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Travel Blogs from St. Eutrope de Born
The Valley of Wines
Saying a farewell to Simon our host at Limoges, we set off down the motorway south heading towards Limoges initially, calling in to the Limoges HD Shop. Bry's work colleague had been in the week before and they had remembered him, small world.
From there we finally took the road along the Dordogne towards Bergerac. Wow, some stunning scenery and gorgeous old towns and medieval ...
Everywhere we look, a bloody castle!
... set up for tourists. This castle was purely for defensive purposes, where a lot of those we seen have been primarily been the family home of rich Barons and Lords. Chateaux Castlenaud is set as a working defensive castle and has an unbelievable display of weapons through the ages, from crossbows and catapaults, through to cannon. It is a little bit like a medieval "Sovereign Hill" with all sorts of activities in the summer months. sounds a bit daggy, but it ...
Prehistoric Cave Paintings
... the scenery - green forests, limestone cliffs and caves, even a double rainbow. We stayed at the very quaint Hotel du Moulin de la Beune. A little stream with the occasional fish runs through the property. We ate the fanciest meal of our trip at the hotel restaurant. Not understanding the menu, we decided to order two of the four course meals and share each course. Everything was impeccable and reflecting local cuisine (e.g., duck ...
Just a quick update
... of Europe in
We have no plans to visit places here as we have already been here a couple of times and it's good to be able to chill out and catch up with Sharon & Alan. So not much to report this time.
We we will be heading down to the Spanish border after this visit.
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Dordogne - Castenaud & grottes
... Sarlat. Easier said than done - got lost a couple of times, even with GPS. One missed turn & we were out of town & up into the highlands on a one way road. Recovered, but another missed turn & we were on a freeway out of town. Finally made it, and we're very glad we persevered. We're a bit blase about beautiful towns, but Sarlat was definitely worth a ...