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  1. arizona avatar

    RE: Please assess this cycling route

    by arizona 24 May 2012

    +How far of the loire valley do i need to go. Is this the wrong end? How many chateaux should i try to see. I think two might be enough.…

  2. paulcyc avatar

    Bordeaux help!

    by paulcyc 18 May 2012

    Hello, I am staying in the Aquitaine region for 6 days with 2 nights in Sarlat and 3 nights in Bordeaux. I am not driving and will be…

  3. Mrs_Trellis avatar

    RE: France and Spain

    by Mrs_Trellis 26 April 2012

    Bayonne is nowhere near the Dordogne. For Les Eyzies the nearest town is Sarlat la Caneda and for Lascaux, Brive la Gaillarde. There are…

  4. arizona avatar

    RE: Dordogne Cycling Itinerary

    by arizona 22 February 2012

    Nice area. Try to incorporate: 1. Domme; from Sarlat, cross river at Vitrac and approach from the east. 2. Gouffre de Padirac (visit),…

  5. Travellinmama avatar

    RE: Southwest France Honeymoon - Bordeaux or Dordogne?

    by Travellinmama 20 February 2012

    Agree with all previous posters that the Dordogne is the way to go. If you can book ahead, it is really worthwhile check out a cave or…

  6. rayswartz avatar

    Re: Dordogne Cycling Itinerary

    by rayswartz 18 February 2012

    I spent a month riding in France in 2008. Some of that time, I rode along the Dordogne River. I did some longer days than you have…

  7. arizona avatar

    RE: Dordogne Cycling Itinerary

    by arizona 18 February 2012

    +and could manage higher mileage than planned, but want to allow plenty of time for lingering along the way+ Good philosophy IMO and…

  8. bloydd avatar

    Dordogne Cycling Itinerary

    by bloydd 17 February 2012

    I'm a New Zealander planning a cycling loop around the Dordogne area of France (month of May) and welcome any comments or suggestions.…

  9. bloydd avatar

    Dordogne Cycling Itinerary

    by bloydd 17 February 2012

    I'm a New Zealander planning a cycling loop around the Dordogne area of France (month of May) and welcome any comments or suggestions.…

  10. Liberat avatar

    RE: Traveling to Bordeaux-Sarlat-Carcassonne March 2012

    by Liberat 29 November 2011

    I have found quite a lot of interesting smaller hotels, using this website: http://www.logishotels.com/en/map-search.html Most of the…

  11. Bjoern avatar

    RE: Traveling to Bordeaux-Sarlat-Carcassonne March 2012

    by Bjoern 28 November 2011

    Are 3 days actually 3 days (ie 4 nights) - or is it 2 days? If 2 days I think it is too little for Carcassonne: 1 day for the old city…

  12. bjd avatar

    RE: The Dordogne! In November. suggestions?

    by bjd 15 November 2011

    Since we are already halfway through November, I suppose you are talking about 2012? What places are mentioned as "shutting down"? I…

  13. burchpeg avatar

    Re: paris two weeks in feb.12

    by burchpeg 24 September 2011

    What a wonderful time you'll have! I have no info on apartments. We recently stayed in the Marais district at Hotel de Nice and loved…

  14. shelemm avatar

    RE: Hiking in the Dordogne

    by shelemm 09 September 2011

    Weather averages for Sarlat: http://www.holiday-weather.com/sarlat/averages/

  15. Maestro avatar

    RE: Countryside stop between Paris and Toulouse?

    by Maestro 21 July 2011

    I can't speak for Gramat (#3) but can recommend the Gouffre de Padirac and Rocamadour as places to visit. Personally, I'd go to the Dordogn…

  16. bjd avatar

    RE: Countryside stop between Paris and Toulouse?

    by bjd 19 July 2011

    You don't say how you are travelling -- car or train -- but you could stop in the area around Brive-la-Gaillarde, Sarlat, Perigueux. It's…

  17. shelemm avatar

    RE: local specialty dining on budget around Sarlat-la-Caneda / Arcachon

    by shelemm 21 April 2011

    Sarladaise refers to Sarlat, a town in the Dordogne department. The entire region is the Perigord, and that is also even further divided…

  18. shelemm avatar

    RE: local specialty dining on budget around Sarlat-la-Caneda / Arcachon

    by shelemm 20 April 2011

    Here is the website for the Walnut Oil Mill: http://www.moulinhuiledenoix.eu/taxonomy/term/23 For the Relais Routiers, you have the…

  19. yurkennis avatar

    RE: local specialty dining on budget around Sarlat-la-Caneda / Arcachon

    by yurkennis 20 April 2011

    Thanks, Shelem -- you are always here to surprise :-) The place near Martel -- is it this one? http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=131…

  20. shelemm avatar

    RE: local specialty dining on budget around Sarlat-la-Caneda / Arcachon

    by shelemm 10 April 2011

    There is a ferme-auberge near Martel that is a working farm where they make walnut oil in their mill and cook everything in that oil.…

  21. yurkennis avatar

    local specialty dining on budget around Sarlat-la-Caneda / Arcachon

    by yurkennis 06 April 2011

    Searching for good eateries in Aquitaine: = in/around Arcachon = around Sarlat-la-Caneda = in/around Bordeaux = in/around Toulouse, w…

  22. sarastro avatar

    Re: Travel within France

    by sarastro 06 April 2011

    The most important element in determining your options is how much time do you have? Driving from Beauvais to Bordeaux would take 7 hours…

  23. burchpeg avatar

    RE: 3 weeks in france! first time!

    by burchpeg 06 April 2011

    We are staying at the Hotel de Nice in the Marais disrict for 120euros/night. Hotel Jeanne de Arc was cheaper, but booked. In the Latin…

  24. mllerisa avatar

    RE: Attempting the near impossible: getting from Sarlat to Barcelona

    by mllerisa 23 March 2011

    Thanks for the help! I just realized I posted this twice. My computer wasn't showing me the other one had posted. Sorry about that. I'm…

  25. arizona avatar

    RE: Attempting the near impossible: getting from Sarlat to Barcelona

    by arizona 22 March 2011

    Good research/memory neckervd!

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