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Sarlat 3

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The Hôtel de la Boétie is a beautifully restored mansion where Etienne de la Boétie, Montaigne's friend, was born in 1530.  (Left)

The cathedral from the south. Note the flying buttresses and the bulbous 18th century lantern crowning the 12th century bell tower. (Above)



The cathedral from the west. This part dates from the 14th century onwards. The cruciform chevet in the foreground formed the old cathedral of St Sauveur. To the rear is the great nave of St Sacerdos dating from the 17th century. (Left)

The former cemetery situated next to the chevet of the cathedral. Some 12th to 15th century tombstone are to be seen here.  (Right)

The Lantern to the Dead. A 12th century tower probably used as a funeral chapel.  (Left)

Sixteenth century tan sandstone buildings grace many of the streets in the old city.  (Right)

Old Sarlat may be, yet the city possesses some of the most modern toilets available anywhere! (Twenty minutes should be long enough for most purposes.)  (Right)

Nut Oil and fruit apéritifs in various forms displayed in a Sarlat shop window  (Left)

A visit to La Roque Gageac starts on the next page.
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