Bonaguil Again!

We stayed in a very nice bed and breakfast, Maison Delmas, overnight, with four poster bed in a very old town house in Puy L'Eveque.  We woke up to a hearty breakfast served in the sitting room.  Soon after, we left for Prayssac and it's Wednesday market.  Prayssac was humming!  We did our laundry at a lavarie and shopped in between loads.  We found a wonderful boulangerie on the corner and went back over and over!  We picked up croque monsieur and pastries for a picnic. 

On to Bonaguil!  We drove to Chateaux Bonaguil, about 30 km away and walked all around.  There were only a couple other people there, so we felt we had the chateaux to ourselves.  It is a fairytale chateau ruin.  We had our picnic and I reminisced about finding Bonaguil with Whitney 7 years ago.  So happy to visit a second time!

We next visited Monflanquin, a bastide town with a center market square.  There were photos from the late 1800's/early 1900's posted around town in the spots where the photos were taken.  It was quite fun to see how the same site looks in 2011 vs. 100 years ago. 

We drove through Villeneuve sur Lot to Pujols, a top of the hill town quite spiffed for visitors.  We continued our drove to Penne d'Agenais, another medieval hilltop city started by the Romans.  Richard the Lionheart built a large ornate Notre Dame on the very top of the hill, with a quite simple town around.  We hiked to the church and enjoyed the views all around. 

Much of the driving we've done has been on country roads, lined with trees festooned with leaves of red, gold, and orange.  Fall is a beautiful time of year to see so many historic places!

We came to La Theroniere for two nights, just outside Prayssac.  La Theroniere is a bed and breakfast run by British expats, Tony and Karen.  It is a former diplomat's home, built in the mid 1800's, and now surrounded by vineyards.  We walked about the property with Tony and chatted for some time over coffee.  Love this place!