Loving the Small Villages - October 6, 2025
Le Halle Circulaire in Auvillar Before leaving Montauban this morning, we picked up a few items for breakfast at a Carrefour. Then we headed northwest. It was foggy, with rolls of mist reducing visibility during the first part of our drive, but this just added to the ambience of the countryside. A row of trees in the mist Le Pont Cacor Canal Just before we arrived in Moissac, our first destination, we spotted a stone bridge. Of course, we had to stop to get a closer look. This is le Pont Cacor Canal, which is actually an aqueduct, allowing navigation over the Tarn River via the Garonne Lateral canal. Another view of le Pont Cacor Canal L'Abbaye de Saint-Pierre It is constructed of Quercy stone and that pink brick we had seen so much of in this part of France. We enjoyed photographing it, because of its ethereal look when seen through the trees, and with the mist rising from the water. Shortly afterwards, we parked our car in Moissac and walked to l'Abbatiale de Saint-Pierre, a...