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Moving South
So leaving Parc Verger, we drove towards the motorway south of Limoges. The morning was misty and looking to brighten up. But we needed fuel. We had just enough to get to the motorway and the map showed that there was a service area just after the motorway junction. As we reached the motorway, there was a sigh of relief. And there was the service …
Dordogne - Bastides, chateaux and walnuts
... t seem to have many customers. We planned to stop wherever we could to enjoy our lunch and not far out of Sarlat came across the little village of Carsac. It had a pretty little picnic area and a beautiful, old church nearby.
When we had first arrived at our hotel, Jean Luc had intoned the list of attractions in the district and had quietly said that there was a good view from Domme so that was our destination. It turned out to be a little village ...
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
... are highly restricted and have been decreasing over time; there's rumours that it won't be long until the public cannot visit these caves in order to preserve them. CO2 levels also limit how many people can be admitted on a daily basis. We were able to get tickets for Font de Gaume and Font de Combarelles.
Our 10:30 tour at Font de Gaume had 8 visitors. It is the last place where visitors can still see colour paintings. ...
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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