Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is one of the most beautiful villages in France and is located near Cahors. Its location high above the river Lot offers beautiful views over the river valley and insights into the lively village, which is blessed with a rich history and is not overrun by tourists.
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00:00Marie is a really good friend of ours and she told me with a twinkle in her eye that
00:17Saint-Cerclapapy was a beautiful place where she had her first romantic night with her
00:21husband.
00:22Well, and that makes curious of course.
00:26Deep down in the valley flows the Lot River, which gave its name to the area.
00:30Almost a hundred meters high above, the village of Saint-Cerclapapy seems to have been floating
00:34on its rocks since the Middle Ages.
00:37The history of the village is typical of this area.
00:40In 1229 Bertrand de Cardillac acquired the land.
00:44One of his successors took over the castle of Saint-Cerclapapy in 1395 and founded the
00:48line of the barons of Cardillac-Saint-Cerc.
00:50Later, three families Lapapy, Gerdun and Cardillac shared the place.
00:56In the 16th century, the Bishop of Coeur took power.
01:00During the Hundred Years' War, Saint-Cerclapapy was besieged and finally taken by treachery.
01:05The fortifications were razed and during the Wars of Religion, Henry of Navarre, later
01:10King Henry IV, destroyed the rest.
01:13Saint-Cerclapapy is rebuilt and the town has been significantly marked by the craft guilds
01:17of coppersmiths, chicken turners and leather manufacturers.
01:21Today it is artists and writers who enjoy working here.
01:24Thus, Saint-Cerclapapy remains one of the most beautiful villages in France.