Short bike tour in Lot et Garonne
Trip code : Cyclo 19
Trip activity
Self guided bike tourLocation
Agen - Villeneuve sur Lot - Puy-l'Evèque - FranceDuration
6 daysDifficulty 
35 to 55 km per day
Départs
Every day from April to OctoberCapacity
Price per personne
- 6 days - 5 nights : 640 €
Including services
- 3 nights en hôtels 3* & 2 nights en hotel 2* with breakfast (double / twin room)
- 2 dinners
- Route notes & maps, regional inforrmation
- Luggage transfer hotel to hotel
- GPS App
- Emergency phone call support 7/7
Extra charges
- Touring bike : 90 €
- Electric bike : 155 €
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Short bike tour in Lot et Garonne!
4 days to discover the Lot et Garonne by bike. In this rural department crossed by the “Lot” river and the “Garonne” river, the landscapes are very strongly marked by agricultural activity. We are immediately struck by the variety of landscapes that make up the mosaic of cultures: field crops, market gardening, orchards, vineyards and meadows combine to create remarkable and very diverse landscapes.
Your bike tour in Lot et Garonne will start in Agen, made famous by its “Canal Bridge” (one of the longest in France) and its prunes. You will cycle on small roads across green landscapes to the pretty village of Pennes d’Agenais overlooking the Lot river then Villeneuve sur Lot (old fortified village). You will then rdie along the Lot Valley in a most peaceful atmosphere to Puy-l’Evêque, one of the most beautiful villages in France. Perched above the Lot, this medieval city is made up of a maze of alleys and staircases bordered by beautiful gilded stone houses that descend to the hold where formerly the barges bound for Bordeaux. Do not miss a visit to the imposing Château de Bonaguil, one of the most beautiful fortified castles in France. From the top of its rocky outcrop, it forms a place, unique in Europe, with huge proportions and a remarkable state of conservation.
You will cross the vineyards of Cahors before spending the night just below the medieval illage of Tournon d´Agenais (accessible by a vertiginous staircase!). The end of this cycling trip in Lot et Garonne will follow a gentle slope along the charming Séoune valley and its typical bastides such as Beauville and Puymirol. At the end, the Canal de Garonne will take you back to your starting point, Agen.
Land of excellent local products and gastronomy, Lot et Garonne will awaken your taste buds with truffles, foie gras, lamb or melon from Quercy … and Cahors Malbec wine. You will be warmly welcomed every evening in 2 or 3 star hotels.
Day 1: Welcome to « Agen »
Arrive at your 3-star hotel in Agen, where you will find the road book and bikes waiting for you.
This beautiful city, capital of the prune, is half way between the city of Bordeaux and the enchanting Toulouse it offers a few interesting locations. « Agen », is a rich city with 2000 years of history, which reveals its heritage throughout medieval cobbled streets and elegant and romanesque boulevards from 19th Century :The Museum of Beaux-Arts (fine arts) shows five Goya paintings (including the self-portrait), among other Spanish works of the 18th and 19th centuries. Its vibrant city center, offers shops and services. Farmers' markets are a showcase of local products: foie gras, fruit and vegetables, and of course, prunes!
Overnight: 3 star-hotels Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 2: From the Dordogne river to Around the Lot Valley : ~ 45 Km
Your cycling tour in South West France takes you from « Agen », pretty city of the Prune to the medieval bastide of «Villeneuve-sur-Lot » though beautiful countryside roads. Take the time to visit the "Foie Gras museum" and discover all the secrets of its fabrication! Many farms open their doors in the area. Then the itinerary takes you to « Penne d'Agenais», one of the most beautiful villages of France.
« Villeneuve-sur-Lot » is a charming bastide in Lot-et-Garonne which was built on the two banks of the river "Lot" between 1251 and 1264, by a feudal treaty between "Alphonse de Poitiers", representing the king of France and the powerful Benedictine Abbey of Eysses. Listed among the largest and powerful bastide of the south west, « Villeneuve-sur-Lot » has a rich heritage to be discovered: the main square and its "couverts", the towers of Pujols and Paris, half-timbered houses from XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries, The Cieutat bridge...
Overnight: 2 star-hotel, Included Meals: dinner and Breakfast
Day 3: Villeneuve sur Lot – Fumel – 35 à 50 km
From Fortified Villeneuve-sur-Lot, your route borrows bike paths through the orchards of plum trees in the wide bed of the Lot. You will cross the beautiful small village of Penne d’Agenais overlooking the valley of the Lot.
Others remarkable perched villages and monuments, Montsempron-Libos and Fumel. A few kilometers away from Fumel a stop is imperative to visit one of the most beautiful fort of France, the castle of Bonaguil. Down from its rocky spur, it dominates for 8 centuries the valley and the medieval village. At the top every tourist have a perfect scenic view!
