Gastronomy and wine
Let yourself be seduced by the richness of the region’s gastronomy, by the diversity of local products - duck breast, little goats cheeses called cabecou, walnuts, melons, mushrooms, a multitude of different vegetables...You will be able to find all these fresh products of excellent quality easily and cheaply on Cahors market twice a week and also in the covered market (les Halles) which is two minutes walk from your accommodation and the school.
If you have more gastronomic aspirations, these can also be satisfied: foie gras of duck, truffles from Lalbenque, prestigeous Cahors wines…
Prestigeous Cahors wines
If you do not wish to cook, there are many good restaurants situated a stone’s throw from your accommodation offering meals at very affordable prices. Expect to pay 12€ for an excellent lunchtime menu and, in the evening, gastronomic menus are available for no more than 28€!
The Cahors vineyards are situated between the twists of the River Lot. Here is the birthplace of the Malbec grape variety more than 2,000 years ago. L’appellation d’origine contrôlée status was acquired in 1971. This type of vine covers 4,400 hectares of the Lot.
Cahors wine, the ideal companion to local food, is acclaimed to be amongst the finest in Greater South West France. It is worthy of its place on the very best tables, thanks to a new generation of talented independent winemakers.
