French Campsite - Camping Reusseiu de Treil, Larnagol, Lot

Having been to the Dordogne before, a friend of ours suggested the Lot region, “far fewer English go there!” and so we ended up at

Camping Reusseiu de Treil, Larnagol, Lot, France

We found it via the Internet and arrived to find the English owners Jenny and Nigel pleased to see us.  They own (since December 2011) a spacious site on flat land in the bottom of a deep, wooded valley (no phone signal – walk 100m to the road and no probs) off the main Lot valley with large, level, numbered grassy pitches surrounded by mature trees. Facilities include bar, snacks, swimming pool, small play area for children, games, library, toilets and 2 shower blocks, washing machine and bread can be ordered for the following morning. In spite of all this it is still quiet and peaceful!

What to see?

The local village, Larnagol – a short walk away

St Cirque Lapopie – beautiful and busy medieval village clinging to valley side, busy riverside plage

Grotte Peche Merle – original Cro-Magnon man wall paintings (25000 yrs old), fossilised footprints and stunning cave formations.

Cajarc – local town with medieval heart, market place, shops, restaurants, supermarket

Figeac – medieval, bastide town with wood/plaster buildings

Bouzies – amazing Chemin de Helage walkway dug out of cliff face by theLotriver

Cahors –  major town with complete medieval towered bridge and deep red/black wine

Villefranche-de-Rouergue – medieval bastide town (grid pattern)

We spent 10 nights there and would recommend the site and the access it has to the local area. Stunning Lot scenery – wide rivers, deep valleys, towering cliffs, wide plateau, scenic villages unchanged by time. So much to see and do. Many of the roads are cut out of the vertical cliff sides and need careful negotiation but have beautiful views up/down the valleys. Summer had also arrived and temperatures hit 39°C.

It was ashame to leave but we had time to acclimatise to the English weather as we stopped off in the Loire on the way back north, and then at Le Touquet before the delights of the M25 and the M1. Oh well soon be next year!