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Super cycle path on a former railway line

Lots of trees in bloom this spring.

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.

The community, often referred to as the "Order of the Templars" for short, whose full name is "Poor Knights of Christ and of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem", takes us back to the 13th century. Founded in the Holy Land, it spread surprisingly quickly with numerous branches in many countries in Central Europe. The order gained notoriety through the fact that it was dissolved in 1312 by the French king and the pope and its members were accused of being heretics. The main reason for the dissolution, however, was not the human and religious misconduct (heresy) of the members, which was merely a pretext, but the legendary wealth of this order. King Philip IV of France (1268 to 1314) wanted to use this measure primarily to improve his coffers and secure its treasures.

Although there were many at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, there are only 5 suspension bridges still in operation between Lot and Garonne. Among them, a few are remarkable. Like the Roussannes bridge, over the Lot, between Granges-sur-Lot and Lafitte-sur-Lot. The work dates from 1841 and was restored by the Lot-et-Garonne departmental council in 2009.

Very nice walk partly along the lot. Flat terrain

I have just done this course in a family group very nice to advise

La Masse is a river in the south-west of France, in the Lot-et-Garonne department, a sub-tributary of the Garonne by the Lot.