The village of Saint-Cirq Lapopie is perched on a cliff 100 m (330 ft) above the river and is one of the major beauty spots of the Lot valley.
In the Middle Ages, Saint-Cirq Lapopie was the main town of one of the four viscountcies that made up Quercy. It was divided between four feudal dynasties, the Lapopies, Gourdons, Cardaillacs and Castelnaus. The village was dominated by a fortress made up of a number of castles and towers.

Huddled around the shrines, the town of Rocamadour clings to the cliff face on several levels. The entrance to each quarter of the town was barred by fortified gates (eight of the original eleven remain) intended as much to control the crowds of pilgrims as to defend the place. There are still many vestiges of mediaeval houses in the town. In the Town Hall (XV° century), on the Rue de la Couronnerie, tapestries by Jean Lurçat hang. This is a beautiful place to visit and is just 1 hour from the mill.

From the Garonne to the Canal du Midi, and from Saint Sernin to the Cité de l'Espace, the many different faces of Toulouse invite visitors to come on a journey of discovery. So accept the invitation offered and come to Toulouse as a pilgrim to its numerous churches, a student of the history of art (or simply an art enthusiast) to its museums and galleries, a navigator on the Garonne, and an expert on heavenly bodies to the Cité de l'Espace.