To complete upwards my posts close my fourth dimension inward the Dordogne Valley I wanted to portion alongside yous some photos from simply 3 of the beautiful towns together with villages nosotros visited all over the region. If I had to depict the area, I'd telephone phone it somewhere that has the best of the 2 regions of French Republic I'm most familiar with; the fashion of the buildings together with their pattern to bargain alongside the rut reminded me of the Pyrenees where I used to summertime alongside my grandparents, but the rolling light-green fields together with some of the rock structures reminded me of my honey Brittany. If you're inward the expanse I've already given yous a whole host of recommendations for places to eat, stay, together with do. Here are 3 villages that are worth stopping exploring if you're passing by.
Collonges-la-Rouge
In Corrèze, Collonges-la-Rouge is a beautiful footling hamlet that has been classified every bit a historical monument since the 1940's, together with it is a fellow member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France, France's gild for its most beautiful villages. The offset affair yous notice when yous become far is that every unmarried building, without fail, is brilliant ruddy (which is what gives the hamlet its name) every bit they are hit alongside ruddy sandstone laced alongside iron.
Beaumont-du-Périgord
The town of Beaumont-du-Périgord inward Aquitane has to a greater extent than of a Mediterranean experience to it. It was created yesteryear the British inward 1272 yesteryear Edward I, but was taken yesteryear the French during the i hundred years war. While evidently it attracts tourists, it is non a massive target for visitors, together with then dissimilar Collonges-la-Rouge where yous cause got to dodge them, Beaumont-du-Périgord nonetheless has that quiet, traditional, community experience to it.
By the fourth dimension we'd made our way into the town foursquare inward the rut (most of our fourth dimension inward the Dordogne it was a squeamish temperature to a greater extent than or less xx degrees, but nosotros had i solar daytime when temperatures were pushing 30), all nosotros wanted was the adventure to sit down inward the shade alongside something squeamish together with mutual frigidity to drink. We settled ourselves exterior a cafe off the top dog foursquare together with ordered a tabular array total of Perrier, Diablos (fruit syrups mixed alongside lemonade) together with Monacos, a novel potable for me (above): beer, lemonade together with grenadine.
Issigeac
Issigeac is simply a brusk distance from Beaumont-du-Périgord inward Bergerac, together with then it would last pretty slow to explore them both inward i go. If anything it felt fifty-fifty quieter than Beaumont-du-Périgord, but I would entirely say that is truthful off season; almost every unmarried store front end listed prices inward both English linguistic communication together with French, together with in that location were a staggering amount of estate agents geared towards Brits wanting to purchase holding inward the part (though, if this remains the illustration post-Brexit remains to last seen.) While you're exploring, remove heed out for the hamlet loud speakers positioned on the tops of buildings announcing upcoming community events, births, deaths, marriages together with fifty-fifty exceptional offers at the the weekly marketplace alongside apparently is mutual inward the area.
The Dordogne Valley is a frankly beautiful part of French Republic alongside keen food, keen people, wonderful weather condition together with a genuinely lovely atmosphere. I experience lucky to cause got been invited for such a keen few days inward the region, together with it has cemented my persuasion that I involve to larn out to explore other regions inward French Republic other than my footling corner inward Brittany. You tin give the axe discovery all of my posts from the part here. No i knows what is going to occur similar a shot alongside regards to go to together with from the EU similar a shot U.K. cause got voted to leave, but they are nonetheless our closest neighbours, together with then I urge yous to nonetheless larn out together with explore parts of Europe similar the Dordogne Valley, together with they are honestly worth the extra endeavor you'd position into travelling to other parts of the world.
I was a invitee inward the Dordogne Valley of Brive together with Bergerac Airports together with the local tourism boards. Thank yous to representatives from the local tourist boards together with social media way We Love Travel for playing tour guide non simply to a greater extent than or less these villages, but over the whole trip.