The local area

The nearest town with all facilities e.g. pharmacy, restaurant, bank, mini market, post office, bakery, general stores, tourist information office etc is Bourg de Visa approx. 3 miles away. On the way to Bourg de Visa you will pass the equestrian centre which also has a restaurant.

Bourg de Visa looking towards Lacour de Visa.

Lacour is in between the Lot and Garonne rivers. At Montaigu de Quercy, four miles away there is a lake with beach and watersports. Montagu de Quercy is also an ancient town has a Saturday market and many shops and restaurants.

Bourg de Visa, Market Hall.

Roquecor another hilltop village with a restaurant and bar has a Sunday morning market and is three miles away.

Villeneuve sur Lot where boat trips can be taken and watersports enjoyed is about eighteen miles away. On the way there you could stop at Penne D’Agenais, a hilltop medieval town overlooking the River Lot. There are numerous chateaux within a half hour drive where the vineyards may be admired and the wine sampled and purchased. Just ten minutes from Lacour a foie gras museum may be visited where the delicacy can also be tasted. There are lots of local markets and Bourg de Visa has an antiques fair once a year.

A thirty minute drive south of Lacour de Visa takes you to Valence d'Agen where every Tuesday morning there is a huge market. This fortified town has graceful old buildings. Continue in an easterly direction through the Garonne valley to Moissac where you join the Canal Lateral and River Tarn. At Moissac you will find the Cloister of the Abbatiale Saint -Pierre the oldest, largest and most beautiful of the Romanesque clositers.

lacour de Visa and Bourg de Visa background.

A visit to St Circ - Lapopie on the Lot is a must.Cahors is only forty minutes away.

Fishing and golf may be enjoyed in the area not far from Lacour de Visa. Bordeaux and Toulouse each have international airports and are approximately 1.5 hours away. Bergerac and Rodez airports are an hour away. Agen is 25 minutes away where there is a TGV train station and hire car companies.