Camping Moulin de Laborde

Tackle all manner of outdoor activities around the site, such as trout fishing and canoeing on the river Lot (eight kilometres), horse riding (15 kilometres), or mountain biking and hiking in the surrounding woods and the several trails that start directly from the site. Pedalling of a more long-distance sort can be hand along the nearby Veloroute, around the Lot valley and the Cahors vineyards on a 165-kilometre route (do note though that the trail includes some roads). Access the Veloroute from the old town of Puy l'Évêque seven kilometres away, after a potter around first to see the famed old houses, courtyards and buildings including the Convent of the Capucins, the 14th-century Château de Lychairie Basse and the Saint Michel Chapel. Villefranche-du-Périgord and Albas are also well worth investigating locally for those who like medieval villages, the former for its handsome central square and the latter for its wine festivals and the view of the town and surrounding cliffs from a few hundred metres before its entrance. A 10-minute drive will take you to the 13th-century Château de Bonaguil, on a steep promontory in the town of Saint-Front-sur-Lémance.