Camping La Plaine

A swift stroll from the site into the local village of Saint-Parthem will bring you to its handsome little houses and spectacular 16th-century church. Saint-Parthem is the last village before entering the gorges of the Lot’s narrow valley, and its steep oak- and chestnut-covered slopes. The river’s waters are primed for watery days filled with canoeing, kayaking and fishing, as well as splashing around at the beaches that line the Lot’s course, and the lands around too are smashing for hikes, bike rides and horseback hacks. Within an hour by car are pretty French villages like Belcastel, Estaing, Figeac, Najac, Conques and Decazeville, as well as the underground river that carves its way through the limestone Grotte de Foissac, on the edge of the Causses du Quercy Natural Regional Park.