The best MTB trails around Bagat-En-Quercy

There's a small shelter here to take refuge in case of heavy rain during a bike ride. There's also a picnic table and a fountain to refill your water bottles.

cozy town with a cozy café on the square under the plane trees

Saint-Vincent is a charming little village located a dozen km west of Cahors. It extends along the Boudoyres or Bondoire stream which operated a series of mills. Coming from the heights of Cambayrac, the Bondoire crosses the public square before flowing into the Lot. The mills of Saint-Vincent (the lower mills, formerly fortified, in the middle which belonged to the rectory, and the upper one, owned by the Lafage family): the remains belong to private properties. Before the industrial revolution, water was, along with wind, the only driving force. The Boudouyres stream (the Bondoire), a stone's throw from its confluence with the Lot, remains the vital element. Today for tourism, yesterday for its not always calm waters, which powered three mills. Here, the low mill was once fortified. It was a mill with two millstones.

Shaded route mainly composed of paths and single tracks

From the top of its 276 meters, this cross offers a breathtaking view of the Alba vineyard.

From the top of its 276 meters, this cross offers a breathtaking view of the Alba vineyards.

Albas is a small town located in the department of Lot-et-Garonne, in the south-west of France. It is located on the banks of the Lot River, about 30 kilometers east of Agen. The town is known for its medieval castle, the Chateau d'Albas, which was built in the 13th century. The castle has been restored and can be visited today. Albas is also known for its caves, the Grottes de Lastournelle, which offer guided tours to discover their unique geological formations. Besides its historical and natural heritage, Albas also offers many outdoor activities for visitors, including hiking trails, cycle paths and water activities on the Lot. The town is also known for its local gastronomy, with fresh, quality produce from surrounding farms. Albas is a charming little town, offering many activities for visitors, as well as a rich history and culture. Whether it is to discover its historical and natural heritage, enjoy outdoor activities or taste the local specialties, Albas is really worth the detour.

in Montcuq observe the sculptures of the St-Hilaire church, built around 1250/1270 in La COUnco (Conca in written oc, the SHELL) OUTSIDE the first ramparts (it replaced a primitive St-Sernin, located at the foot of the tower , Place del Plàn, west, therefore prior to Charlemagne) The church, said OUTSIDE the WALLS again in 1350, is marked by interior sculptures (transept, choir, apse) of the most esoteric...their hidden meanings are foreign to Christianity. ..Other old medieval houses are also rich in sculptures with secret meanings: house with the sign "Four 4", shortly after the town hall going up towards St-Hilaire, on the right, 13th century house at the bottom and on the right from the rue du Plàn, Very old names have been preserved: Pàtus (= small square) del Potz/Pouttss, Carriéro (= Rue) de l'Aste (de la Lance en oc: Asto), Carriéro Dréytsho (rue Droite) d 'others, known: quarry of the Fourns, fourn nàut é fourn batch, quarry of the Gatsharîo, quarry of the Ribiéyro de Mouncuc, Fîu Soubiràn (Sovereign Fief "or--Sup Latin eranus--- "from the top of the town"), Cantou de Quantard, Cantou de VillaBorgonh--Billobourgounn--, Plàça de la Caminada (from the Old Presbytery after 1450, below the Parish House): under the Mediatheque , Prat del Gassàyrou, Bàrri (district) of Valeta, de Rozet, Camy de Pènn..etc..), have not had the happiness of being formalized, replaced by falsely "occitanizing" names! of Montcuq of the "vanellas (banéllos), empty spaces separate the houses and wide of 75cms, two and a half feet, a distance dating from the Roman Empire! Montcuq was legendaryly founded in the year of the Millennium of Rome, a combe bears the name de Vielha Roma" (Byélyo Roumo) OLD ROME,..the house at the bottom of the Rue du Plàn seems to have been a Jewish house, even of a rabbi and descendant of the tribe of Judah...In the Tower the points of the horizon indicated by the median axes of the openings, windows and door, correspond to places loaded with myths and related to sunrises and sunsets s solar, lunar, stars, constellations, on key dates of the year and therefore of the Old Calendar of the "Old Religion", as said of the secret and mysterious depths of old Quercy, the real one, not the one Tourists, such as "More-Than-Healer" of the Pays de Montcuq..