A Village Trek

Dear Friends and Family,

Strange how time gets away from you as you do little or nothing. Been a couple of days since my last report. Since that time, we had a nice morning coffee in the town of Luzech with Ann, had dinner out at a lovely outdoor farm house, Cailou, and attended a lovely duo guitar concert at the little church of Martignac. It is a tiny Romanesque church of the 13th century.

It is covered with original frescos, some inbetter shape than others.

The concert itself was wonderful. The two did a variety of South American, Spanish offerings. Their last encore was actually a Scott Joplin piece in which they doubled up on a single guitar.

Trés impressiante!

The weather has improved giving us a bit of pool time and making those outdoor repas a bit more delightful.

Last time, after taking a walk with me down the hill, I wanted to take you into the village of Puy L'Eveque.

As you come into the town and the main road from Cahors, you cross over the bridge that looks down on the River Lot and the surrounding valley

Across the road is the central square that house the marie, the mayor's hall.

From there, you turn east and begin the head down into the village itself

Puy L'Eveque is a strange village in that it is built on the side of a hill and the village itself sort of develops as you head down the river. Once you are at the bottom of this rue (street), you turn south and continue down the Grand Rue (main street),

As you no dubt guessed, by the narrowness of "main street," traffic here is one way. At the bottom, however, it is brief two way, but traffic coming up the hill is diverted into a narrow alleyway where you are surrounded by stone walls hungrily waiting to devour your side mirrors.

Once the have made it down the Grand Rue, you reach a round-about that throws you onto the bridge and out into the valley. From the bridge you have a lovely view of the village (a view often missed by tourists who don't venture to the river)

The view also serves to remind you of the hike you have back up to the car! While on the bridge, it is worth a turn east and a look down the Lot in the opposite direction.

 

As you can see, it is a charming little village with just enough activity to provide you with food, drink, bread, and meat and fish, but little enough to retain a very rural charm. It is certainly off the tourist map, but is very welcoming for those who do bother to seek it.

I think I will stop here as I am beginning to sound like the Chamber of Commerce. Next time, I will take you on a walk in the valley countryside, out among the vines.

 

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