Issue No. 12

LOUBRESSAC
Feel free to challenge me, but there is no
more delicious goat’s cheese than
Rocamadour Fermier, made at the Ferme
Cazal in Loubressac, and served with warm
honey. Have lunch in the Restaurant Lou
Cantou in Loubressac, with a view reaching
out across the stunning Causse de Gramat,
and finish your meal with the cheese; you’ll
see what I mean.
To be fair, there are a number of farms
producing Rocamadour goat’s cheese, and
they are all delicious.
The charming village of Loubressac
commands a heart-warming view of the
lush Dordogne and Bave valleys, its narrow
and sinuous village lanes converging on a
shady square that the Romanesque church
of St-Jean-Baptiste dominates. The
medieval houses, topped with antique tiles,
turn golden coloured in the evening sun
and encourage you to linger and explore;
many have decorative balconies and
painted shutters. And yet, compact as it is,
the village has a surpriisng number of
delightful twists and turns.
To add to its charm, Loubressac has twice
been awarded the accolade of the finest
‘village fleuri’ in the Midi-Pyrenees. It is the
sort of village that evokes another time,
another place, and a bygone era where
everything seems to be at peace – even
though it wasn’t always. Visiting walkers
will find that a number of trails radiate from
the village centre into verdant countryside.
Anyone seeking away-from-it-all-ness will
find it here.