Nearest Airport
: Begerac
at 15
Miles
Nearest Ferry
: Calais
at 560
Miles
Nearest Train
: Bordeaux
at 80
Miles
Nearest Motorway
: Bordeaux
at 75
Miles
Car: necessary
The Lot Valley is south of the Dordogne and North of the Gers near the rivers Lot, Dordogne, Tarn & Garonne in a beautiful, unspoilt and temperate area of South West France. This open countryside of gentle hills and valleys provides a sense of freedom in green fields, oak forests, vineyards, farmland & charming historical hill-top Bastide towns. Visiting the Lot valley, where there are few main roads & little traffic, takes you back to a rural England of 30 years ago yet with all things French that so many of us dream of. The area is steeped in history having been part of the battlefield of the Hundred Years War. Many of the castles, villages & towns were built by the English (Aquitaine being British in the 13th Century on the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitane to Henry II). The medieval Bastide towns, often built around arcade market places, have remained largely unspoilt - Monpazier, Monflanquin, Tournon d’Agenais, Puymirol, Lauzerte. Leisure Lakes & Rivers. Food & Wine!!
