Location: Lot in France
Nearest Airport:
Rodez at 70
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Nearest Train:
Gramat at 7
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Nearest Motorway:
A20, junction 54 following Martel at 50
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Car: necessary
Situated between the Dordogne and the Lot valleys, in the regional nature park of Quercy, La Grèze is a centre from which to access the most beautiful places in the Lot : Nearby is the extraordinary village of Rocamadour with its old houses, churches and castle, the Padirac chasm (103m depth), Gramat with its regional market, Saint-Céré where lived Lurçat, the famous tapestry designer, the natural Autoire cirque, Montal and Castelnau castles, the old stone villages of Loubressac and Carennac-Fénelon. To the northwest, your drive will lead you to Martel, the 'seven towers city', to Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, beautiful mediaeval city, to Collonges-la-Rouge with its old red sandstone houses, to Turenne and Curemonte. You will fall in love with the Dordogne Valley and will visit the Lacave cave, the roman church in Souillac and Sarlat one of the most beautiful city, carefully restored with its mediaeval streets and Gothic or French Renaissance houses.