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Lots of corners. If you enjoy cornering, this is the place for you. Everything is fenced in. If you want to see lots of private properties where owners defend every inch of their land, then this is the place for you.

It's possible. However, planning your own route is sometimes advantageous, as cycle paths are not necessarily the shortest or flattest routes.

Bucolic setting and cycle markings

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.

The history of Clairac is inseparable from that of its Benedictine abbey, which was internationally renowned in the Middle Ages. The abbey, as well as the town which was formed around its walls, reached their peak in the 12th and 13th centuries. There were then 120 monks who worked both in the fields and as copyists of manuscripts. The abbot of Clairac was also the lord of the village and commanded two bastides, five priories and around fifty parishes. The monks also owned two mills on the Lot. The income generated by the abbey was then considerable. But the most important heritage is unexpected: the plum tree of Damascus, brought back from the crusades, was in fact "enté", that is to say grafted, by them for the 1st time. They also discovered the sun-drying process, inventing the Ente plum and the Agen prune in one fell swoop!

The Lot Valley Véloroute connects Cahors (Lot) to Aiguillon (Lot-et-Garonne), following the Lot river through vineyards, orchards and preserved landscapes.