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Perched more than 150 meters above the Lot Valley, the fortified town of Laparade offers a spectacular view from its belvedere and public garden. Founded in 1265 by Alphonse de Poitiers, it preserves traces of its defensive past: ramparts, moats, and ancient fortified gates.

Water source, good supply point.

Beautiful climb, good runner to the village of Laparade, average of around 5%

Water, beautiful climb and beautiful view

Nowadays, they are rarely used for their original purpose, but are often just technical and historical monuments to a long tradition of craftsmanship. But here is fortunately proof of the opposite: the heavy millstones inside are moved solely by the power of the wind as the driving force, and grain is ground into flour (so-called grain mills). These old windmills are therefore the best proof that people were clever enough a number of centuries ago - long before the discovery of electricity and the inventions that followed it - to harness the natural power of the elements.

Aqueduct of the Garonne canal.

Rembrandt, born July 15, 1606, died October 4, 1669 is considered one of the greatest painters in the history of art European Baroque and one of the most important painters of the Dutch School of the 17th century. He produced more than 400 paintings, 300 etchings and 300 drawings. In 1631, he painted Christ on the Cross which is visible in the St-Vincent collegiate church of Mas-d’Agenais. From the paved square with a medieval-looking market hall, you must enter the 12th century Collegiate Church, get lost between sarcophagi and sculpted stalls, before discovering “The Crucifixion”. The painting is part of a series by the master on the Passion of Christ.

The Bourdeille mill, known as the Gibra mill, benefits from the prevailing winds coming from the west on its mound at the top of a hill. From Pech-de-Bère in the south – where the Lot flows into the Garonne – to the town of Marmande in the northwest, it offers you from its privileged location a profound panorama of the Garonne valley. Listed in the inventory of Historic Monuments in 1979, the Gibra windmill benefited from a restoration in the early 1980s, a perfect example of safeguarding local heritage. It has all the equipment for turning in the wind and grinding grain, and on windy days (and open to the public), you can watch milling demonstrations.