pedelon travels by eBike QUERC Y AND LIMOUS IN +++ fl y to Toulouse, cycle to the most beautiful villages of France by eBike +++ scarce country with black gold, the truffl es of Lal- benque +++ Cahors and Cabecou, wine and cheese as in the Elysée +++ Cahors, pampered by the Pope, betrayed by the King +++ saffron, not only for Zeus +++ a special goose, or why the French love this region +++ cave Picassos and miracle healers +++ my name is Rot +++ likeable hotels with friendly people +++ an eBike travel into a part of France that is still original and authentic +++ Our tour through the Quercy and Limousin in 7 days, up to 14 persons, with one triple night and one double overnight stay Paris Collonges-La-Rouge Hotellerie 550 km Gastronomie by eBike Kultur by bus Martel Carennac Natur ! ne g Do rdo Gouffre de Padirac Travel dates 2021 Rocama- FQL1: Saturday, 19-jun-2021 to Saturday, 26-jun-2021 e s dour s Lunegarde y FQL2: Saturday, 03-jul-2021 to Saturday, 10-jul-2021 u O FQL3: Saturday, 28-aug-2021 to Saturday, 04-sep-2021 ‘ Cougna- L guet Parc Naturel Régional FQL4: Saturday, 11-sep-2021 to Saturday, 18-sep-2021 des Causses du Quercy Figeac Traveling price 2021 Caniac lé Cé Price per person in the DR for 7 nights with half-board, eBike, entrance free, transfers, guided tours, shuttle service from/to Puy- l‘Evèque Caillac Toulouse Airport: € 1890 Lot Single-room surcharge: € 450 St Cirq-La-Popie Does not include lunch, drinks and your personal expenses Cahors as well as travelling there and back. Toulouse 90 km 10 km Quercy and Limousin 2021 pedelon. travels by eBike +49 (0)89 61466980 www.pedelon.com 1 pedelon travels by eBike Flight Booked by you or on request at daily updated prices by pedelon. Return flight to/from Toulouse. From there, an airport shuttle will take you to Cahors at 6 pm in one hour to the start hotel Hotel Divona. Train The destination station of Cahors can be reached in just over a day’s journey by changing trains in Paris. From there it is only 400 m to the start hotel. Car Best motorway connection to Cahors, the starting point of the journey. The car can be parked in the hotel garage (80 €/week). At the end of the journey, we bring you back to your car free of charge. Participation conditions The arrangement includes the above services. Our terms and conditions apply. With your booking confirmation, you will receive the “pedelon travel information”, which contains useful notes on traveling to Cahors and other advice around your trip. Quercy and Limousin 2021 pedelon. travels by eBike +49 (0)89 61466980 www.pedelon.com 2 pedelon travels by eBike QUERCY AND LIMOUSIN To picturesque villages and towns rich in architectural monuments and history. By eBike across archaic landscapes, to cave paintings and best French country cuisine. Cahors and Cabecou, or why you must love this region so much. A wonderful journey by eBike on forgotten paths through the still-traditional South-West of France. In Cahors the rooms are available from 2 pm in the Hotel “Divo- ne with its two powerful domes and the expressive Romanesque na”. The overnight stay and breakfast Saturday to Sunday and the North Portal is particularly worth seeing. After a long coffee break, fi rst dinner together are included in the travel price. If you arrive the path will take you from the Lot valley towards the „Causse de early, you can walk to the Pont Valenté and enjoy the beautiful Limogne“. When switching from the river valley to the lime plate- old town. au the landscape changes. The fertile river wetlands are replaced by scarce karst landscapes. Instead of vibrant villages, the cyclists will fi nd picturesque, nearly abandoned small settlements. In this region everything focuses on the black gold of the Quercy blanc, the truffl e. You will cycle along lonesome paths towards St-Cirq- La-Popie, which you will reach late in the afternoon. One of the most beautiful villages of France, it is a tourism magnet for visi- tors to the region. You will stay in the hotel of the same name, a comfortable place in a calm area with two pretty swimming pools. Dinner will take place in an outstanding restaurant in St-Cirq-La- At 8 PM, you will meet for an excellent dinner in a very good Auberge, located near the hotel. 