St Cirq-la-Popie, one of the prettiest villages in the Midi, is 5 kms from here. It has a beautiful setting high above the left bank o f the river and has always been popular with artists and artisans. The narrow streets wind up towards the old château and Gothic church and if you wander around the back, the view is dizzying!An easy drive from here are the Pech-Merle Caves, one of the most interesting of all the prehistoric caves in the South West. There are several large intercommunicating chambers full of amazing stalactites and stalagmites in a range of different colours, from a frosty sparkle to a deep glowing red. The eerie beauty of these vast subterranean rooms are believed to have led man to use the caves as a kind of temple, to which he added his own superb drawings of bison, mammoths, horses and deer, signed in places by an open fingered hand.
TO VISIT :
• Grotte Préhistorique du Pech-Merle • Chemin de halage à Bouziès • Château de Cénevières • Aqueduc gallo-romain • Musée de plein air du Quercy • Oppidum de Murcens • Musée Rignault à Saint-Cirq Lapopie • Mémorail à Saint-Géry • Le vignoble de Cahors, • Le Pont Valentré (classé au patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco)
A little further :
• Rocamadour, le Gouffre de Padirac • Figeac, joyau de l'Art Gothique, placée sous le signe de l'Egypte (ville natale de Champollion). |

THE ACTIVITIES
Kalapca Loisirs :
• Canoë-Kayak : initiation dur plan d'eau, descente de riviére... • Parcours Acro-roche : parcours aventure sur câbles en falaise naturelle, tyroliennes, pont de singe... • Randonnées pédestres • VTT : randonnées à thèmes, circuits à la carte, initiation ou perfectionnement... • Speleo : découverte • Canyoning : dscente de canyon, nage en eaux vives, toboggans, sauts... • Escalade
Plus d'infos sur www.kalapca.com
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