows whose milk enter in the production of Aligot and Laguiole cheese

Belmont sur Rance – Notre Dame du Seriguet
The town of Belmont sur Rance in Aveyron boasts a superb Flamboyant Gothic Collegiate Church, the only remaining building of an abbey founded in 942

Brousse le Chateau – Raspes du Tarn – Aveyron
Brousse le Chateau in Aveyron, a medieval fortress and a walled village located in the Raspes du Tarn and ranked among the Plus Beaux Villages de France

Chaos de Montpellier le Vieux – Causse Noir – Aveyron
Chaos de Montpellier le Vieux in the Causse Noir in Aveyron, 120 hectares of rock formations carved by water erosion that resemble an ancient ruined city