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Holidays Dordogne.

The Dordogne is part of the Department Aquitaine and consists of 4 'arrondissements': Bergerac, Nontron, Périgueux and Sarlat-la-Canéda.

Cities in the Dordogne : Bergerac, Cahors, Domme, Rocamadour, Sarlat-La-Canéda, Souillac

Capital City of the Dordogne: Périgueux.


car hire, holiday homes, hostels, hotels, travel agencies, travel guides, transportation / travelling to dordogne

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Camping & Caravanning

 Eurocampings  -  ACSI International Camping Guide

Car Hire Dordogne

 Holiday Autos  -    
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

 Sixt  -   
Pick-Up Station / Return Station: Bordeaux Airport and all over France.

Holiday Homes / Cottages / Apartments

  -  Dordogne
Cottages4you is the leading UK provider of self-catered holidays.

 Soleara  -  Cottages in France  

 Euro Relais  -  Holiday Cottages in France
Charming chalet, villa, castle or mill? Country cottage, mansion or farmhouse? Discover their special holiday homes and book online!

    -  holiday park, apartment or villa - Dordogne
Discover France from the comfort of your own holiday park, apartment or villa
A self-catering holiday in one of Hoseasons' holiday lodges and parks brings a new meaning to the word freedom. From the moment you arrive you can revel in the limitless possibilities offered at every resort centre.
And with late availability and last minute booking facilities, you'll soon be experiencing the holiday of your dreams. Enjoy a weekend or short break in beautiful countryside, at some of Europe's finest beaches or forest surroundings.

See Holiday Homes for more holiday rentals.

Hotels Dordogne

 Hotels in Dordogne 
Bergerac, Périgueux, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac, Chancelade, Le Bugue, Brantôme, Sarlat-la-Canéda, Boulazac, Marsac, Trélissac, Coux-et-Bigaroque, Limeuil, and more ...

 Hotels in Bergerac 

 Hotels in Perigueux

 Hotel La Truffiere in Gignac

More hotels? - see the page Hotels

Hostels / Budget Accommodations

 Féderation d'Unie des Auberges de Jeunesse  -  Youth Hostel Federation

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

  -  Create your perfect trip  -  Flight, Hotel and Car

  -  Dordogne
Cottages4you is the leading UK provider of self-catered holidays.



 Gabarres Norbert  -  Gabare trip on the river Dordogne
Departing from La Roque-Gageac different trips on the Dordogne, all on board replicas of the 18C and 19C gabare boats which were once a familiar sight on the river.
 Into France - Holiday in France
 Trains Touristiques  -  Autorail Espérance, runs between Sarlat and Bergerac. 
Discover, or rediscover the romanticism of the river banks in the Vallée de la Dordogne.. During the summer holidays, a tourist and gastronomic train, known as the Autorail Espérance, runs between Sarlat and Bergerac. Throughout the journey a qualified guide provides a commentary on the landscapes and sites visible from the train (Château de Beynac, Château de Castelnaud, the Canal de Lalinde...).

Travel Guides Dordogne / Related Books

Travel Guides Dordogne [ amazon.co.uk ]

The Rough Guide to Dordogne and the Lot  -  an Dodd
This guide to the Dordogne and the Lot features coverage of diverse sites (cave paintings to abbeys), details of regional activities, and reviews of the best places to stay, eat and drink in all price ranges, from campsites to chateaux.
Paperback 416 pages (April 29, 2004); Publisher: Rough Guides; Language: English; ISBN: 1843532484.
Dordogne and Perigord (Petit Fute S.) 
A regional guide on where to stay at varying prices, the sights to see, the right cafes and bars to frequent, the markets, boutiques, the night-clubs and shows. All the information is provided by French travel journalists who live in the region.
ISBN: 274691090X
A Vineyard in the Dordogne: How an English Family Made Their Dream of Wine, Good Food and Sunshine Come True 
Jeremy Josephs
A generation ago, the Ryman family arrived in the Dordogne to follow a dream. To live in France. To make excellent wine in a vineyard of their own. And to have an elegant chateau as a home. Is this not everyone's secret desire? It did not take them long to discover and fall in love with Chateau de la Jaubertie, a beautiful 400 year old country mansion, built from soft golden sandstone and set in the heart of the lush green valley of the Dordogne. Together, the family, Nick Ryman a multi-millionaire from selling his stationery business, his wife Anne, a professional cordonbleu cook, and their three children Hugh, Corinne and Camilla the Rymans embarked on a search for a new life a la francaise. But they had not anticipated the steep learning curve required to deal with the local French people and their customs; nor the passions and rifts that were to erupt within the family. In taking a vineyard producing barely drinkable wine they created the finest wines in Bergerac, thereby beating the French at their own game but the family would never be the same again - the search for their dream almost tore them apart.
Paperback 303 pages (May 31, 2002); Publisher: Metro Books,London; Language: English; ISBN: 1843580187.
The Caves of Perigord  by Martin Walker [ thriller ]
A brilliant novel about the discovery of a fragment of a prehistoric cave painting that leads back to an episode of tragedy and heroism in WWII - and to the creation of the painting itself, 17,000 years ago. A piece of prehistoric stone art from the same period as the famous Lascaux cave paintings - 17,000 years ago - is brought to a London auction house by the son of a British hero of world War II, whose father left it to him. A storm of publicity ensues, which is only increased by the disappearance of the painting. Even the President of France becomes involved.
ISBN: 0743430328

