Périgord - Dordogne (France)

...France ceases existing, but the Périgord will survive, just like the dreams, whose is nourished the human heart" Henry Miller The Colossus of Maroussi (the quote above was snipped from a French website) The Periogord better known in English-speaking countries as the Dordogne is a very popular place for tourists. Absolutely packed with castles and caves, crossed by many rivers that have through the course of time cut cliff faces and caves, lush green ...
...to visit. The part of the Perigord that I covered over the last few years is the Period Noir (Black Periogord) and it’s capital Sarlat and surrounding towns, villages and rivers. Sarlat-La-Canéda +++++++++++++++ This city is simply known as Sarlat and is the capital of the Periogord Noir. It grew up around a Benedictine abbey founded in the 9th century and was a quiet place. Unfortunately though Sarlat was caught between both French and English ...

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Picture a balmy summer lunchtime one mid-June. My mother, my teenage son and myself piled into the car and headed south from Norwich to the Chunnel. The journey went well; we even survived the M25, which my mum is terrified of. After a little delay we boarded and soon we were back on French soil. I have to say that after my initial resistance to the idea of travelling underneath the sea, the Eurotunnel has got be one of the best inventions ever, ...
...a very long way away, but now we get there in a matter of a few hours. At Calais we queued up for buffet trays to eat on the night train, with the obligatory bottle of red wine… when in France…! Just as we were served we heard the last call for all cars travelling to Brive… talk about by the skin of our teeth! We had decided after our last trip on Motorail to upgrade from standard class and a soon as we entered or cabin we knew it was the right decision. ...

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Have you used the Chunnel yet? What an impressive set-up. I mean, I had a vague idea of how it worked and so on but I was totally unprepared for the sophistication and thought which has gone into the service. The Shuttle trains are huge. Imagine a long wide train, as high as a double decker bus. Then imagine a carriage where the whole side drops down horizontally forming the long wide drive-on ramp. This allows you to drive easily on to the train. ...
...the other, until you are brought to a stop by the car in front of you. Each carriage takes four cars. It takes only a few minutes to load the whole train. The 'crossing', as they call it, takes about 35 minutes and within no time at all you are off the train and on your way. It is a brilliant system and we should be as proud of it as the French, justifiably, are. We visited France for a driving holiday in July 2001. We wanted to spend time in the ...

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It never ceases to amaze me, how the British accept terrible quality food. You can go to almost any supermarket in Europe, and will find fresh wholesome, and above all tasty food. During my recent trip to the Dordogne, we visited two markets, one in St Cyprian (sunday), and one in Sarlat (wednesday). The markets were excellent food experiences. The vegitable stalls sold beautiful fresh wholesome tomatoes, crunchy tasting cucumbers (you only get ...
...and an excellent choice of green vegitables , that Mr Tesco could only dream about. In addition, there are fantastic cheese stalls in French markets, including a stsall selling Gouda and Cumin flavorued cheese (why can't we get hold of this in the UK - the first Gouda and Cumin cheese importer will make their fortune, believe me), and meat stalls selling fresh meat (OK the chickens come with their head tucked decoratively around their attached feet ...

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Picture this; the year is circa 1980, 2 families, each with 2 children under 5, and one aunt, roped in to being a nanny, get into an old school minibus and make there first foray into France. They struggle with the children all the way down through France and eventually tell them that the French Police (Gendarmes) come to arrest little girls who aren’t asleep by 8pm. The children sleep and awake to the beautiful scenery of the Dordogne. Their ...
...the river underneath the magnificent village of Domme. What followed was 10 years of camping holidays at the same site, with the same people, on the same pitch. For 6 weeks of the year 2 families lived in harmony, children ran around playing, learnt to swim in the river and had many adventures. This was my introduction to the Dong Dong (or Dordogne as I believe it’s officially called). The Dordogne region (or Département) is named after the ...

josarah 12.05.2004 (13.05.2004) · Read full review
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My Grandparents moved to the Dordogne, or Perigord, when I was just a wee nipper, back in the late eighties. Since then I’ve been back time after time, and last visited during August and September last year, but I'll be off over there agai in about 2 weeks (end of May)(YIPPEE!!). The house is just outside the tiny village of St Martial De Viveyrol, about 12 miles south of Riberac, and is surrounded by nothing more than green (or yellow if the ...
...often appear bare for all but the occasional walnut tree, and the sky is of course…blue (sometimes)(Fridays only)(and every alternate Easter)(Actually, just scrub all that. The weathers often nice!!). The area, despite the huge number of Brits (and a lot of Dutch too) who have bought homes holiday there, is possibly the most ‘French’ part of France I’ve ever seen. I normally go there for my free holidays in the sun, but the ...

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The Dordogne is a picturesque region of France located in the south-west of the country. It is particularly famous for its foir-gras and duck. It is not one of the better wine growing regions. The easiest way to get to the Dordogne is via Bergerac airport. This is a very small airport serviced by the low cost airlines only. If you drive it will take approx 9 hours from Calais. I really enjoyed my stay in the Dordogne and would definately return. ...
...never too far away for a quick swim. There are a range of safe swimming points along the river (some have lifeguards but most dont). Beware of the current on the river it is very strong in places. My favourite Points of interest: Limeuil - Lovely village where the Dordogne and Vezere rivers meet. Good restarant overlooking the river. La Bugue - Slightly larger village. Market on Tuesday is great but can get very busy. La Roque Garene - Great view, ...

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Having travelled all over France, the Dordogne region is probably my favourite. There's so much to do and see and great places to visit. I would really recommend Sarlat for a visit esp. in the evening as it has lots of street entertainment. The food in the region is really ood as their speciality is duck or 'canard' as they call it. For people who are more sporty, you can go canoeing down the river at a low cost and that is really good fun. I would ...

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