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 Lot Valley with its Cahor wine region is about 30 minutes from La Taupe. Its appelation embraces a vigorous red wine made from Malbec and Tanat grapes among some others. Since Cahors was founded on a 180 degree bend of the Lot by the Romans, wines have been made. here. The Roman town was [...]
Several of our guests have asked us to make some notes on nearby restaurants, bistros and cafes. The following suggestions reflects our tastes and we welcome your additions. We do not rate or rank places but we do not include places where we are not satisfied with the food, cuisine or ambiance. So, here goes! [...]
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. 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, [...]
