A worldwide reputation
First shock, the city, which is in fact a tiny village with a worldwide reputation, seen from l'Hospitalet! Built in successive stages on the cliffside, it hangs 120 meters above a canyon where the Alzou river flows. Its houses, roofs and churches seem to be part of the rock.
30 mn from the gite.
The abyss of Padirac is also a place not to be missed in the region, embarking on the underground river for a boat ride.
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Sarlat la Canéda, has only 42 kms of the Bergerie de Laura, with its specialties, truffle, foie gras, chestnut, etc ... Medieval city, and the capital of the Black Perigord, it is one of the most beautiful cities in France with no less than 66 listed monuments.
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THE MOST AUTHENTIC CASTLE OF THE PERIGORD!
Standing on top of a vertiginous cliff, overlooking the village of Beynac-et-Cazenac, the castle of Beynac is a stone sentinel that has watched over the Dordogne for more than 9 centuries.
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In love with enigmatic places that concentrate history, architecture and bucolic landscape?
Domme is one of the most beautiful villages in France not to be missed!...
From the top of its rocky promontory, this medieval bastide located 12km from Sarlat, will plunge you into the time of the Templars while discovering the traditional Perigordian heritage.
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The Lascaux cave (and not the Lascaux caves) was discovered in 1940 by 4 Perigordian teenagers from Montignac in the Vézère valley in the department of Dordogne - Périgord.
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Near to Cahors, Saint-Cirq Lapopie, elected 1st Favorite Village of the French in 2012, offers the richness of its history and its exceptional viewpoint to the visitor.
All you have to do is take the road, which winds between the Lot River and the cliffs, for the pleasure of discovery to begin. Sometimes deer or squirrels will try to accompany your walk.
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It's an opportunity to share a festive and original moment with family or friends! An improbable appointment with the past, during which you will make unsuspected encounters, live the life of the Middle Ages in the camps where you will find yourself in the middle of a knight's fight ...
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