David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Cahors, France in 1999

In the summer of 1999 my church Choir made a concert tour of Switzerland and France. One of the places we spent the night was the city of Cahors, France. Naturally, I had a camera with me and took pictures. Here are some selected photos from that visit. But first, a little background.

Cahors is a commune in the western part of Southern France. Nestled in a meander of the River Lot and surrounded by steep arid limestone hills, this historic city is home to a great monumental diversity, mainly inherited from Roman times and the Middle Ages; the city's monuments include a historic city centre, Saint-Étienne cathedral, Roman walls and the famous Valentré bridge (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). In driving through the city, we had opportunities to see many of those sights, and we also ate dinner there, with some time to walk around before taking our rest.


Approaching Cahors
O05a by David Casteel, on Flickr

Arc de Diane, Cahors, France
O09a by David Casteel, on Flickr

The SNCF Building
O15a by David Casteel, on Flickr

Unidentified churches
O16a by David Casteel, on Flickr (if anyone knows what it is, please advise me)

O19a by David Casteel, on Flickr (if you can identify it, let me know)

Q33 by David Casteel, on Flickr (another needing ID)

Arches between buildings
O21a by David Casteel, on Flickr (sorry for poor quality)

Place Francois Mitterand
O29a by David Casteel, on Flickr (statue is Leon Gambetta)

O31a by David Casteel, on Flickr (Gambetta College at right, with tower)

O22a by David Casteel, on Flickr (tower of Gambetta College)

Street scenes
O25a by David Casteel, on Flickr

Rue Georges Clemenceau down to the Église Saint-Urcisse de Cahors by David Casteel, on Flickr (Rue Georges Clemenceau down to the Église Saint-Urcisse de Cahors)

River Lot
O36a by David Casteel, on Flickr (Pont ferroviaire de Cahors (Cahors Railroad Bridge)

Q32 by David Casteel, on Flickr (Pont Louis Philippe)

Q30 by David Casteel, on Flickr (Moulin de Coty à Cahors “Coty Mill”)

St. Etienne Cathedral
Q29--St. Etienne Cathedral by David Casteel, on Flickr (Apse)

Q23--St. Etienne Cathedral by David Casteel, on Flickr

Q25--St. Etienne Cathedral by David Casteel, on Flickr (entrance)

Fontaine Clément Marot
Q27 by David Casteel, on Flickr

Pont Valentré
R03--Pont Valentre by David Casteel, on Flickr

R04--Pont Valentre by David Casteel, on Flickr (looking across the bridge)

Wear memorial for the deaths in 1870-1871
R07 by David Casteel, on Flickr

Eglise Saint-Barthélemy
R09 by David Casteel, on Flickr

R10 by David Casteel, on Flickr

R05 by David Casteel, on Flickr (the Organ in Eglise Saint-Barthélemy)

angler Loc: StHelens England

Excellent set David.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Thanks, angler and Architect! I'm pleased you liked it.

Tdearing Loc: Rockport, TX

Beautiful.

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Thank you very much! I'm happy you liked it.

tcthome Loc: NJ

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Thank you very much for the 3 thumbs! I'm pleased you liked the set.