The above holiday took place during far back spring 2006.
The Périgord is world-renowned for its traditional gastronomy. High-quality products used to prepare local cuisine include foie gras, other duck and goose-based ingredients, the famous black truffles of the Périgord, chestnuts, walnuts (which have been awarded their own AOC label), Périgord strawberries, plus Bergerac and Monbazillac wines (13 of which are AOC) produced from top grape varieties that are neighbors to the "grands crus classés" of Bordeaux.
Whatever the time of year, choosing to visit and return to the Dordogne is not just a journey back in time in the footsteps of our ancestors, it is also an opportunity to meet the local population, known for their friendly welcome, and to enjoy a relaxing holiday with wonderful cuisine in beautiful and peaceful surroundings.
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We had rented a funny little house built inside the cliff in a village called La Roque-Gageac on the Dordogne River.
The "house"
The view
The Village: La Roque-Gageac
La Roque Gageac is one of "France's most beautiful villages". In a stunning position on the north bank of the Dordogne River, and backed by a steep hill / cliff, with little to suggest that much has changed there in the last 300 years, La Roque-Gageac is truly the perfect picture postcard village. It is about 8km from the historic town of Sarlat.
The golden yellow houses with their traditional perigord rooves, line the river and spread up the hill behind. While some of the properties in La Roque Gageac are quite modest, there is also an impressive number of grand houses among them. One of the grandest of these is near the road as you enter from Beynac - the 19th century (although it appears older) Chateau de la Malartrie built in Renaissance style.
The troglodyte fort set in the cliffs 40 metres above La Roque Gageac is fascinating, and significant vestiges of the 12th century construction are still standing. The strong defensive position of La Roque Gageac and the fortress whose defences continued to be elaborated up to the 17th century meant that it held an important strategic and defensive position in the area.
To be continued....
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Great photos
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Very scenic And I'm curious to find out why and how that particular holiday would become one of the bestest -
considering you have been to more exotic places than France
What's all the stuff on the kitchen table?
considering you have been to more exotic places than France
What's all the stuff on the kitchen table?
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Not always the "exotic stuff" appeal to you. I did not like India one bit
I was wondering about that tooWhat's all the stuff on the kitchen table?
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Stunning area
Next trip to the bush??
Let me think......................
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God put me on earth to accomplish a certain amount of things. Right now I'm so far behind that I'll never die.
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How fascinating, Lis!
A real medieval gem, sort of!
I suppose it stays cool all the time living in the rock there?
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A real medieval gem, sort of!
I suppose it stays cool all the time living in the rock there?
Fa looks as though he is smoking two cigs at once!
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I doubt it, but I must admit that it looks like it
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There will be lots of medieval towns, castles etc. in this TT, but also stuff from far, far further back
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