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The Dordogne Region
The Dordogne area offers beautiful countryside, rich meadows, pine forests,
undulating countryside and meandering rivers, together with underground caverns
and caves decorated with the paintings of pre-historic man. In the area close to our estate at Bouteilles St
Sebastien, lovely lanes and
country roads lead through a meandering valley to the picturesque small towns of
Bourdeilles and Brantome where you can wander through peaceful lanes and cobbled
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It is a region of
widely varying and dramatic scenery, the setting for Rocamadour, a remarkable
village built on the side of a cliff. There are many castles to visit along
the valley which also provides wonderful places to relax and spend time
swimming, canoeing, paddling and eating a picnic of french bread, meats, cheeses
and local wines. The Dordogne is rich in castles, from the small renaissance
castles such as the Chateau des Milandes (below, where Josephine Baker lived) to the mighty fortress of Biron and there
are wonderful gardens to visit such as Les Jardins du Manoir d’Eyrignac. |
Perigord is described as the capital of pre-history and there are many
prehistoric sites and caves in the area, the most important of which are located
in the Vezere valley of which Lascaux at Montignac is the most famous followed
by the caves at Les Eyzies.
It is difficult to describe the Perigourdine cooking but duck, geese and
poultry are the priorities on the menu together with mushrooms, cepes and
truffles which go extremely well with the local wines of Bergerac and
Montbazillac.
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La Lande Sud is close to the lovely old towns of Riberac, Verteillac,
Aubeterre and St Severin where local markets bring a very lively atmosphere to
everyday living. There are many activities in the local area such as swimming,
golf, tennis, riding, lakes, windsurfing and fishing, and the Atlantic coast
with lovely beaches is only an hour and a half away.
See associated website
www.northofthedordogne.com/brantome.php for comprehensive tourist
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For more details or to
book contact:
French Holiday Houses
Richard Gamble
Pye Cottage, Pie Corner, Flamstead, Herts AL3 8BW
U.K. Tel: +44 (0)1582 840050 eMail: Rgambleassoc@aol.com
or Isobel Lafferty
Tel: 0044 7592 006903 or 0033 6 02 37 52 08 eMail: isatctanet@hotmail.com
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