Gites to rent in Sarlat, Dordogne - +33.553281296

The Region

Around Sarlat, capital of the Périgord Noir, the gastronomic tourist route, meets the Bastide tourist route and the Prehistory tourist route. The Dordogne winds its lazy way below chateaus and mansions nestling in the countryside. In this most fortunate of regions, valley follows valley and each village brimming with history seems to offer up even more beauty and more gastronomic delights than the last.

The Périgord is a region that elicits all sorts of agreeable emotions and passions. To prepare a stay in this wonderful part of the world you might like to have a look at the following sites:

In our immediate area,
- the town of SARLAT, http://www.sarlat.fr
- CASTELNAUD castle, http://www.castelnaud.com/
- the gouffre in PROUMEYSSAC, http://www.perigord.com/proumeyssac/
- LAROQUE ST-CHRISTOPHE prehistoric site, http://www.roque-st-christophe.com
- MARQUEYSSAC gardens, http://www.marqueyssac.com/
- 5 of the most beautiful villages in France

In the vicinity,
- The Lascaux II cave (25 km)
- ROCAMADOUR (40km)
- The gouffre in PADIRAC
- The bastide village of DOMME
- BOURNAT folk village
- The Museum of prehistory in Les Eyzies

The gourmets amongst you will undoubtedly enjoy visiting the wineries in Cahors and Bergerac, and the numerous local markets.