Lauzerte
Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
The name probably means 'hill of flat stones', and Lauzerte keeps watch from its height over the Quercy Blanc and the road from Cahors to Moissac. Founded at the end of the 12th century under the Count of Toulouse, the bastide is a regular stop for pilgrims on the Via Podiensis to Santiago. In its streets, merchants' houses still show the wide arched doorways that once served as shop windows.
Highlights
- Merchants' houses with arched shop doorways and overhanging half-timbered floors
- The 14th-century seneschal's court, built over a vaulted cellar
- The tale of Gandilhonne, who counted departing English soldiers with chestnuts
- Quercy melons and Chasselas de Moissac grapes from the surrounding farms (FR)
- A stage on the Via Podiensis pilgrim route to Santiago
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Lauzerte (FR), Lauzerte (EN), Lauzerte (IT)), Wikivoyage (Lauzerte). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 1,443
Events through the year
- Place aux Fleurs
- Marché aux PotiersPotters' market
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Lauzerte). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Specialities of Occitania
Typical of the region rather than of this village.
- Petit pâté de NîmesBread and pasta
- Fish soup of SèteDishFish cooked with vegetables, white wine and olive oil, served with rouille croutons
- Pain paillasse de LodèveBread and pasta
- BajanaDishTraditional chestnut soup of the Cévennes
Adapted from Wikipedia (Cuisine occitane). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
6 places to stay within 3 km
- B&Bs and guest houses 2
- Campsites 2
- Hotels 1
- Hostels 1
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
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