Each Friday during July and August there is a “peasant market” which is held in a pleasant plum orchtd near the village of Frespech. There are picnic tables and one can take their own lunch or buy food etc. at the Marche’. There is chicken barbequed on a string (a la ficelle), confit canard, [...]
This year the Tour de France passed over our place at 30,000 feet flying from Tarbe to Limoge. We hope next year it will pass through our region as it has in the past. However, we and our guests made do at the annual moto freestyle happening 15 minutes down the road and later at [...]
Montaigu had its first Fete Pere Quepas (an aliteration of “why not”) which included a poetry walk, demonstrations by a local stone cutter, and sculptor and local handicrafts. As you can see in the photo, there was the attendant eating, drinking and dancing that French fetes demand. Here is the sculptor dancing with the Marquise [...]
The hard core brought bikes. They reported only seeing 3 cars in 30 miles oincomparable countryside. They are, however, not going to be in the Tour de France this year.
And don’t forget, if you’re looking for a vacation rental in France, you should stay with us.
Here are just some of the activities near La Taupe
Golf
Wines and wine country
Swimming
Bicycling
Tennis
Summer Concerts and music festivals
Country Walks
Picturesque Villages
Local Markets
Local cuisine
Local Festivals (holidays-Music-Folk Arts and Crafts)
Petanque
The Lot Valley
Christmas Markets
Michelin starred restaurants (for hardcore “Foodies”).
Historic buildings, churches, villages, ruins, castles, sites and other points of interest.
