BEST WESTERN Le Renoir
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THE PAST TEN DAYS IN SOUTHERN FRANCE…
... called santons, and are supposed to be used in your crêche – not likely! After lunch, a wonderful, long hike through the countryside- shorts, t-shirts, 80° -while we solve the world’s problems. See duck foie gras farm; hike away fast to avoid the smell but miss a turn. Oh well…
Oct. 24- Market & shopping in Cahors. Another absolutely beautiful ...
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 ...
Everywhere we look, a bloody castle!
... were standing on the cliff above the Dordogne River, 4 other Chateaux / castles could be seen on the surrounding cliff tops. Had lunch at the garden cafe, roger decided to go with the goose salad which had most of the bits of the goose in it except for the hot gizzards, which is on EVERY menu. After visiting the garden ( a bit too neat and trim for my liking!,) we went down, and up again to the Chateaux Castelnaud, the biggest of those we could see and ...
Prehistoric Cave Paintings
... the mystery.
The village of Les Eyzies is small but enchanting. The shops sell a lot of local food and artisan products. We had a great dinner for only 11 euros - mozza/ham torte, beef bourguignon, and creme caramel.
I'd really love to return to this area. There are so many sites we still need to see - other caves and prehistoric sites, canoeing down the river, national museum of prehistory, foie gras farms, castles.
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Dordogne - Castenaud & grottes
... catapults. C kept on looking for the living quarters, which were limited in the display - a throne room & the kitchens (C felt more at home in the throne room!). Saw a demonstration of one of the scale trebuchet, one of the biggest catapults. Saw a relatively newly discovered grotte - Maxange. Interesting eccentric crystal growth - not just simple gravity ...
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- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Business Services
- Pets allowed