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Penne
Location: On the Aveyron river 40km east of Montauban.
General Info:
Penne website. Tourist Office – Tel: 05 53 41 37 80
Description: Penne is a bastide town and is set on one of the old
pilgrimage routes to Spain. There is an annual pilgrimage here on the
15th of August The impressive Notre-Dame-de-Peyragude at the top of the
village is modelled on the Sacré-Coeur church in Montmartre in Paris.
Our recommendations: Climb the labyrinth of staircases, alleys, and
13th and 14th-century houses to Peyragude for some splendid viewpoints
Worth a
visit |
Our favourite towns in Lot-et-Garonne:
- Beauville
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Cahors
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Cordes-sur-Ciel
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Najac
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Penne
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Puy
l'Evêque
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St Cirq-Lapopie
If you fancy a special trip, head to
Rocamadour to the north east of this region - but get there early as
the crowds will soon arrive! |
Lot-et-Garonne
Towns
The
quality of towns and villages here gives the Dordogne a good run
for its money! It possesses some real gems, several of which are considered to be
the prettiest villages in the whole of France, such as Cordes-sur-Ciel,
Puy l'Eveque or our personal favourite St Cirq-Lapopie. No visit to Lot-et-Garonne can be complete without spending at least some time in one or
other of these!