Exploring the Parc naturel régional des Causses du Quercy, created in 1999 and designated a UNESCO Global Geopark. UNESCO Global Geoparks are geographical areas which contain sites and landscapes of international geological significance. The Causses du Quercy are in the south-western foothills of the Massif Central in south-west France and are internationally renowned for their biodiversity and cultural heritage.

The towns and villages of the Causses are extremely picturesque and many are designated as Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. The Causses are criss-crossed by numerous trails that allow hikers to discover the nature and heritage of the region.

Espédaillac

Loubressac

Carennac

Autoire

Particularly enjoyable was a walk in Le Marais de Bonnefont, near Mayrinhac-Lentour. The Marais, classified as a Réserve Naturelle Régionale, is a 42-hectare site containing a vast reed bed and alkaline peat marsh, making it a wetland and dryland home to an enormous array of species of wildlife.

Le Marais de Bonnefont, Réserve Naturelle Régionale