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Artist's Cottage
Per week, as low as:
$926
While you will feel like you are in the country, you are only 15 minutes away from some of the most wonderful parts of the Dordogne. If an absolutely PERFECT location is not enough, this is one of our loveliest apartments and friendliest hosts. Sleeps 4 very well.
La Vieille Cheminée
Per week, as low as:
$511
This fairy tale cottage in the countryside near Sarlat is a beautiful, stone-crafted vacation rental house that preserves its authenticity while offering the comfort of a modern accommodation.
The House of the Painter
Per week, as low as:
$780
Situated in the heart of la Bastide de Domme in one of the most beautiful villages in France, this stone house vacation rental offers the guest an exceptional view and an ideal setting to explore the surrounding countryside.
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"We were in France for 4 months and the Dordogne area was our favorite area - castles, bastides, cave paintings, markets, lovely drives, vineyards and villages, close by Sarlat, perfect for needs not met in Domme. Domme is absolutely charming and very friendly." Maryanne B., Indian Hills, CODordogne is one of France's best-kept secrets. A magnificent cuisine, famous especially for its patês, is often rated by native French as the country's best. A wealth of story-book chateaux, a lovely countryside, dotted by the golden stone houses native to this region, makes Dordogne seem a little like a cross between a fairy tale and a movie set.
Visitors from around the world flock to see the prehistoric caves of Lascaux - thought by many scholars to be the world's best. The legendary stone villages of Dordogne, including Monpazier, Rocamadour, Domme and La Roque Gageac, are unforgettably picturesque. The market of Sarlat-le Caneda is just one of many remarkable markets in the area, but this is one that is truly a shopper's dream come true. Castles, chateaux, and other important historical museums are sprinkled throughout the region, offering enough historical interest for any aficionado, but attractively distributed throughout breath-taking scenery that needs no scholarly tendencies to enjoy
The nearby regions of Lot and the Garonne are coming into their own as destinations and can be visited on longer day trips, but many visitors, planning sightseeing further afield, may discover that wandering through one beautiful local village after another, discovering one exquisite market or meal after another, is their favorite activity.
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FRANCE-DORDOGNE- "This area of Perigord [Perigord Noir] is perhaps the most attractive with its massive cliffs topped by golden chateaux, fascinating history, fine food and the beautiful old regional capital, Sarlat-la-Caneda. Yet the most impressive sights are not the towns, however appealing. It is the landscape of cliffs, rivers and trees that lingers in the memory." Illustrated Guide to France by AA Guides
- A walk through the streets of this medieval and Renaissance gem of a town (Sarlat-le-Caneda), with its honey-colored buildings, with twisted towers, turrets and gables, alleyways and courtyards, is like a journey back in time." Secret France: Charming Villages and Country Tours, AA Publishing
- "Watch the sunset in the tiny stone chapel at Le Petit Jumilhac, in the Dordogne, when the burning orange sun streams through the door and lights up the altar." Sue Carpenter, Travel Intelligence
- "...the towns aren't the stars - the fertile countryside holds the fascination. In some villages the Middle Ages seem to live on. It's said that there are no discoveries to be made in France, but you can prove that wrong if you give yourself time to visit a region too often neglected by North Americans." frommers.com
- "On our very first afternoon, we fell inevitably in love with this land of geese, ducks, cheese, truffles, walnuts, and superb wine. Our group of 12 gathered on the grassy riverbank at St. Leon sur Vezere...We were mesmerized by the rippling reflections of the ninth century church in the gentle waters of the Vezere and the shimmering of filmy willows that characterize this sleepy hamlet. We soon settled into the leisurely pace of the Vezere as we paddled toward Les Eyzies de Tayac, where Cro-Magnon's remains were discovered in the late 19th century." MSNBC.com / Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel
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