Stay : Lot, Garonne, Baïse, Le 47 à vélo eau
Identified by its two great rivers, the Lot and the Garonne, the department is also crossed by the Baïse in the Neracais area. Bicycle paths have been laid out on the banks of these canals and rivers, allowing you to stroll and make countless stops. Between the Canal des Deux-Mers, the Lot and Baïse valleys, we offer you a daily program along the water.
Summary of the stay
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7 days
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Detail of the stay : Lot, Garonne, Baïse, Le 47 à vélo eau - 7 days
Day 1: Aiguillon / Villeton - Le-Temple-sur-Lot
Steps: Aiguillon, Castelmoron-Sur-Lot, Clairac, Le Temple-Sur-Lot, Villeton
From Aiguillon or Villeton if you arrive from the Canal des Deux Mers, you will go up the river Lot and discover the charms of this valley and its beaches, notably Aiguillon, Clairac and Castelmoron-sur-Lot, for well-deserved swimming breaks. This escapade will take you through Le Temple-sur-Lot and its water lilies garden, a unique floral jewel.
Day 2: The Lot Valley: Le Temple-sur-Lot - Fumel
Steps: Fumel, Villeneuve-Sur-Lot
The adventure will be gentle until Villeneuve-sur-Lot then Fumel before continuing into the neighbouring department of Lot. This valley will be the occasion to cross orchards and other vineyards and to admire high perched villages like Penne-d'Agenais.
Day 3: Meilhan-sur-Garonne - Le Mas d'Agenais
Steps: Marmande, Meilhan-Sur-Garonne
A small section for a big breath of fresh air with a towpath, 87 kilometers, locks, a canal bridge, villages and a Rembrandt, take your breath..., here we go! The greenway that makes up the Lot-et-Garonne section of the Canal des Deux-Mers was built on an old towpath that corresponded to the roads along the waterways where boats moved forward by force of arms or horses.
From Meilhan-sur-Garonne, start by stopping and admiring the view then you will reach the surroundings of Marmande-la-Jolie which bears its name well. Continuing on, you will arrive at Mas d'Agenais where you will find a real treasure, Christ on the Cross, a work by Rembrandt in the church of Saint-Vincent.
Day 4: Le Mas-d'Agenais - Buzet
During this day of gentle adventure you will pass through Lagruère and Villeton to Damazan where locks, lock houses, fountains and bridges follow one another. Buzet is a charming and very popular stopover with its port and its obvious bucolic side.
Day 5: Buzet-Agen
Steps: Agen, Saint-Nicolas-De-La-Balerme
Last day on the canal des deux mers where from Buzet you will ride gently to Agen and its famous bridge-canal which is like the arrival of a stage with its satisfaction. You can continue to the border of Tarn-et-Garonne via Lafox and Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Balerme, the gentle adventure will be of the same tranquillity.
Day 6: Barbaste-Nérac
Steps: Barbaste, Moncrabeau, Nérac
From Barbaste to Moncrabeau, it is a quiet ride that you will have the opportunity to make while mixing a bit of history and the scenery of a peaceful countryside. From the Moulin des Tours in Barbaste, the cycle route reaches the nearby town of Nérac. Here you can visit the royal park of the Garenne and admire its royal castle. The town and its charm will offer you a fresh or gourmet break.
PARC ROYAL DE LA GARENNE
Day 7: Nerac-Moncrabeau
Steps: Moncrabeau
You will then travel through this countryside where the Gascon spirit is alive and well and you may stop at Fréchou where an astonishing competition is held every year, that of the melon seed spitters. This will be the beginning of the Armagnac lands up to Moncrabeau, the town of liars which is not far from a joke with its well-known festival.
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