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Visit Autoire

Autoire in the Lot, close to the border with the Dordogne department is one of the 'most beautiful villages of France'. The village is set with a backdrop of the dramatic cliffs of the edge of the Causse. These form the Cirque d'Autoire.

Despite being a small village it was once home to the bourgoise of nearby St Ceré and so has some very attractive 16 and 17th century houses built in the local honey coloured stone. Steep rooves in a brown tile, turrets, colombage houses, mullioned windows - there are lots of attractive features to look out for.

The church of St Pierre has a particularly simple and harmonious interiour.

The village boasts two restaurants, one of which has a terrace looking out on to the superb views from the village.

Once you have explored Autoire head for the nearby path (a short drive away) which winds up above a 30m waterfall and offers splendid views both of the waterfall and the Cirque d'Autoire with the village of Autoire nestled into the cliffs.

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