1st day, Sunday: Cahors – St-Cirq-La-Popie, 47 km After breakfast, overlooking the Pont Valentré, the adjusting of the bikes takes place in front of the start hotel. After a fi rst detailed explanation about the eBike, the morning bike ride through the Alststadt leads to the former episcopal see of Pope John XXII. Popie. Before dinner, you can walk through the alleys of this town Cahors is replete with historic buildings that still recall the heyday from the 12th century. The best moment of the day is likely the of the city in the 13th and 14th centuries. The cathedral St-Etien- chance to experience this jewel of medieval architecture. Quercy and Limousin 2021 pedelon. travels by eBike +49 (0)89 61466980 www.pedelon.com 3 pedelon travels by eBike 2nd day, Monday: St-Cirq – Caniac-sur-Causse – St-Cirq, a side valley of the river Dordogne, through walnut plantations 68 km and fertile fields, we reach Martel in the late afternoon. The cy- After breakfast, you can view the grotto de Peche Merle with its clists are expected in two luxurious guesthouses, which have a cave paintings after only a brief distance by bike. It was created special charm. The stylish rooms in the two city palaces have approx. 25000 years before our era. Thanks to the micro climate been renovated with great taste and expense. in the cave, the prehistoric pieces of art are wonderfully preser- ved. 4th day, Wednesday: Martel – Gouffre de Padirac – Martel, 39 km In the morning, we will visit one of the biggest drip caves in Euro- pe, the „Gouffre de Padirac“. With the elevator you go down into the 75-meter-deep and 33-meter-wide, almost circular hole. The legendary river cave has been known for many centuries and was After visiting the grotto, the lonely bicycle path will take you th- rough the Célé valley towards the „Causse de Gramat“. The road, continually rising slightly, is easy to handle for pedelon eBikes and offers a wonderful riding experience to the cyclist. In the middle of the „parc naturel régional du Causse de Quercy“, your afternoon‘s leg will be interrupted in Caniac-Sur-Causse. The visit to the won- held in the Middle Ages for the entrance to hell. After the detailed derful crypt from the early 12th century is extremely interesting. It visit, the bike route leads over the karst Causse de Rocamadour is said to have special healing powers to this day. On silent paths, to Loubressac. The picturesque village nests on the top of an im- mostly downhill, the route returns to the Célé valley. After a stay pressive limestone rock. Manor houses with towers, a wonderful in the picturesque village of Marcilhac-sur-Célé with its ruined village fountain surrounded by typical houses and the crystal clear monastery and its picturesque ensemble of houses, the hotel “St river below complete the particular charm of the place. After the Cirq” will be reached again in the late afternoon. Very good dinner lunch break we continue cycling in the vicinity of the Dordogne will be served in a small village near the hotel. crossing light woods and over succulent meadows to Carennac, many beautiful old stone houses and a historical monastery com- plex with a lot of patina invite to a longer stay. The remaining 3rd day, Tuesday: St-Cirq-La-Popie – Martel, 58 km kilometers back to Martel lead first through the fertile Dordogne In the morning after a short transfer the cycling tour takes you valley and just before the day‘s destination a bit longer uphill to along the Causse de Gramat to Lunegarde. In the pretty village on the hotel, with our eBikes a pure pleasure. For dinner, you will the Causse we find the small church Saint Julien with frescoes meet in one of the best restaurant Martels, known for excellent from the 15th century particularly worth seeing. Along secluded traditional dishes. streets, you will pass through small oak forests with juniper and broom bushes to Rocamadour, one of the most important places 5th day, Thursday: Martel – Collonge-La-Rouge – Martel, 48 km Before cycling on to Southern Limousin, you will explore the pret- tiest alleys of Martel on a small round tour. If you are interested, a local will tell you about the restoration of natural stone houses entertainingly. After a brief cycling time through the lush landsca- pe with large deciduous forests and richly decorated valleys, you will reach Turenne. The Carolingian country is mentioned for the of pilgrimage on the way to Santiago di Compostela. The church first time in the early 9th century. The castle, however, has existed district with its seven chapels is visited annually by many thous- since the 8th century. The Duke of Aquitaine was besieged by ands of pilgrims. Before we continue to cycle you have enough Pippin the Short here in 767. On a route with wonderful views, time to stroll through the only alley of the secular district. Crossing you will continue to Collonge-La-Rouge. The old relay station on Quercy and Limousin 2021 pedelon.