On our last full day staying in
Auvillar we spent the morning in town. We took a short walk through the center again, where we met another friendly cat and got a good
view down to the Garonne River, since the sun was out. Although we
viewed the medieval church in Auvillar several times a day, I never tired of the amazing view of
the church as seen from just outside our gite.
In the afternoon we planned to drive
to the larger towns of Fleurance and Lectoure, which we had driven
through last year and thought were worth a further visit. During our
drive we also stopped or passed by several more chateaus.
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| Chateau de Gramont |
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| Chateau de Plieux |
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| Chateau de Flamarens |
Fleurance is a bustling old bastide
town with a beautiful arcaded square surrounding an arcaded medieval
building that used to house the old market hall and is now the town
hall.
Lectoure is a somewhat larger town
high on a hill, with a narrow main street that runs straight through
the center. The imposing, somewhat austere church at the entrance to the center was
quite impressive; as we had approached Lectoure from a distance we
thought that it was another donjon like the one in Montcuq.
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