{"id":34855,"date":"2023-09-22T05:12:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T19:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=34855"},"modified":"2023-09-22T05:12:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T19:12:48","slug":"cahors-france-%f0%9f%87%ab%f0%9f%87%b7-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=34855","title":{"rendered":"Cahors, France \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date: 20th September 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled: 70 kms from Montauban to Cahors \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited: Cahors \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed: Cahors Parking, free, N44.43880, E01.43970\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: 121 days @ \u20ac95 per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Having enjoyed buzzing around Montauban in the scooter for a couple of days and the Hymer full of fresh smelling laundry it\u2019s time to move on. Time, tide and our 90 days in the EU roll on and we must as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We escape via the E\u2019Leclec supermarket which I hate as they are laid out like a made woman\u2019s breakfast and everything is difficult to find, but they do have much more variety than the Lidl and ice as well. I must admit we\u2019ve gotten soft in our old age, \u20ac2 a day for ice so our beer and wine is just how we enjoy it, seems worthwhile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We soon find ourselves on the autoroute with a toll of \u20ac6.80 as we take the exit for Cahors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cahors<\/a> stands on a tight bend on the River Lot. It has been a Gallic settlement, a Roman town, a Moorish possession, even the Vikings had a lash before it come under English rule for a time. It was a catholic stronghold during the wars of religion. From our guide book we get the feeling every one with a sword has parked himself here at one time of another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s the provincial capital of the Lot, which is part of the Occitanie Region of France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is an aire with 3 parking spots which are all full when we arrive and a huge camper-car friendly carpark 100 metres away, so we join the 20+ motorhomes already there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Walking across the Lot into the centreville<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Statue of Gambetta a local who went on to French political fame.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cahor\u2019s Bell Tower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Picture below, walking Cahor\u2019s famous Pont Valentr\u00e9, circa 1378.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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