Transport / How do I travel to Dordogne

 Bordeaux Airport  -  Aéroport de Bordeaux
 Périgueux Airport  -  Aéroport de Périgueux-Bassila
 Roumanière (EGC) ??
 Mérignac (BOD)

 
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  Tickets / Bargain Flights

    -  Eurostar, TGV and high speed-rail travel across Europe
Rail Europe is the UK's leading supplier of European Rail tickets. Whether you want to take a short break or a fortnight, your train journey by Eurostar, and connection to Europe with the SNCF range of products, are available to book online.

FerryCheap  -  fantastic fares from all of the UK's major ports

    -  Dover - Calais / Portsmouth to Cherbourg / Portsmouth to Le Havre
P&O Ferries is one of the most well known and trusted brands. Wherever you are travelling to, on holiday or on business, P&O Ferries offers a wide range of routes.

    -  Express Coach

 Maps International  -  Maps France
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.
 Mappy  -  French route planner
 Fédération Française de la Randonneé Pédestre  -  maps


Links 

 Travel Insurance  -  travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Préfecture de la Dordogne

 En Dordogne  -  Conseil Général de la Dordogne

 Périgeux  -  Capital City Dordogne  -  Ville de Perigueux

 Bergerac [ subprefecture ]
 Nontron
 Sarlat-la-Canéda  -  office tourisme de Sarlat Perigord Noir

 Land of Bergerac  -  Site Officiel du Pays de Bergerac and Prigord Pourpre
The Grand Bergeracois, which includes the town of Bergerac and the surrounding area, is situated in the south-west of the Dordogne bordering on the Gironde and Lot-et-Garonne départements. The Dordogne is itself situated in the south-west of France, in the area known as Aquitaine.
  Le Pays des Bastides et Cités médiévales
Beaumont du Périgord, Le Buisson de Cadouin-Limeuil, Lalinde, Monpazier, Villefranche du Périgord

 Belves  -  Office de Tourisme du Pays de Belvès
Situated in the black Perigord, Belvès is a medieval town built on a rocky outcrop which dominates the Nauze valley. Belvès is idealy situated in the Dordogne department, also called Périgord, to discover all its natural, historic and prehistoric treasures: Sarlat, the Lascaux cave, Cahors, Rocamadour... and enjoy with the generous products from the farms.
The area around Belvès is dotted with many stone built villages and farmhouses in green and wooden hills. You will find a cordial and welcoming atmospher, in the heart of a preserved and authentic countryside. The charm of these old stones that has led Belvès to be classified "Un des Plus Beaux Villages de France" (one of the most beautiful villages of France) is combined with a tranquil way of life close to nature, Belvès being also classified Stations Vertes de Vacances (Green Holiday Village).
 Bergerac  -  Ville de Bergerac
 Brantome  -  Ville de Brantome - old town, the Venice of the Perigord
 Cahors  -  Ville de Cahors  -  largest city of Quercy  -  trade centre - truffels
 Carlux [ arrondisement Sarlat-la-Canéda ]
 Domme
 Eyzies de Tayac  -  prehistory world capital
To the heart of the Vézère Valley, the Tourist office of Les Eyzies, world Capital of the Prehistory, informs you and guides you for your vacations or stays in Périgord and proposes you to discover its local gastronomy, its lodgings of quality in hotels, campings and lodgings.
First and foremost Les Eyzies lies at the heart of an unspoilt area of great natural beauty with rolling hills, tranquil rivers and fascinating cliff and rock formations. It has some of the world's most beautiful caves with outstanding stalagtite and stalagmite cristallisations. And the cave-lined Vézère valley has been classified as a heritage site by UNESCO
 Hautefort - Office de Tourisme du Pays de Hautefort [ Périgord Noir ]
Canton Hautefort is part of the Black Périgord with the districts Hautefort, Chourgnac d'Ans, Sainte Eulalie d'Ans, Tourtoirac, Cherveix-Cubas, Hautefort, Le Temple Laguyon, Boisseuilh, Teillots, Badefols d'Ans, Nailhac, Granges d'Ans, La Chapelle Saint Jean, Coubjours.
 Issigeac - Ville de Issigeac
This small lovely village is a heaven for pictures and history hunters. Streets, alleys, houses
and shop bear witness to the past. You will enjoy strolling along the maze of alleys, getting lost among many half-timbered houses, tasting the gastronomy.... At the bend in a path, you will discover the church tower which, like a lighthouse, seems to watch over all the houses of the village. Nearby the church, the bishop's palace (Evescat), even though built in the 17th century, still has some stately charms. This small city of Perigord nestles in its ramparts of the 13th century.
 Le Bugue  -  see Pays du Bugeu
 Monpazier  -  see the Pays de Bastides
 Nontron  -  Cité de Nontron in the Perigord vert
Cantons: Bussière-Badil, Champagnac-de-Belair, Jumilhac-le-Grand, Lanouaille, Mareuil, Nontron, Saint -Pardoux-la-Rivière, Thiviers
 Rocamadour - Pelgrimsoord  -  Office de Tourisme de Rocamadour
Pelgim village with 7 churches [ roc amator = rock lover ], fraai gelegen op de top van een rots boven de Alzou Valley
 Saint Cyprien  -  Ville de Saint Cyprien
 Salignac  - Salignac - Eyvigues en Dordogne
 Sarlat  -  Ville de Sarlat 
 Sarlat-La-Canéda  -  old capital city  -  Office de Tourisme de Sarlat et du Périgord Noir
 Souillac [ Lot ]  -  Tourism Souillac 

