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(S/E) From the Rivière de Cabessut campsite, head south on Rue de la Rivière. Pass the rugby fields and the stadium entrance. Follow the signs for Cahors Centre. Follow the Lot river to the Cabessus Bridge and cross it.
(1) Turn left towards the town centre. Follow the Lot river along Quai Champollion, passing Maison Henri IV and Moulin de Saint-James, until you reach a roundabout with a monumental ball clock.
(2) Continue along the river on Quai Ségur d'Aguesseau until you reach La Croix.
(3) Take the small staircase down to the banks of the Lot and continue south-west. Walk along Cahors beach, under the Pont Louis Philippe bridge, then under a railway bridge, before taking a wide curve that reveals the famous Pont Valentré bridge in the distance. Continue in that direction until you reach the foot of the bridge.
(4) Cross the medieval bridge to discover its three fortified towers, its history and its legends. Extend your visit with a short trip to the Maison de l'Eau (Water Museum), leaving the bridge on the left, on Chemin de la Chartreuse. Walk a few dozen metres to reach the museum.
(5) After visiting the museum, retrace your steps and cross the bridge again.
(4) Pass to the right of the restaurant "Au Fil des Douceurs", take the stairs that take you under the railway line, then continue along Rue Michelet, keeping to the right-hand side of the road. At the "Give Way" sign, turn left onto Rue Gustave Sindou and continue until you reach the "Give Way" sign.
(6) Turn right/left and continue along Rue Saint-Géry until you reach a park. Turn left, then right to cross the park and arrive in front of the statue of Léon Gambetta. Before reaching the statue, you can go down into the underground car park to see the remains of a Roman amphitheatre.
(7) Turn left, walk past the Cahors Tourist Office and, after carefully crossing Boulevard Léon Gambetta, walk past the Town Hall. Continue along the boulevard until you reach Crédit Agricole.
(8) Cross the boulevard again to take Rue Gustave Larroumet, then turn right onto Rue Émile Zola, following the signs for the Henri-Martin Museum. Continue to the museum entrance.
(9) After visiting the museum, or not, go around the building on the left to cross the pretty Parc Albert Tassart, then, exiting the park on the east side, find Rue Émile Zola and return to the museum entrance on the right.
(9) With your back to the museum, continue straight ahead on Rue Gustave Barreau, walking alongside the Commercial Court, then turn left onto Boulevard Léon Gambetta to pass in front of the entrance to the Palais de Justice. Staying on the boulevard, continue to the Church of Saint-Barthélemy.
(10) Walk around the church to reach Rue Saint-Barthélémy, which is a one-way street. Continue on to enter the old town. Wander through the narrow streets as you please until you arrive in front of the former Grossia hospital. Turn left onto Rue Devia to reach the Château du Roi.
(11) Return to Rue des Soubirous in front of the old hospital and continue left, south-east, to arrive at Place de la Libération. Turn right, then left onto Rue de la Légion d'Honneur to arrive in front of Saint-Étienne Cathedral.
(12) After visiting the cathedral, continue south-east to pass in front of the Cahors market halls, then turn left onto Rue Georges Clemenceau. Continue along this street until you reach Saint-Urcisse Church.
(13) Turn left into the narrow Rue Saint-Urcisse, against the one-way traffic, to arrive at Place des Épices, in front of the fountain with dogs. Cross this square, heading north, continue along Rue de la Chantrerie and walk to Place Champollion where you can see the pretty Fontaine Clément Marot fountain.
(14) Turn your back on the Lot and follow Rue Maréchal Foch. Pass in front of the cathedral presbytery, then turn right at the sculpture of the Angel of Lazaret. Continue along Rue Clément Marot. Pass in front of the half-timbered house and continue to Place de la Libération.
(15) Continue straight ahead on Rue Pélegry, then turn right onto Rue du Pont Neuf to find yourself in front of the Pont de Cabessut bridge.
(1) Cross the bridge, then turn left at the roundabout to follow the Lot river on your left. Retrace your steps in the opposite direction, passing the sports fields before returning to the entrance of the Rivière de Cabessut campsite (S/E).
Cahors is well worth a visit, and this itinerary does it justice.
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