Varaire: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

In Varaire, the Château de Couanac is partially protected as a historic monument. The protection covers the façades and roofs as well as the chapel, which has preserved its Romanesque transept.

Culture and History

The Lavoir papillon de Varaire was restored in 1876 and fitted with washing stones. Its V-shaped stone slabs indicate where washerwomen bent over to wash clothes. In the past, the lavoir was the fishpond of the neighbouring Château des Cardaillac.

On the outskirts of Varaire, a dolmen beneath a downy oak invites visitors to linger.

Nature

ZNIEFF 730030192 lies in the middle of the Causse between Bach, Concots and Varaire and covers 391 hectares. It includes dry grassland and stonecrop grassland; most of the area is covered by downy oak forests.

Hiking

The GR®36 passes through Varaire. L'Escale de Varaire is accommodation for pilgrims and hikers on the GR®65, GR®36 and GR®46.

Those who choose Varaire may be planning to rent a holiday apartment.

Culinary Delights

The GR®65 stage from Varaire to Lalbenque passes through the region’s renowned truffle groves and combines hiking with a culinary and cultural discovery of the black truffles of Quercy.

Other local pages: Fontanes, Saint-Cirgues, Saint-Pierre-Lafeuille, Berganty, Saint-Martin-Le-Redon, Sousceyrac, Caillac, Crayssac

For the main travel overview: Lot.