Dave Martin - English touring cyclist-recommended site

14 de julio de 2013, 11:06:34
Advised by fellow cycle tourists not to miss staying at Les Catalpas as it was on the Lot Valley cycle route that I was taking and was warned that I would want to stay for more than just one night! They were right, i stayed for three.. I found the site just outside Fumel, more in Condat really, right... by the river and you couldn't ask for a more peaceful setting. There are reserved pitches for cycle tourists, with benches!, with an unobstructed view of the river with the lushest grass I have come across touring yet. A swimming pool, a snack bar that did great meals and where you can also get a beer or a nice bottle of wine. A family run site by Philippe and Katerina, the new owners, who I found to be the friendliest people ever and it seemed to me that nothing was too much trouble for them. They asked me what time I would like to eat rather than tell me what time the snack bar was open! Philippe loves to speak english so good conversations were had about French life, and wine, of course! Good cycling too, in this beautiful area and the only disappointment I had was finding out on my last day that campers could get a discount with the local canoe hire people and that the stretch of river thereabouts had hardly any current! Still, some thing to look forward to next year.
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