Les Tilleuls

Chateaux, historic buildings and interesting museums are abundant in the Lot and Dordogne departments, you can lose yourself for a day in the history of the area, around every corner is another century.

www.monuments-nationaux.fr/index1_en.dml - Fantastic French website, in English, that lists all popular chateaux and historic buildings throughout France, just pick your region.

www.abbaye-nouvelle.fr - Very interesting 13th century gothic abbey church.
www.pechmerle.com - This museum shows what life was like in Quercy during prehistoric times and provides a background to the visit of the Pech Merle cave.

Museum of The Resistance in the Lot
Espace Bessières
Place Bessières
B.P. 294
46009 CAHORS

Tel: 05 65 22 14 25
First building : 6 rooms retracing the Resistance movement in the Lot : the Beginnings, Armed Resistance, Repression, Deportation, from Brazzaville to Berlin, Liberation. Second building : " the Bessières Memorial ", the wars in Indochina, the Algerian war, 1914-1918: homage to the Cahors garrisons

The limestone cliffs and hills are filled with a myriad of fascinating caves, it's an absolute must when visiting the Lot or Dordogne, and a great way to cool off during the hot summer days!

Lot tourism site - list of caves - a great site with 9 caves listed for the Lot department.
www.pechmerle.com - The world famous caves with prehistoric drawings on the walls.
www.perigord.com/proumeyssac - Incredible caves located in the Dordogne, home of the magnificent crystal hall.
www.lesgrottesdemaxange.com -  the newly-discovered Maxange Caves, a masterpiece of Nature, offer the magic of a display of eccentric concretions (beautiful formations of crystal) which are unique in the world.

Driving through the towns and villages of the Lot is a very relaxing experience, virtually traffic free roads, and if you see something of interest just stop and have a look

Lot tourism web site   - Once again the Lot tourist website comes to the rescue with some great driving circuits around the Lot.

Both natural and man made beauty are to be seen in the Lot and Dordogne departments, grab your camera and visit one of the natural parks or have a leisurely day walking around a lovely garden.

www.parcs-naturels-regionaux.fr - Great French website with information on local natural parks.
www.lesjardinsdecadiot.com - Very nice gardens near Sarlat, there are 10 different types of gardens with over 1500 varieties of flowers and plants.
www.marqueyssac.com- One of the best known gardens in the southwest of France, extensive views of the Dordogne river valley.