Pocket travel guide - A Great Weekend: Dordogne - 2024 Edition | Hachette

A handy little guide for visiting the Dordogne for a weekend.

A guide for a comprehensive exploration of the Dordogne, whether for a few days or a week's vacation. Built around three main tourist areas: Périgueux and the Green Périgord, Bergerac and the Purple Périgord, Sarlat and the Black Périgord.
Tours and maps by region, with everything you need to see.

• Walks to discover Périgueux and Sarlat, the Lascaux caves, the panoramic view of Trémolat and the dark undergrowth of the Limousin region, the fortified towns and formidable medieval fortresses.

• Numerous activities and experiences: gabarre rides in Bergerac, abseiling at Commarque Castle, hot air balloon flights over the gardens of Marqueyssac, a dinosaur park for the little ones...

• A selection of the best canoeing spots in the Man and Biosphere Reserve: the Dordogne, Vézère, Isle, Dronne, and Auvézère rivers.

• A wide selection of addresses to discover the best restaurants, the most beautiful foie gras and black truffle markets, farms where you can buy cabécou cheese, cellars where you can discover Bergerac wines and walnut liqueur, and shops where you can buy many other renowned local products: saffron, strawberries, walnuts, porcini mushrooms, etc.

A double page spread to understand everything about prehistory. The Dordogne is full of cavities and rock shelters that splendidly reveal all the facets of our ancestors' artistic talent.