![]() ![]() The hotel from the lobby looks like a beautiful upscale and peaceful place to stay. Started with courgette (zucchini) soup with olive oil flavored with nettle pears, followed by rolled chicken around vegetables and a tisane (herb tea) to finish. ![]() Place de la Mairie, 24620 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuilįabulous lunch at Le Bistro du Passeur in the 3 star hotel Hostellerie du Passeur in Les Eyzie sitting outside on the terrace next to the Vezere River. There are tours throughout the day however. There are only 12 people allowed per tour so tickets are few. We waited in line for tickets to Grotte de Font de Gaume. ![]() Very early in the morning we drove to one of the Dordogne caves outside of Les Eyzie. We ate cèpe mushroom omlettes with pomme de terre Sarladaise (that means made with goose fat), very delicious and extremely filling. From the terrace we had a view of the Beynac Castle. Eating outside we felt ok dressed in canoe garb. On the way back to Sarlat, sweaty and exhausted, we stopped by a roadhouse for dinner. Thank goodness cause that’s all the energy I had left. We drove to Beynac castle but since it was closing time only saw the outside. Listen to the canoe company when they say how long you will be because they know. For canoers though, it means you get out of the way because they are bigger than you.Ĭastelnau looms over us as we paddled by. If you don’t want to canoe there are tour boats that take you down a small portion of the river. Got Italian ices (made with Vitel water so very clean) mine was raspberry, very sweet and cold, just what we needed for energy to do the next leg of the river. In Roque Gagec we beached the canoe and walked up into the village (it’s on a cliff edge) and looked inside the little church. They were great and I use them again.Ĭanoed down the river past Domme. Got our canoe at Copeyre Canoe in Vitrac–Port because they pick you up at the other end and drive you back to your car. The French picnic a lot on their France travel vacations.įrance Travel Vacations next stop: canoeing down the Dordogne river Jacquard is just as expensive back home ($250 and up) and the look-alike is beautiful and suits my needs perfectly.įor lunch we stopped at a roadside picnic area next to the river and ate our food purchases. I also shopped in the stores along the quaint narrow streets and bought a beautiful blouse at one shop and a Jaquard-like tablecloth at another. See more on the traditional French foods of this region … Cèpe mushrooms, foie gras, sausages of all kinds, goose, Chantal cheese and lots more. Lots of regional traditional French foods for sale by vendors. And it is huge and outdoors in the streets. The second leg of our France travel vacations takes us 1 1/2 days in the Bordeaux fine wine region. The first of our France travel vacations starts with 3 days in the northwest, in Brittany France. It’s located on one of the beautiful cobblestone streets lined with medieval buildings that Sarlat France is famous for.ĭid a walking tour of town (all the buildings are lit up at night) using “Rick Steves France”, one of my favorite France travel guide books. The hotel owner is very helpful with ideas on places to see and eat and speaks English.ġ0 route des Pechs, 24200 Sarlat-la-CanedaĨ, rue Gabriel Tarde, 24200 Sarlat-la-Canedaĩ5-97, Avenue de Selves, Sarlat-la-Canedaĭrove the short was to the town of Sarlat for dinner at the restaurant, Le Mirador. Our room was very comfortable and resonably priced. Since we forgot our swim suits (boo hoo) we lounged in the sun and rested. It was a beautiful hot sunny day and guests were swimming in the pool. Made our way though the town of Sarlat to our hotel : “Le Mas de Castel” the scenic route because it was getting late and it would be quicker (although according to Google maps the scenic D936 is only 4 min longer). Destination, Sarlat France in the Dordogne river valley. St Emilion to Sarlat France (Sarlat la Caneda)Īfter lunch we said goodbye to our cousins in St. Stay tuned by signing up for my blog at the bottom of the nav bar. I will be writing in more detail about specific attractions as time permits. This is our France travel vacations third leg of our two weeks in France. ![]()
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