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Uzech is a tiny farming village in the Lot, 16 km north of Cahors, a group of neat stone houses and an tidy stone church.
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Nearby: |
Beaumat 18 km |
Cahors 22 km |
Frayssinet 15 km |
Gourdon46 20 km |
Lamothe-Cassel 12 km |
Montamel 5 km |
Rocamadour 45 km |
Roque-Gageac 55 km |
Saint Germain-du-Bel-Air 11 km |
Sarlat-la-Canéda 53 km |
Hotels near Uzech: |
20 km Gourdon46 |
22 km Cahors |
45 km Rocamadour |
53 km Sarlat-la-Canéda |
55 km Roque-Gageac |
A handy place for a half-day hike on the well-marked trails, Uzech has no tourist sites, but it does have a very nice little restaurant.
The restaurant is in the corner of a converted farmhouse and the entrance to the village. The day's offering was a nice-looking €11.50 menu, wine included; the timing wasn't right for us so we'll have to go back one day to give it a try.
Located in the midst of rolling farming country about 15 km north of Cahors, the village is pretty isolated from the main roads. It is on a small crossroads, between the nearby villages of Peyrilles (another good day-hike location), Gigouzac and St Denis-Catus.
Oules Pottery
Uzech was an ancient center of pottery, specialilzing in oules, and the village is sometimes refered to as Uzech-les-Oules.. The manufacturing was down to 10 makers in 1881. In recent times the oules pottery has made a comeback here.
The oule is a short-necked recipient without spout or handle, popular from the Carolingian period (7th century) to the 15th century. The oule had a lip molded to make it easy to seal, and was used for cooking and storing food. The oule is never glazed, but has a decoration of appliqué bands arond the top (épis de faîtage), a feature that came in around the 10th century.
History
Medieval:
Uzech was co-ruled by the lords of Gourdon de Lavercandière and Sirech de Garric.
Hiking
Maps:
IGN (1/25,000) #2038 E "Luzech"
A short (1h30 - 2hr) PR (petite randonée) loop hike at Uzech is provided by the Office de Tourisme in Gourdon. Part of a series of short hikes in the Quercy region, this loop, called "Le Sentier des Potiers" goes past farmland, through some lovely woods, and past the tiny railway crossing hamlet of Galen.
Lodging - Hotels
Hotels in Towns Nearby to Uzech
• 20 km — Gourdon46 hotels
• 22 km — Cahors hotels
• 45 km — Rocamadour hotels
• 53 km — Sarlat-la-Canéda hotels
• 55 km — Roque-Gageac hotels
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