All the documents below can be accessed via your pad, computer, or smartphone. No need to print them.
And we now provide this very helpful new addition to your arsenal of information: we are subscribed to a phone app called TouchStay which puts all the important information about our house, village, and region right on your phone, everything from arrival information to operating appliances to getting medical care to finding Michelin-starred restaurants, accessible at any time.
We will send you a link for putting this app on your phone once you've booked your stay with us. You will want to keep it handy.
Required Reading:
And we now provide this very helpful new addition to your arsenal of information: we are subscribed to a phone app called TouchStay which puts all the important information about our house, village, and region right on your phone, everything from arrival information to operating appliances to getting medical care to finding Michelin-starred restaurants, accessible at any time.
We will send you a link for putting this app on your phone once you've booked your stay with us. You will want to keep it handy.
Required Reading:
Arrival, Parking, Settling in-- you'll want easy access to this on your computer, pad, or phone, as it contains the information you'll need after you've landed in France and are making your way to the village. This is a PDF file (we can send you a Word file, if that's preferable):
| arrival_and_parking_in_scl__revised_nov_14_2021_.pdf |
Essential Guest Information--please read all the way through this before and after you arrive. This is your 'operations manual' which has information about the house, rules, tasks, appliances, electricity, repairs, emergency numbers, and more.
Please avoid printing this out (it's a waste of paper)-- but keep it on your computer or pad, access it through the internet at the house, or use the copy at the house.
Please avoid printing this out (it's a waste of paper)-- but keep it on your computer or pad, access it through the internet at the house, or use the copy at the house.
| essential_guest_information_for_cdl_rev_aug_132023.pdf |
Checklist of Required Tasks Before You Go Home-- These are the things you'll need to take care of before you head home or off to your post-Saint-Cirq-Lapopie adventure. We really count on you to read this and take up these tasks. Thank you.
| cdl_important_checklist_before_leaving___rev_jun_27_2019_.pdf |
Important Reading:
Things to Do-- This file offers lists of things to do locally and in the region, as well as lists of excellent restaurants around the corner and within reasonable driving distance. New restaurants arise, occasionally old ones fold. So check before you make a trip out of the village We would really like to know your experience of these activities and restaurants, and especially anything you discover for adding to the list.
| scl_things_to_do_revised_june_10_2019.pdf |
What's an Ideal Week in the Village?-- Here's just one idiosyncratic version:
| what_is_an_ideal_week_in_the_village__rev._nov_14_2021_.pdf |
What to Do When It Rains-- Here's a list of fun things to do if you happen to get caught in a day or two or even a week of rain. The house is always cozy, and the village is always beautiful, wet or dry.
What to Do When It Rains-- Here's a list of fun things to do if you happen to get caught in a day or two or even a week of rain. The house is always cozy, and the village is always beautiful, wet or dry.
| scl_what_to_do_when_it_rains_rev_jun_10_2019.pdf |
Additional Reading:
Using the Fireplace--Here are some basic instructions (in PDF form) for getting a fire going in the fireplace. It is an unusual fireplace, so please read the instructions carefully.
PLEASE NOTE: a chain operates the flue-- when the chain is free, the flue is open (this is the default position--attach the lower rings to the inside-right hook); pulling the chain (and hooking the upper ring) closes the flue, for fires going in the closed firebox. Don't pull it down beyond normal tension or the chain can break. See instructions.
PLEASE NOTE: a chain operates the flue-- when the chain is free, the flue is open (this is the default position--attach the lower rings to the inside-right hook); pulling the chain (and hooking the upper ring) closes the flue, for fires going in the closed firebox. Don't pull it down beyond normal tension or the chain can break. See instructions.
| building_a_fire__revised_nov_14_2021.pdf |
Advanced Bike Routes--(See under the "Adventures" tab above for many more bicycling routes and information.)
Maxime, who rents hybrid and electric bikes, from a neighboring town (but only for serious bikers and with a two-day minimum rental), can show you any number of wonderful bicycling routes, from easy 1-2 hour adventures, to full day excursions, from flat lands along the river to hilly forests above.
For easy family biking for a day or afternoon, Kalapca (which also offers kayak and canoe trips) has sturdy hybrid bikes for rent.
For other serious bikers, Mark Clausen (an avid bicyclist and friend from Seattle who, with Ann Lokey, also owns a house in the village) has devised these beautiful routes, available here in PDF form:
Maxime, who rents hybrid and electric bikes, from a neighboring town (but only for serious bikers and with a two-day minimum rental), can show you any number of wonderful bicycling routes, from easy 1-2 hour adventures, to full day excursions, from flat lands along the river to hilly forests above.
For easy family biking for a day or afternoon, Kalapca (which also offers kayak and canoe trips) has sturdy hybrid bikes for rent.
For other serious bikers, Mark Clausen (an avid bicyclist and friend from Seattle who, with Ann Lokey, also owns a house in the village) has devised these beautiful routes, available here in PDF form:
| bike_trips_from_saint_cirq_lapopie.pdf |
Blogs
Click on this link, CLIFF NOTES (from the south of France) for interesting information about the village and the Quercy region, including serendipitous tales and insignificant facts.
GPS House Coordinates :
44°27’51.7”N 1°40’168”E or
44.4643611 N, 001.6713333 E
44°27’51.7”N 1°40’168”E or
44.4643611 N, 001.6713333 E