Thank God for the hire car. As lovely as Segur-le-Chateau is, there are only so many times you can walk a small space.
We take a break from the 100 km round trip to stalk the garage and set our sights on the hilltop Saint Robert, a nearby Les Plus Beaux Village.
It’s a peaceful spot on the border of Correze and Dordogne belying the violent religious clashes of its past. It will never cease to fascinate me that despite most religions preaching a moral and kind existence, endless wars are fought in their defence.
Once home to a Benedictine monastery, their history is preserved in a rather grand 12th century Romanesque church overlooking the valley.
Himself is most engaged in the crypt – one never quite knows what one might find in church crypts. The Catholics in particular love a good relic. It’s not unusual to find a Saint’s bone on display under glass. Personally, I don’t see the appeal, but c’est la vie.
Saint Robert is featured in a French TV series and a film. It’s easy to appreciate its appeal to producers and directors, time has indeed stood still. There’s also a friendly striped kitty to pat, one of many floffing about the village and a 16th century dovecot, one of Correze’s oldest.
On the way out is Saint Robert’s font, proported to have miraculous healing powers on infirm children. You’d have to be committed – in the car its an easy drive but on foot, the slope is better suited to a mountain goat.
Let’s hope that Saint Robert has a soft spot for infirm motorhomes. We could use a small miracle please and thank you.
Miss Baci Travels 