The Lot Region

The Centre is situated in Quercy Blanc, the southermost region of the Lot, part of South-West of France whose light, colour, warmth and local accent all speak of the South…this is the ancient province of Quercy, nowadays the département of the Lot.

Secretive, it hides subterranean stone palaces in which light and shade play hide-and-seek with faery crystal lace, and gaping chasms, like Padirac, opening on to the depths of the earth.

Leafy Lanes
Modest, it is composed of small buildings; a wine-grower or shepherd’s hut, a dovecote, or just the low dry stone walls which criss-cross the wide, gently undulating horizons of the 'Causses'.

Impressive, it displays for all to see the skill of builders in mastering the laws of balance and harmony. It takes the shape of castles, mediaeval settlements crowning the heights, like Rocamadour or Saint Cirq Lapopie, towns nestling in a bend of the Lot, the Célé or the Dordogne, like Cahors, Figeac and Souillac, or perched high on a hill, like Gourdon.
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