Quirky Quercy

So here we are in Quercy, following the Lot and Cele rivers (slowly) west. Great place to ride, with limestone cliffs, oak and walnut woods (there's truffles in them thar hills - but not until November), bubbling waterways and mostly peaceful roads.

The villages over the past few days have been extraordinary - the most striking either perched on hilltops or hugging rockfaces - some houses literally cemented onto the cliffs.

Many of the buildings are half stone, half timbered - built in medieval times and added to in subsequent centuries. Lots of turrets, cobbles and, oddly, beautifully constructed dovecotes.