Dordogne, France

INDEPENDENT WALKING HOLIDAY

Delights of Historic Dordogne

7 nights - £775 - 6 days walking between guest houses

The Dordogne is dominated by the magnificent Dordogne river and its stunning valley lined with historic delights. Our easy self guided walking holiday passes through one picturesque village after another, including La Roque Gageac, built into sandstone cliffs along with a troglodyte fort and Sarlat which is famous for its medieval architecture and lively street market. In addition, a large number of superb chateaux line the valley.

INDEPENDENT CYCLING HOLIDAY

Classic Dordogne Cycling

7 nights - £745 - 6 days cycling between guest houses

The Dordogne is dominated by the magnificent Dordogne river and its stunning valley lined with historic delights. Our cycling holiday passes through one picturesque village after another, including La Roque Gageac and Rocamadour, built into sandstone, and Sarlat which is famous for its medieval architecture and lively street market. Your cycling holiday starts and finishes in the lovely medieval town of Gourdon.

Dordogne

The Dordogne region of France is dominated by the magnificent Dordogne river and its stunning valley lined with historic delights. Our self guided walking and cycling holidasy pass through one picturesque village after another with pretty streets lined with historic building including market halls, chateaux, churches, town walls, dovecotes and abbeys. La Roque Gageac has been built into steep sandstone cliffs which rise high above the river with fascinating architecture and a troglodyte fort built into the cliff face. The beautiful town of Sarlat is famous for its medieval buildings and its lively street market. Sarlat has remained preserved from modern development and is considered to be one of the towns most representative of 14th century France.

Our cycling tour starts and finishes at Gourdon, which is a beautiful village built in tiers around a hill, before progressing to Rocamadour, another wonderful village clinging to the cliffs overlooking the Ouysse gorge. Both our cycling and walking holiday also pass through Beynac, it's pretty houses lining the river, sat underneath the amazing chateau on the cliff top. In addition, the Dordogne has an impressive concentration of chateaux lining the valley such as Fenelon, Beynac, Castlenaud and Marqueyssac.

There are also important pre-historic sites with cave drawings to discover on your French walking and cycling holidays. Both holidays explore pretty countryside steeped in history, with pretty valleys, dramatic gorges and deserted plateaux.