Cahors is in the
Dordogne Department in the
Midi-Pyrenees region in southwest France. The
Lot River snakes around
it, which requires that the town have bridges. One of these is a famous one--the
Valentre, a fortified bridge
with three towers that dates from the early 14th century.
The city has a very long history, dating from Roman times. We found
it to be a small, well-preserved medieval city, perfect for walking around, with narrow streets and very old but well-preserved buildings. One
of these is the
St Etienne Cathedral that dates from the 12th century.
Henri IV conquered Cahors in 1580 and lived in house that is
still there.
The region is noted for a very fine deep red, almost
black wine, that Ron found very much to his liking.
He kept on buying it everywhere else he found it. The region around Cahors is also one of the place to go for
foie gras and
truffles, both of which are delicacies that cost more than we are willing to pay--foie gras costs about 25
Euros ($33.75 as of May
4, 2007) for a small tuna-fish sized can.
