Dordogne - tell me all i need to know!

[Matt..]

I'm in the Dordogne from this weekend for a whole week. We'll be staying in a village between Bordeaux and Bergerac.

Where are some good places to visit? I like photography, so am after impressive landscapes within 2-3hrs drive.


Thanks!

Edited by Matt.. on Wednesday 22 June 20:34

[mikal83]

Berg is nice but you'll see all u need in 1 hr. drive around some of the villages to the east.

[sjwb]

Sarlat de Caneda
Domme
Gourdon
Cave des vignerons des coteaux de Ceou. Wonderful winery.
To name but four!
Enjoy.

[Frrair]

Roque Gageac
Domme
Hautefort

All rather nice and photogenic

[Chucklehead]

Apologies for the hijack, but i'm also interested. I'm going to Sarlat in a couple weeks.

[b2tus]

Nip up to the chateau at Monbazillac. A lovely smaller chateau building and they also produce a mean dessert wine....superb taken chilled with a fruit pud.

[NickXX]

Brantome.

[paulwirral]

Chucklehead said:

Apologies for the hijack, but i'm also interested. I'm going to Sarlat in a couple weeks.

I lived 5 mins away from sarlat for 2 years and have built a holiday house there over the past 7 years , visit sarlat Saturday for the market , take a trip to rocamadour and make sure you walk down into the town , canoe trip on the Dordogne river , souillac is OK to fill in an hour on your way back from rocamadour , Les eyzies is ok if a bit touristy with troglodyte ,and stalagmite caves .
Eat in the restaurant ' la tourney ' in sarlat , it's one of the very few that are open all year and used by the locals , make sure to order the escalope de fois , if your ok with liver ?

[ClaphamGT3]

What is the name of the village & the sort of things you like doing and I can point you to some specifics

As a general guide, I would say St Emilion is well worth a visit, as is the Chateau at Duras. The Saturday market in St Foye la Grande is a good classic local market. There any number of vineyards to tour and kayaking on the Dordogne itself can be fun if you're into that sort of thing

[Chucklehead]

paulwirral said:

I lived 5 mins away from sarlat for 2 years and have built a holiday house there over the past 7 years , visit sarlat Saturday for the market , take a trip to rocamadour and make sure you walk down into the town , canoe trip on the Dordogne river , souillac is OK to fill in an hour on your way back from rocamadour , Les eyzies is ok if a bit touristy with troglodyte ,and stalagmite caves .
Eat in the restaurant ' la tourney ' in sarlat , it's one of the very few that are open all year and used by the locals , make sure to order the escalope de fois , if your ok with liver ?

merci!! Fantastique etc..

[Cyder]

We used to go on holiday in the area a lot when I was younger, most of the places have already been named but I remember Rocamadour being stunning on the side of the cliffs above the river.

Also the caves are fantastic, Gouffre de Padirac had an underground lake that you ride a boat across, and Gouffre de Proumeyssac is very impressive.

[PositronicRay]

Sarlat really is lovely, IMO avoid market day, far too busy.

St Emilion is closer to you and also well worth a visit.