These caves house incredible large polychrome paintings of a standard seen only in one or two other locations. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way. The Lascaux Caves are world-famous and rightly so. Dordogne is a large rural department in Southwestern France, with its prefecture in Prigueux. Bergerac is a particularly good place to enjoy the Bastille day celebrations on the 14th July when it has a huge firework display over the river.īrantome in the north of the Dordogne really is a picture-postcard town with a huge abbey, lots of beautiful buildings and the town is built on a loop in the river and so enjoys lots of riverside views.ĭuring the summer you can do evening visits of the troglodyte parts of the abbey with a guide.
Otherwise the Michelin 126 might suit your needs. For Bordeaux, you might be best off with a city map, if you mean the city.
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With lots of cafes and restaurants it makes an excellent base for visiting the area. If you want this primarily for driving, I would recommend the Michelin maps hands down, probably their 300 series for the places you are interested in around the Dordogne. Sarlat is a nice lively town even in winter.īergerac is one of the Dordogne's larger towns and has a lovely medieval centre and an attractive river location. This beautiful town has loads of fabulous buildings, narrow medieval streets and beautiful squares. Sarlat has got to be in everybody's list of favourite places in the Dordogne. Some of our favourite places to visit in the Dordogne include: The most visited region of the Dordogne can be seen on the map above between Le Buisson (25km east of Bergerac) and the region across to Sarlat. Where is the Covid-19 epidemic at in France According to the latest data, +42 additional deaths and +40,151 new cases in 24h have been reported. The inhabitants of of Dordogne were 388 293 in 1999 and 404 052 in 2006. The 4 districts of the department of Dordogne are : Bergerac, Nontron, Prigueux, Sarlat-la-Canda. It is composed of 4 districts ('arrondissements'), 50 townships ('cantons') and 557 towns ('communes').
While a large number of the main attractions on the map can be seen during one holiday, a significant amount of driving might be involved! See our Dordogne Regions Guide for suggestions about which region of the Dordogne you might like to focus on and our Dordogne Holiday Planner for advice on where to stay. The department of Dordogne has the number 24. You can visit any place marked on the map - just click on the little sign. This Dordogne map shows some of the places, castles and other highlights of the Dordogne and is best used in conjunction with the guides to the four regions of Perigord, or with the towns, chateaux and caves of the region.
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