The most beautiful sites to see
Whether you're visiting the Dordogne for a few days or several weeks, even if you stay within a 70 km radius, you won't be able to see everything. That's why so many of you ask us the same question: Which 3 châteaux, 3 bastides, gardens, etc. would we recommend?
Here is the result of our selection, based on our tastes and the feedback of our visitors:
The gardens : Marqueyssac (candlelit evenings on certain summer evenings), Carsac water gardens, Eyrignac (picnics in white on certain summer evenings)
Castles : Castelnaud, les Milandes, Biron
The bastides : Domme, Monpazier, Eymet
Most beautiful villages : La Roque Gageac, Beynac, Saint-Léon sur Vézère
Markets : Sarlat, Saint-Cyprien, Issigeac
Prehistoric caves : Lascaux 4, Bernifal, Rouffignac
Prehistoric rock shelters : Castel Merle, Cap Blanc, Shelter Pataud
Troglodyte sites: La Roque Saint-Christophe, La Madeleine, Belvès
Museums : Château de Sauveboeuf (prehistory), Musée des Automates in Souillac (Lot), Musée Zadkine in Arques (Lot)
Outdoor activities : Canoeing on the Dordogne or Vézère, hot-air ballooning, gabarre
Churches and monasteries : Saint Sacerdos in Sarlat, Cadoin cloister, Saint-Front cathedral in Périgueux
Gallo-Roman sites : Vesunna and the Vesone Tower, Moncaret
Unusual : Breuil huts, Reignac stronghold, pterosaur beach at Crayssac (Lot)
House of Illustrious : Maison de la Boëtie in Sarlat, château de Montaigne, manor house of Jean Tarde in La Roque Gageac.
That alone is a lot. And if you'd like to make a reservation, see journey times, the itinerary from where you are, take a look at a few photos before you set off, or simply take a look at what there is to see in the surrounding area (as well as restaurants, farm shops, etc.), you can download our Mapstr app (on your mobile phone) at https://go.mapstr.com/5 vXjAyuWsib
