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Dordogne - Bastides, chateaux and walnuts
... in places like this. The villages are amazingly well kept for the most part, considering their age. I walked down into the village a little way, There are people living there. Goodness knows what they do. I would have walked further but the road was very steep and I knew it would be tough going returning, which it was.
5 kms up the road led to 'Les Milandes'. This was a chateau which had been bought by Josephine Baker, the American who sang in ...
The Valley of Wines
... church bells ringing out across the town.
After a couple of Leffe Ruby beers and a steak we walked back to the hotel. I couldn't manage the blog, I was exhausted, so decided I would do it today instead.
I am sure other than a couple of people in the HOG, this is just disappearing into the www and not being read, but I am enjoying writing it....so will continue on
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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 Vezere Valley, tucked away in the French interior, is a mecca for prehistoric cave paintings and archeology. Our journey here was inspired by a documentary featuring the paintings at Lascaux: Cave of Forgotten Dreams. It's difficult to visit this area without a car, but being based in Les Eyzies placed us in easy walking distance for a few major sites.
As we rode the train from Bordeaux, I fell in ...
Dordogne - Castenaud & grottes
Last full day. What to do?! Must see Castenaud according to other guests, & C wants to see 'grottes' (caves). Start with Castelnaud. C had wanted to walk, but accepted we needed to get our skates on. Lucky, as the walk to the village would have been fine, but the climb up to the castle would have been a killer! Castle very interesting to me - full of weapons, ...
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- Swimming pool
- Restaurant
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Free parking
- Pets allowed
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