Overnight: 3 star-hotels, Included Meals: dinner and Breakfast
Day 4: Fumel - Tournon d’Agenais 35 to 45 km
From the Lot et Garonne your biking day takes you this time in the department of the Lot. Here are landscapes of vineyards of Cahors ordered well around elegant wine estates. You will cycle on small roads and green ways until you reach the remarkable medieval village perched of Puy l’Evêque. Your route takes you back then in the Lot et Garonne, in the beautiful village of Tournon d’Agenais by taking small roads of
the valley.
Overnight: 2 star-hotels, Included Meals: dinner and Breakfast
Day 5: Tournon d’Agenais Agen 55 km
Ultimate stage on your bike which in the course of valleys and streams returns you in the capital of the prune. Remarkable villages and thattched cottage will cross your road as the bastide of Montaigu de Quercy and Puymirol, or again the perched village of Beauville and Roquecor. These picturesque small towns are really well preserved like prettiest stone housesand magnificent cobblestone streets. Your tour comes down gradually in the valley of Séoune, but shaded path.
Overnight: 3 star-hotels, Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 6: Departure after breakfast.
Day 1: Welcome to « Agen »
Arrive at your 3-star hotel in Agen, where you will find the road book and bikes waiting for you.
This beautiful city, capital of the prune, is half way between the city of Bordeaux and the enchanting Toulouse it offers a few interesting locations. « Agen », is a rich city with 2000 years of history, which reveals its heritage throughout medieval cobbled streets and elegant and romanesque boulevards from 19th Century :The Museum of Beaux-Arts (fine arts) shows five Goya paintings (including the self-portrait), among other Spanish works of the 18th and 19th centuries. Its vibrant city center, offers shops and services. Farmers' markets are a showcase of local products: foie gras, fruit and vegetables, and of course, prunes!
Overnight: 3 star-hotels Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 2: From the Dordogne river to Around the Lot Valley : ~ 45 Km
Your cycling tour in South West France takes you from « Agen », pretty city of the Prune to the medieval bastide of «Villeneuve-sur-Lot » though beautiful countryside roads. Take the time to visit the "Foie Gras museum" and discover all the secrets of its fabrication! Many farms open their doors in the area. Then the itinerary takes you to « Penne d'Agenais», one of the most beautiful villages of France.
« Villeneuve-sur-Lot » is a charming bastide in Lot-et-Garonne which was built on the two banks of the river "Lot" between 1251 and 1264, by a feudal treaty between "Alphonse de Poitiers", representing the king of France and the powerful Benedictine Abbey of Eysses. Listed among the largest and powerful bastide of the south west, « Villeneuve-sur-Lot » has a rich heritage to be discovered: the main square and its "couverts", the towers of Pujols and Paris, half-timbered houses from XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries, The Cieutat bridge...
Overnight: 2 star-hotel, Included Meals: dinner and Breakfast
Day 3: Villeneuve sur Lot – Fumel – 35 à 50 km
From Fortified Villeneuve-sur-Lot, your route borrows bike paths through the orchards of plum trees in the wide bed of the Lot. You will cross the beautiful small village of Penne d’Agenais overlooking the valley of the Lot.
Others remarkable perched villages and monuments, Montsempron-Libos and Fumel. A few kilometers away from Fumel a stop is imperative to visit one of the most beautiful fort of France, the castle of Bonaguil. Down from its rocky spur, it dominates for 8 centuries the valley and the medieval village. At the top every tourist have a perfect scenic view!
Overnight: 3 star-hotels, Included Meals: dinner and Breakfast
Day 4: Fumel - Tournon d’Agenais 35 to 45 km
From the Lot et Garonne your biking day takes you this time in the department of the Lot. Here are landscapes of vineyards of Cahors ordered well around elegant wine estates. You will cycle on small roads and green ways until you reach the remarkable medieval village perched of Puy l’Evêque. Your route takes you back then in the Lot et Garonne, in the beautiful village of Tournon d’Agenais by taking small roads of
the valley.
Overnight: 2 star-hotels, Included Meals: dinner and Breakfast
Day 5: Tournon d’Agenais Agen 55 km
Ultimate stage on your bike which in the course of valleys and streams returns you in the capital of the prune. Remarkable villages and thattched cottage will cross your road as the bastide of Montaigu de Quercy and Puymirol, or again the perched village of Beauville and Roquecor. These picturesque small towns are really well preserved like prettiest stone housesand magnificent cobblestone streets. Your tour comes down gradually in the valley of Séoune, but shaded path.
Overnight: 3 star-hotels, Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 6: Departure after breakfast.
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