DAY 17 : FRANCE : LE PECH to CAHORS - 12 kms - 3 hours

Distance walked so far : 340 kms

Weather today : sunny, with a breeze : 23o

Short walk today on flat path, nothing particular along the way until the descent into Cahors - a large bustling provincial town, 21,000 people. It's main features include St-Etienne cathedral and its cloister and gardens, chic public buildings,the Pont Valentre (the finest fortified bridge in Europe),  specialist gardens, attractive plazas in the old town and the beautiful Lot River.

Making our way to Cahors

 

The world reknowned Pont Valentre - finest fortified
bridge in Europe

 

Cahors-the old town to the right

 

Weekly market in plaza

 

Beautifully restored cathedral of St Etienne (Stephen)

 

The hedged garden in the cloisters of the cathedral

 

Attractive public buildings

 

Archway leading to private enclave

 

 

Children playing in the old town

 

Flowers adorning the Ponte Louis Philippe,
with a view of our route down into Cahors this morning.
 

 

Tonight we are staying at a hotel. Just to rest, have a bath, veg out for a few hours, and catch up on emails with unlimited wifi. We have washed and dried all our clothes at a laundromat and feel fully revived...ready for another long walk tomorrow.

 

 

Lovely meal in the old town.
We met a Welsh couple who now live
in retirement on a small farm in Normandy.
They were driving south to meet up with family
for a holiday in a villa near Carcassonne.

 



M&M

19/9/12