In some towns and villages, restaurants serve dinner starting a 7:00 pm.

If you wish to enjoy the canard, the fois gras, the cheese, the wine …. Time to din e – One thing you don’t want to miss about the Dordogne is the food. No caves? Shopping and wine tastings are great alternatives, too! Painted caves at Lascaux We were fortunate to be close to Lascaux, so we spent our one day of rain underground, in a cave. Chateau Mercues Travel guide to Dordogneīad weather alternatives – As much as you hate to think about bad weather during your holiday, it happens. Choose something special - a little village by the river, or at a chateau. Make it towards the end of your holiday, perhaps, so you’ll be relaxed when you return home. Choose to spend a couple of nights where you can “chill”. So stay in a village where you can buy a glass of wine, or two, when you arrive back in the evening.Ī place to relax – Your “home” base is probably not going to be your “place to relax.” You’ll be busy traveling from there to hither and beyond. Even finding a place for a meal was a problem. Our mistake on this trip was that our home base was in the middle of nowhere. If possible, find a central location and “camp out” there for two or three nights. “Home” base – Changing places to stay every night is exhausting for me. You don’t want to return from your trip and it’s all a “blur.” Map of Dordogne region Our first two days we made too many stops, then we slowed down our pace.

If you have only a few days to visit, choose your route with the intention to visit only one, maybe two, places each day. Narrow it down – Dordogne is a big place - the third largest department in metropolitan France. A travel guide to Dordogne, of sorts that gives some tips on do’s and don’ts we discovered. After a week-long visit to Dordogne I’d like to pass on some personal thoughts that could be helpful to you planning a trip.

Map of dordogne region of france