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The super tunnel on the Sarlat to Cazoulès voie verte. The Sarlat Voie Verte is a lovely, flat bike path stretching for 29km from the region's medieval capital, Sarlat-la-Canéda, and running parallel to the river en route to Cazoulès. The Dordogne River itself attracts more than 3000 canoes a day, according to official tourist board figures, making the region a hotspot for outdoor activities.Īnd then, of course, there is the cycling. (The area has almost 147 prehistoric sites and 25 decorated caves, and is on the UNESCO World Heritage List). The area also provides eash access to the nearby Vezere Valley with its world-renowned wonders both ancient and beautiful. The area in the south of the region ( see here for the north) is a honeypot for tourism, especially in the summer, with the villages of Domme, La Roque Gageac and Beynac a hive of activity.

The Dordogne Valley is blessed with lovely bike routes for cyclists of all abilities ( see here for our regional summary).

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Map via, where the map plus ride notes (in French) can be downloaded. There’s an excellent wine shop in the centre of Eymet.The Sarlat Voie Verte bike path from Sarlat to Cazoulès is a great day out if you're cycling in the Dordogne. Many are still private, many in need of tender care and restoration but there plenty to visit and, even after over twenty years of living here, we are nowhere near running out of places to visit, gardens, caves, lakes and waterways, abbeys and cloisters, mansions and castles….!Īs well as being only an hour from the European Heritage Wine Town of St Emilion (super-interesting to visit but, be warned, the wine is pricey) we are well placed in the gentler priced Bergerac Wine Region with several vineyard tours and tastings on offer. The Dordogne is also reputed to be the Land of a Thousand Castles. The Dordogne is known internationally as the Cradle of Mankind with its prehistoric painted caves and settlements, of which Lascaux is most famous. It is a really peaceful haven for birds, flora and fauna with strategically placed observation hides and information panels and Les Glycines is only some 400 metres from the water’s edge, oh how lucky are we.īergerac combines ancient and modern rather well – excellent big shops and garden centres on the edge of town, a small international airport and the old town centre is a glorious muddle of the old covered fresh produce market and the ancient wood and wattle colombage houses, their upper floors hanging out towards each other as if to swap tales of Cyrano de Bergerac, he of legend and large nose. We relish the walks around it, always peaceful with only a few joggers, walkers and wanderers, the occasional cyclist, an angler or three and the occasional fishing competition. This man-made reservoir lake is said to be the biggest lake in Aquitaine.

The Mayor of Soumensac once told me Soumensac is so-called because their local wine is so drinkable that you risk ending up “sous la mensa” (under the table, in Latin) but it is possible that he spoke from experience! Local producers hold open air food and wine events during July and August – La Sauvetat du Dropt on Friday evenings with music in a big walled garden and up on the hilltop at Soumensac at lunchtime on Sundays (what a view!). The Tourist Office do a great job of promoting events all year such as concerts and brocantes. The town celebrated its 750th Anniversary in 2020 and will host the Felibrée celebration of Occitan Regional Culture in July 2022. Eymet was founded in 1270 and has held a weekly market every Thursday morning ever since.

(Pronounced A-May) Eymet is a thriving example of Aquitaine’s medieval “bastides” - market towns founded to promote commerce.

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