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The lot, an authentic and natural department to discover from the Auberge du Vieux Port.

At the foot of the picturesque medieval castle of Castelnau, on the banks of the Cère in the Dordogne Valley, just 10 minutes from our hotel, Bretenoux, its 13th century Bastide, its 16th century town hall and its beautiful half-timbered houses.

A little further on, Loubressac majestically installed on its rocky peak, Autoire and its 15th century castle, Collonges-la-Rouge, the Grottoes of Presque and of course, the very picturesque village of Rocamadour. Clinging to the cliff overlooking the Alzou canyon, the medieval town is above all a pilgrimage site on the road to Saint Jacques de Compostela. By taking the 216 steps of the pilgrim's staircase you will reach the Basilica of Saint-Sauveur and the crypt Saint-Amadour, two architectural gems classified as World Heritage by Unesco. Among the seven chapels erected on the site, the miraculous chapel built in the rock shelters the Black Virgin, venerated for millennia.

You will be able to benefit from this superb framework to taste the cheese AOC of Rocamadour, pure cheese goat, accompanied with the wine of Amadour.

20 minutes away, the Padirac grottoes awaits you for a boat trip on an underground river, an unforgettable moment to share with family.

Nature lovers will enjoy the proximity of the Causses du Quercy Regional Natural Park, labeled World Geopark by Unesco, an invitation to a total change of scenery with its successive green valleys, gorges, cliffs, dolmens, caves, mills .. ..An ideal setting for mountain biking, hiking and horseback riding, water sports, fishing, swimming (water Tauriac, lakes of Tolerme and Laval-de-Cère).

 tourist office valley of the Dordogne
Padirac grottoes and Rocamadour
Castelnau castle
∞ Hotel du Vieux Port in Gagnac-sur-Cère, Quercy

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