Gourmet products local specialties and wines Rocamadour

The history of the Ferme des Alix goes back to 1930, the year the Soulayres family moved in. Cultivated since the 1950s, lavender has known its golden age before running out of steam as in the whole of Quercy at the end of the 1980s. In 2013 Rachel and Jean-Marc decided to start the adventure of the blue gold again... Today, their plantation represents 18 hectares of lavender. At Les Alix, you will be able to understand the methods of cultivation, visit the artisanal distillery for the production of essential oils and taste the different products made from lavender.

La Borie d'Imbert immerses you in the rural heritage of the Lot. Nothing is missing in this carefully restored place to understand the agricultural world: animations, demonstration of pig and goat breeding, participation in the milking of goats (from 5pm to 7pm), sale of cheeses from the farm and local products. During the season, you can make your own picnic basket with the products sold in the shop. The visit of the farm is free and gives you access to all the stages of production.

La ferme des campagnes has been offering its expertise since 1972. Explanation of duck breeding, tour of the canning facility, presentation of product preparation (foie gras, confits...) and opportunity to buy all products on the spot after tasting them. A family-run, artisanal production operation, this farm sells all its produce fresh or preserved, with no intermediaries. You'll also find walnut oil made from the farm's own walnuts, and the Amadour wine that the Salgues family produces with other winemakers.

The Quercynoise, an agricultural cooperative that brings together some 200 producers in the region and which has won several awards at the Concours général agricole, demonstrates its know-how year after year. The duck in all its states is available in Rocamadour's shop or online, in gift boxes or simple tins. As for sweets, the establishment offers local products worked with delicacy: honey, nuts, jam and chocolate. Saffron is not to be outdone and shapes a complete range of seductive products.

Isabelle welcomes gourmets to her extraordinary store, where you'll find over 300 references of local products, including a whole range of sweets, jams, cakes, cookies, fine oils, vinegars, mustards, as well as truffles and foie gras. Isabelle works with the Rocamadour cookie factory and, for 100% organic walnut oil, with the Merle farm run by her husband and son. Walnuts come in all shapes and sizes, like a timeless nugget whose aromas are a delight to connoisseurs.

Olivier and Liesbeth, of Belgian origin, are the kings of artisanal ice cream made from organic cow's and goat's milk. The choice is dizzying with about forty flavors and the panel of colors lends itself to all delicacies. Using an old manufacturing technique, without coloring, with fresh fruit for the sorbets, these friendly ice cream makers milk their goats on the spot and allow you to visit their farm! Ice creams to take away or to taste on the spot.

Artisanal ice creams, macaroons, smoothies, milkshakes, granités, takeaway coffees, crêpes, waffles... No fewer than forty flavors, each more original than the last, including cabécou goat's cheese, foie gras, walnuts, Cahors wine, saffron, old plums, chestnuts and more. "La coupe du paradis", the establishment's star composition, with 1 scoop of cabécou goat's cheese drizzled with honey, 1 scoop of walnuts and 1 scoop of Cahors wine, "la coupe amadourienne", another of the establishment's specialties, with 1 scoop of foie gras, fig and saffron...

The Delbeau family business continues the production of biscuits and pastries made in Rocamadour. The quality is at the rendezvous with products without colouring agents or preservatives, made in an artisanal way. The base of the pastries is local with walnuts, but also chestnuts, hazelnuts and almonds. All these ingredients are available in cakes, crunchy, coated sweets, toasted, palets... On Rocamadour, you will find them in specialist shops as well as in the food shops of the Lot. Quality, flavour and know-how.