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Cahors

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Cahors , town (1991 pop. 20,787), capital of Lot dept., S central France, in Quercy, on the Lot River. A commercial center, it has canneries, distilleries, and factories making a great variety of products. It was an important Roman town, an early episcopal see, and the capital of Quercy. It was ruled by its bishops until the 14th cent. and was one of the major banking centers of medieval Europe; the Cahorsin money lenders were among the most famous. The Univ. of Cahors, founded in 1322 by Pope John XXII (who was born there), was united in 1751 with that of Toulouse. The old part of Cahors is... Read more
Cahors
Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names Cahors, Midi‐Pyrénées/France Cadurcum, Divona The original Roman and the present names are taken from the Cadurci people. The second Roman name recognizes the ancient spring, Divona, coming from a Gaulish word for ‘holy well’. Read more
Clement Marot
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia (born 1496?, Cahors, France—died September 1544, Turin, Savoy) French poet. While imprisoned in 1526 for defying Lenten abstinence regulations... Read more

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Cahors blimey!
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 8/2/2008; ; 581 words ; ...it only yesterday I was on holiday in Cahors in south-west France's Lot Valley? So...scarcely believe the progress made by Cahors in the space of a decade. You could be...limestone banks overlooking the river, today's Cahors, once an early centre of banking, is one... Read more
Cahors - a liquid of distinction; wine.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England); 1/25/2008; 644 words ; ...called black wine . In the 13th Century Cahors already had a reputation in London as...any lesser w ine. Quite how the fabled Cahors of old was made remains something of a...the juice. What is certain is that when Cahors began to be replanted after the devastating... Read more
Up close and personal This year, the cutting-edge Cahors photography festival focuseson `The Sphere of Intimacy'. Victoria Lukens, picture editor of the `Sunday Review', took a hard look
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/14/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...spectacularly scenic medieval town of Cahors in south-west France has opened its heart...visual-arts festival called Le Printemps de Cahors. Last year, more than 100,000 people visited...has gradually stolen its thunder. For Cahors is extraordinarily lucky in its director... Read more
Extraetordinaire. Le printemps de Cahors (exposition).
Magazine article from: Parachute: Contemporary Art Magazine; 10/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; EXTRAETORDINAIRE. LE PRINTEMPS DE CAHORS 18 juin - 4 juillet Prenant le contre...pour mieux y retourner. Le printemps de Cahors, cette annee, apparait comme la seconde...incessant --, les artistes presentes a Cahors semblent aujourd'hui avoir' fait le deuil... Read more
Cahors sets up subsidiary at Juanico.
Newspaper article from: South American Business Information; 3/9/2004; 85 words ; Uruguay, Mar 7, 2004 (El Observador Economico/SABI via COMTEX) Cahors (France) has set up a subsidiary in Uruguay named Cahors Uruguay Materiales Electricos, that set up a facility at Juanico, its first in Latin America... Read more
WINE OF THE WEEK; Chateau de Gaudon, Cahors 2004, Majestic pounds 5.99.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England); 1/25/2008; 21 words ; DEEP ruby red from south-west France with a rich damson and bramble smell and a soft, dry, typically damson jam taste. Perfect with duck. Read more
If you want to see a century, live in France; In a rural region of wine, foie gras and olive oil, women are living to a 100 years and more - and nobody knows why, writes Molly Moore.(Dispatches)
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Independent (South Africa); 2/11/2007; 700+ words ; ...meal - coq au vin. She adores the local Cahors red wines, occasionally eats a sliver...Helene Vialard, who moved from Paris to Cahors for its clean air after being diagnosed...those who've reached 110 years or more. Cahors, a town of 21 000 people cradled in a... Read more
Durand Wins Stage; Indurain Keeps Lead
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 7/13/1994; 243 words ; CAHORS, France Jacky Durand, a two-time winner of the French national championship...held the advantage until the end of the 100-mile stage from Bergerac to Cahors. It was the last mostly flat stage before the steep climbs start today...Wednesday's 11th stage sends the riders to the Pyrenees with a 164-mile leg ... Read more
Aiming for world winning Malbec; WINE.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England); 8/29/2008; 700+ words ; ...something very special indeed at his superb estate in Cahors. Cahors is Malbec territory. About 150 years ago it had around...munched its deadly course through Europe's vineyards. Cahors was devastated. Attempts to revive its vineyards were... Read more
Black is back and it's a must.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England); 5/26/2006; 614 words ; ...particularly prized around the old Roman city of Cahors, which nestles in the stunningly beautiful Lot valley. Wine from Cahors was already enjoyed by the English in...fruity, red wine. Most of the wine of Cahors today is certainly fairly deep coloured... Read more

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