The Pigeonnier at La Taupe » Local Festivals

Frespech Marche’ Paysan

edwin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:48:00 +0000

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, salads, ice cream, walnut tarts and any number of good things to eat on sale to take back to your table, but the star of this show is the pomme frite (chips–french fries) cooked in duck fat which all agree are the best in France. While you picnic a brass band of septuagenarians will serenade you. It is a true happening and a celebration of the rural life style of France.

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Moto and Bike Racing Near Us.

edwin — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:20:35 +0000

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 our annual motocross at Beauville. This year’s carnage was most by the standards set in the past. Our guests created a stir among the local young Frenchmen.

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Montaigu de Quercy First Pere Quepas Fete

edwin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:50:22 +0000

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 de Couyssels and mistress of La Taupe Sally Green. He had just completed an 8 foot sculpture and appears in his working attire which included an ancient rugby helmet. The other photo shows the Ecole St. Agnes Rockers who became the toast of Montaigu with their rick’n roll.

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A lovely bike ride near La Taupe

admin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:03:47 +0000

The hard core brought bikes. They reported only seeing 3 cars in 30 miles of incomparable countryside. They are, however, not going to be in the Tour de France this year.

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Activities near The Pigeonnier at La Taupe

admin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:55:23 +0000

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.