HOLIDAY VILLAS AND COTTAGES LOT MIDI PYRENEES FRANCE | Holiday Rental Villas and Cottages in Lot | Self Catering Holidays France. Search the Rent-in-France property directory for self catering holiday villas, houses and gites in Lot, France. Lot is a magnificent, rural department situated in the north of the Midi-Pyrenees region, southwestern France, named after the Lot River. It is surrounded by the departments of Correze, Cantal, Aveyron, Dordogne, Tarn-et-Garonne and Lot-et-Garonne. The beautiful scenery in Lot attracts many sport enthusiasts to rent holiday accommodation for walking and cycling holidays – Kayaking, canoeing, sailing and other water-sport acitivities are also very popular. Boat tours from Cahors are highly recommended to admire the beautiful scenery of the Lot. The department is perhaps best known for its picturesque landscape, vineyards at Cahors and its rivers - but there are many other attractions well worth visiting whilst holidaying in Lot, including the picturesque town of Rocamadour, the Gouffre de Padirac , the Causses du Quercy Regional Natural Park, and the animal park at Gramat. Stay in a Lot holiday rental cottage and explore the beautiful towns and villages in the area, such as Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, Cahors, Puy-l'Eveque and the highly recommended village of Loubressac. The fantastic local food available will not disappoint holidaymakers in Lot. Visit Figeac for a wide range of shops and fine restaurants.