Guidebook for Dordogne
Food Scene
Lovely atmosphere, nice fireplace in cooler months. Very nice classic French cooking, friendly service.
Le Denicheur
Lovely atmosphere, nice fireplace in cooler months. Very nice classic French cooking, friendly service.
A very popular restaurant serving classic French dishes from a very talented chef. Friendly service. Outdoor terrace. Not expensive. On weekdays they have a complete menu ("formule") for a fixed price. Ask your server. The best chocolate mousse ever.
Café de La Mairie
20 Av. de la PréhistoireA very popular restaurant serving classic French dishes from a very talented chef. Friendly service. Outdoor terrace. Not expensive. On weekdays they have a complete menu ("formule") for a fixed price. Ask your server. The best chocolate mousse ever.
Lovely setting on a lake with a dock and a beach. Good steak frites. Often has live music. Basic, friendly, tasty
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La Guinguette de L'étang
Lieu Dit: L'EtangLovely setting on a lake with a dock and a beach. Good steak frites. Often has live music. Basic, friendly, tasty
Oh boy. When you visit Sarlat, stop by 33 rue de la Republique for a sugar hit. This pastry shop has been in business for decades. Great coffees and teas. Great pastries (called vienoisseries -- croissants and the like), wonderful cakes (try the tarte aux noix if you like walnuts) and some beautiful cakes.
Pâtisserie Massoulier
33 Rue de la RépubliqueOh boy. When you visit Sarlat, stop by 33 rue de la Republique for a sugar hit. This pastry shop has been in business for decades. Great coffees and teas. Great pastries (called vienoisseries -- croissants and the like), wonderful cakes (try the tarte aux noix if you like walnuts) and some beautiful cakes.
Arts & Culture
This medieval castle has been completely restored to its original state. The wonderful thing is -- there are no guided tours, no audio guides. You buy a ticket and wander wherever you like. The wide staircase was made for horses so the soldiers could ride up to their kitchen inside the castle. Be sure to check out the medieval version of the indoor toilet. Only one small part of the castle is closed off. It's the apartment of the current owner.
At the foot of the hill is the town of Beynac, where you can find restaurants, bars and boat tours of the Dordogne River. The steak frites at the restaurant on the corner of the main road and the street leading up to the castle is yummy.
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Beynac-et-Cazenac
This medieval castle has been completely restored to its original state. The wonderful thing is -- there are no guided tours, no audio guides. You buy a ticket and wander wherever you like. The wide staircase was made for horses so the soldiers could ride up to their kitchen inside the castle. Be sure to check out the medieval version of the indoor toilet. Only one small part of the castle is closed off. It's the apartment of the current owner.
At the foot of the hill is the town of Beynac, where you can find restaurants, bars and boat tours of the Dordogne River. The steak frites at the restaurant on the corner of the main road and the street leading up to the castle is yummy.
This is a family owned cave on a farm just south of Rouffignac, which is the village to the south of Thenon. The family has built an electric railway that takes you a mile underground to a cavern where you will see Cromagnon cave paintings of mamoths that were painted from life. Kids love place. Not for the claustrophobic.
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Höhle von Rouffignac
This is a family owned cave on a farm just south of Rouffignac, which is the village to the south of Thenon. The family has built an electric railway that takes you a mile underground to a cavern where you will see Cromagnon cave paintings of mamoths that were painted from life. Kids love place. Not for the claustrophobic.
Josephine Baker was a black American singer and dancer who moved to France to escape racism, in the early 20th century. She became the toast of Paris and eventually, world famous. She bought this chateau as a home for the dozen children of all races and cultures she had adopted. She lived there for many years and provided financial support to the entire village. Sadly, she ran out of money and was eventually evicted from her chateau for failing to pay taxes. Princess Grace (Kelly) of Monaco rescued her and provided a home for Baker and the children.
The house is filled with memorabilia of her career. There is also a wonderful show of birds of prey in the garden.
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Schloss Les Milandes
Josephine Baker was a black American singer and dancer who moved to France to escape racism, in the early 20th century. She became the toast of Paris and eventually, world famous. She bought this chateau as a home for the dozen children of all races and cultures she had adopted. She lived there for many years and provided financial support to the entire village. Sadly, she ran out of money and was eventually evicted from her chateau for failing to pay taxes. Princess Grace (Kelly) of Monaco rescued her and provided a home for Baker and the children.
The house is filled with memorabilia of her career. There is also a wonderful show of birds of prey in the garden.
Sightseeing
Just after World War 2 the French Minister of Culture decided to preserve this medieval city as a living museum. All the buildings are still there on winding pedestrian streets. You can wander the place for hours. There are lots of restaurants and gourmet food shops.
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Sarlat-la-Canéda
Just after World War 2 the French Minister of Culture decided to preserve this medieval city as a living museum. All the buildings are still there on winding pedestrian streets. You can wander the place for hours. There are lots of restaurants and gourmet food shops.
The historic centre of Perigueux has been (mostly) closed to cars. It's a wonderful warren of streets and shops. Rue Limogeanne is worth finding and well worth a wander. There are dozens of shops and restaurants.
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Rue Limogeanne
Rue LimogeanneThe historic centre of Perigueux has been (mostly) closed to cars. It's a wonderful warren of streets and shops. Rue Limogeanne is worth finding and well worth a wander. There are dozens of shops and restaurants.
A medieval town built on top of a cliff. Don't worry, you can drive to the summit. Great views. Nice shops and restaurants. Wonderful streets to wander.
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Domme
A medieval town built on top of a cliff. Don't worry, you can drive to the summit. Great views. Nice shops and restaurants. Wonderful streets to wander.
This is a giant cave with an underground river. We've yet to visit it, but people rave about it.
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Grotte von Padirac
Le GouffreThis is a giant cave with an underground river. We've yet to visit it, but people rave about it.
Getting Around
Everything in the Dordogne closes for lunch from noon till 2:00.
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Europcar SARLAT LA CANEDA
Everything in the Dordogne closes for lunch from noon till 2:00.
Parks & Nature
Great fun for kids. This park features a suspended walkway among the treetops. There is a good restaurant in the lodge.
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Call Tree Forest Adventure Course Dordogne
Route de PerigueuxGreat fun for kids. This park features a suspended walkway among the treetops. There is a good restaurant in the lodge.
Just east of Fossemagne (the first town east of Thenon) is a water park on your right hand side of the highway to Perigueux. There's a water side and a lake.
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Fossemagne
Just east of Fossemagne (the first town east of Thenon) is a water park on your right hand side of the highway to Perigueux. There's a water side and a lake.
Shopping
This is a great little city, the capital of the Dordogne. You will find hundreds of shops in the ancient quarter, near the cathedral (the building with five domes on the roof).
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Périgord
This is a great little city, the capital of the Dordogne. You will find hundreds of shops in the ancient quarter, near the cathedral (the building with five domes on the roof).