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Beautiful
scenery, lovely footpaths, and remote treasures
will be your daily bread...
The
route will lead
you to access magical places. Here, every step takes
you to a visible trace of human history like the countless
centuries old stone-built houses, the lovely villages
built during Middle Ages, the awesome monuments and paintings from
prehistoric times.
The main
part of the region is built upon a limestone plateau
cut by deep valleys and covered with orchids and with
small white oaks.
We have selected very nice
lodgings to
make you confortable while visiting this superb region...
For
more information about the region, please click here.
Day 1:
Pick
up in the afternoon in Figeac (we can also arrange transportation
from Toulouse airport), a very nice town with lovely
streets and buildings as old as half a thousand years
...
Day 2, 3,
4, 5 :
The
route is leading you
by the gorgeous parts of the Célé Valley, surrounded of limestone cliffs.
You are following the valley, sometimes down in the
valley, sometimes on top of it along the edge line,
some times along footpath hanged onto the cliff. But
you are also crossing
a limestone plateau and its small trails surrounded by small stone fences,
very typical from the area.
The plateau
is an arid region with specific
flora, land of orchids and of numerous other flowers.
Time seems to have no effect on this so well preserved area ...The
valley offers to visitors gorgeous scenery and lovely
ancient villages, an abbey from the middle ages,
some castles, a cave with prehistoric paintings, ancient
houses built into the cliff.... 
Day
6 :
"En
route" to the Lot valley,you may decide to visit
the prehistoric cave decorated with incredible 18,000years
old prehistoric paintings...A surprising path cut into
the cliff will offer you a very nice view to the valley.
Day
7:
Breakfast
and drive back to drop-off point.
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How
to book this trip...
Trip ref.: SW-Q3A-06
Daily average distance : 17 km
Level :moderately challenging
Kind of trip: from accommodation
to accommodation
Available dates : Any from April
to October
Recommended dates :May June,
September and October
Price per person:
When two people double occupancy : 880 Euros, (Click
to convert)
When four people in two rooms (double occupancy) : 795 Euros; (Click
to convert)
Accommodation: very
nice typical
"Bed and Breakfast" and hotels.
Start: Figeac
Finish: Cahors/ Figeac
Several trains a day from Paris to Figeac. It is also
not far away from the
highway Paris / Toulouse.
We can also arrange transportation from/to
Toulouse airport.
- all accommodation,
based on double occupancy ( extra-prices for single
room) in very nice typical
"Bed and Breakfast" and hotels.
- all breakfasts
- all picnics
- 5 dinners
- Baggage transport
- Loan
of maps and detailed road-books
to follow the route
- Emergency
support
- Loan
of a cell phone to call us
It
doesn't include
- 1 dinner
- Beverages
- Visits
entrance fees such as Museum, caves,
castles, ...
- All costs before rendezvous point and after final
drop-off.
- Travel / cancellation
insurance
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