Light Walking holiday in South-West France. Dordogne Valley and Quercy Causse

Along the Dordogne you walk to St. Sozy "par la falaise" (under the overhanging cliffs). You pass a prehistoric shelter/cave.

Going up the the hills of the valley you'll have the view of the picture above on the valley. In Martel the 7 towers and the nice market place of a medieval city. Click the banner for some very nice pictures of Martel

Going down again to the Dordogne river you walk past the banks of the Dordogne through orchards with walnuts
In Carennac: Renaissance houses with sculpted windows and brown roofs are clustered around a Cluniac priory where French writer and prelate Fénelon once lived. Near the Romanesque church and its Cloister, the Château des Doyens invites you to discover the treasures of this Pays d’Art et d’Histoire-labeled region to which Carennac belongs.
Must-sees and must-dos: Church of Saint Pierre, The Cloister, L’Espace Patrimoine (heritage centre),
The Musée des Alambics et des Aromes (Museum of Pot Stills and Aromas)

Transfer to Gramat. Walk by the Gorges de l'Alzou to the quiet of your hotel with a pool in Rocamadour. Rocamadour the second pilgrims place of France. See the picture above and France travel guide for more details

Walk through the Gorges de l’Ouysse. After 9 km you can have a drink at the Moulin de Caugnaguet. The mill was built in the first half of the 14th Century and was run for a long time by Cistercian monks. It has 4 pairs of millstones, which mainly ground wheat and, later on, maize as well. It worked from 1350 until 1959 and is now protected as an Historic Monument. Alongside the crystal clear water of the Ouysse you come in Lacave (cave visit).

Walk through the Gorges de l’Ouysse. After 9 km you can have a drink at the Moulin de Caugnaguet. The mill was built in the first half of the 14th Century and was run for a long time by Cistercian monks. It has 4 pairs of millstones, which mainly ground wheat and, later on, maize as well. It worked from 1350 until 1959 and is now protected as an Historic Monument. Alongside the crystal clear water of the Ouysse you come in Lacave (cave visit). Transfer to Souillac.

A walk or canoe trip back to Souillac. We recommend a transfer back to Souillac instead of the walk or else a canoe trip from St.Sozy to Souillac.