FranceMontréal43°57’1” N 0°12’1” E
May 16, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We had a lunch stop in the Beau Village of Montréal and a look around the village. Montréal is the first Gascon bastide founded in 1255. The village derives its name from Mont-Royal (a country houseRead more
FranceEauze43°51’33” N 0°6’13” E
May 16–17, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Our park up for the night is in Éauze (the capital of Armagnac in the province of Gascony).
In 1985 a hoard of Gallo-Roman treasure was unearthed in the town, made up of 28,054 coins and around 50Read more
FranceLarressingle43°56’40” N 0°18’42” E
May 17, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
This morning we visited the tiny Beau Village of Larressingle which raises its ramparts in the middle of vineyards. It has the remains of a castle, the former home of the Bishops' of Condom.
TheRead more
FranceAuvillar44°4’26” N 0°53’47” E
May 17–18, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We finished our travelling for the day at the Beau Village of Auvillar where we are staying the night at the foot of the village by the suspension bridge which lit up beautifully at night.
We had aRead more
FranceTournon-d’Agenais44°24’2” N 0°59’47” E
May 18–19, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Wending our way slowly north we have moved into Lot-et-Garonne where we are staying in another Beau Village at Tournon d'Agenais; a royal bastide overlooking the green Boudouyssou valley.
Our aireRead more
FranceBelvès44°46’37” N 0°59’52” E
May 19–20, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We are in the Dordogne today, staying in the Beau Village of Belvès.
We've had alot of heavy rain today and we wondered if we'd get to explore the town, then at about 4pm the rain stopped and the sunRead more
FranceVézère44°53’8” N 0°53’24” E
May 20, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We spent the morning in the Beau Village of Limeuil, another absolutely beautiful place with a steep climb up to the historic part of the village. Beautiful winding streets with well restored historicRead more
FranceSaint-Capraise-de-Lalinde44°50’29” N 0°39’11” E
May 20–21, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Our stopover is at the village aire in Saint Capraise de Lalinde. We are a stone's throw from the canal which runs alongside the Dordogne river. We had a lovely evening walk along the canal bank and aRead more
FranceSaint-Léon-sur-l'Isle45°7’12” N 0°29’46” E
May 21–22, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We started our day with a drive to Bergerac to replenish our food supplies then a stopover at Sourzac for lunch. We might have stayed at Sourzac but the parkup was on quite a slope and even the rampsRead more
FranceLes Barris45°11’15” N 0°43’52” E May 22–23, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Today we've driven a short distance to the city of Périgueux where the Olympic torch relay is going through this evening.
Our aire is around a 10 minute walk from the beautiful cathedral and the areaRead more
