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Beautiful
scenery, lovely narrow trails & single tracks
will be your daily bread...
Our circuits will enable
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, or the castles from
the Middle Ages,or 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.
On
this tour, lodging
are typical Country Gîte (like mountain gîte)
with no private rooms.
For
more information about the Quercy,
please click here.
Day 1:
Welcome in Figeac in the afternoon.
Short drive to the accommodation.
Day 2, 3 & 4 :
Many single tracks
within the gorgeous parts of the Célé Valley, surrounded of limestone cliffs.
But also crossing of
a limestone plateau and its small trails surrounded by small stone fences.
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 ...
Many
lovely villages,a cave with prehistoric paintings, ancient
houses built into the cliff....
Day
5 & 6 :
The
lovely Lot valley area : a medieval castle
on its rocky promontory, St Cirq lapopie famous
village: overlooking a bend in the Lot, the village
is perched on the edge of the cliff; the ancient houses rise up over the rocky slope
protected by the 500 years old church.
A very high but narrow castle
but also a circular medieval village and its cirque
will charm you, as well as among others, a
castle on its rocky promontory.
Shepherds' stone huts, that locals call
"Cazelles" are usually circular
in shape with a conical roof of flat stones. They have
been built from ancient times, more then 3000 years
ago!
Day 8:
End
of the trip after the breakfast and drive back to Figeac.
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How
to book this trip...
Trip ref.: GM-Q1B-07
Physical level : 33/45 km per day
Technical level:
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Date : At a date that suits to
your group, from April to October (except July)
Accommodations: typical country Gîte
(no private room)
Price per person: depend on the
number of people in your group (price exemple : 690 Euros,
double occupancy, when 6 people
(Click
to convert)
Full suspension
Bike renting:105 Euros (Click
to convert)
Start: Figeac
Finish: Figeac
There are several trains a day to Figeac
from Paris
or Toulouse. Figeac is also not far away from
highway Paris / Toulouse.
We can also arrange transportation from/to
Toulouse airport.
It includes: .
- All accommodations in typical "Country
gites"
- All breakfasts (7)
- All picnics
(6)
- All dinners
(7)
- Baggage transport
-
Bilingual guide
 It
doesn't include
- 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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