Last september i went on holidays to France and explored the Midi-Pyrénées region, in south of the country. I've been to many beautiful places but this little village was one of my favorites. A visit to Saint Cirq Lapopie is like a trip to the Middle Ages, there are not modern construtions and everything looks like it was centuries ago. Just loved the place. If i ever win the lottery, i'll buy an house here.
S. A. S. APA-POUX - ALBI
The medieval town of Saint-Cirq Lapopie, with thirteen listed historic
buildings, is one of the most beautiful villages in France. Perched on a cliff
three hundred feet above the river Lot, St. Cirq Lapopie is one of the most
important sites in the Lot Valley.
Chief town of one of three viscounties
of Quercy, Saint-Cirq Lapopie was divided among several feudal dynasties in the
Middle Ages whose dominant families were the Lapopies, the Gourdons and the
Cardaillacs. As a result, several castles and fortified houses were built, each
ever stronger, dominating the feudal village.
Below the fortress, the
village of St Cirq, enclosed by fortified gates, includes many beautiful old
houses whose facades of stone or wood were built between the thirteenth and
sixteenth centuries. They are characterised by their steep-sloped, flat tile
roofs.
In the streets, open arcades of shops preserve the memory of craft
activities that created the wealth of St. Cirq. Skinners in the rue de la
Pelissaria, coppersmiths in rue Peyrolerie and especially wood turners or
roubinetaïres, with workshops producing button moulds, bowls, cups and
cooper's taps.
At the foot of Lapopie, mills, dams, ports, locks and a
towpath evoke the glorious age of river commerce. - in: http://www.saint-cirqlapopie.co.uk/heritage/listed-mediaeval-village
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