 Parc Aquarium du Perigord Noir [ Le Bugue ]
The visit is really like a walk in the very heart of the different "reproduced" rivers : one of our main concerns is to bring out all the variety of the aquatic nature. From the brook to the lake, the visitor gets to know more the inhabitants of our rivers, thanks to many information aids (luminous signs, …)
 Dordogne river
 Caves of Lacave 
 Caves of Lascaux  -  the Cave of Lascaux
 Gouffre de Padirac  -  Salle de Grand Dome
Huge crater [ after a cave collapsed ].
 L'autorail Espérance  -  Train Express Régional
 Milandes the castle of Joséphine Baker
 Prehisto Parc - Parc préhistorique en Perigord Noir
As you walk through life-size scenes of the daily life of the earliest Neanderthal and Cromagnon hunters have been recreated for the first time ever. At the heart of a 5-hectare park, explanatory panels help you to understand their ways and customs. As you walk through the park, you will go in your ancestors' steps
 Radio  -  France Bleu Perigord  -  Local radio
News, Cuisine, Périgord Nature, le Diamant Noir (truffels), Info de la semaine, Photos de la Dordogne, Sites Touristiques.
 Roque Saint-Christophe  -  troglodyte fort & town
In one of the most beautiful landscapes of the Périgord, halfway between les Eyzies and Montignac, the enormous cliff of the "Roque Saint-Christophe" rises to a peak above the Vézère River. This limestone wall, one kilometer long and eighty meters high, has been endlessly eroded by the river and frost until it became carved of rock shelters and long and aerial terraces impressionally overhead. 
These natural cavities were occupied by cave dwellers approximately 55 000 years ago. Later, during the Middle Ages and up until the Renaissance Period, they gradually changed to become a fortress and protected town.
Few troglodytic sites in the world can compete in terms of age and extended area. The "Roque Saint-Christophe" remains one of the most original sites one can visit in the Périgord.

Cuisine - French Cooking

 Cahors wines  -  already in production during the Roman Empire

 French Food and Cook  -  authentic French cuisine
Menus and recipes, Tips and Tools, Table setting, Practice your French [ recipes in French ]
 Meilleur du Chef [ french & english ]
Hors-d'Œuvres, Starters, Fish, Meat, Vegetables, Desserts, Other dishes, Bases, Sauces, Extras, Diet Dishes.
 Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle and Simone Beck
684 pages; Black and White Sketches, no Photography 
Alfred A. Knopf, New York 2001

History of the Dordogne

 French history timeline

Music, Culture & History

 Chanter  -  French Music Database
Toute la chanson francophone - Aznavour à Zebda, des centaines d'artistes et de concerts, achat de CD, sources de MP3.
Artists, Concerts, Charts, Shopping, MP3/MIDI Files, Radio, Lyrics & Music, Forum, and more
 Viafrance  -  all events in France
Furthermore regional information and intersting links within the French regions.

Web Portal / French Search Engine / Directory

 Best of Perigord  -  see thematic stays ***
 Espace naturel sensible la rivière Dordogne 
See 'Découvrir le paysage' [ à pied, en canoë, en gabarre ]
 Le Pays du Périgord Noir
 Perigord.com 
 Sarlat.com

 Pages Jaunes  -  French Yellow Pages

 Google.fr  -  French Search Engine
 Voila  -  search engine 

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