But the best reason for making St Cere your base is the Hotel Victor Hugo.

Whichever way you tour these delights you always seem to arrive back in StCere and there are many reasons why you should make it your base. The town has such an authentic feel, its local market ( first and third Wednesday of each month ) boast everything from farm machinery to stuffed olives, from shiny steel cookware to smooth-iced patisserie. If you fancy a day off from walking, you can sit over coffee and watch out over its broad tree-lined square, lean over one of the bridges and gaze at the shoals of trout which twist and turn in the clear water of the Bave, or visit the free art exhibition held all summer long in the old quarter of the town.

The hotel offers nine comfortable bedrooms overlooking the river and park. All the rooms are deccorated in themes taken from the local artist, Jean Lurcat. Each has ensuite facilities, telephne and television