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Some suggestions for Itinerary and a "Home Base" Dordogne

Posted by rosemaryoz, 29 May 2012

... Vert, and so on...Using just two bases for a week each is a good minimum stay (how long have you got?). There are plenty of holiday gites to rent, and it saves time & stress if you don't have to pack up and move on every couple of days ... more

Bordeaux-Bergerac-Massif Central

Posted by celestina, 29 May 2012

... often winding and narrow. We now always stay in Gites when in the area and are in one now. But they often involve a minimum of one week's stay so would not be suitable for you. Rosemary has given you some excellent ideas for accommodation. Have a great trip ... more

Driving from Calais to Dordogne

Posted by Diz, 19 Mar 2011

... give comparisons of tolls. Edit: Self-catering in the Dordogne - either Gites de France http://www.gites-de-france.com/ or check campsites used by Eurocamp/Keycamp/etc and then look at the campsite's own website as they often have villas/mobile homes of their own to rent out ... more

Have you done a randonnee (walkabout) in the Dordogne?

Posted by lesliej88, 27 Mar 2012

... a randonnee in the Dordogne in June that combines gentle terrain, some sights to see on the way, staying in gites as we go. Who among you has done this? What advice can you give us? We are willing to go with a company who plans an "en liberte" itineray ... more

Does anyone actually live in Dordogne?

Posted by FreedomGirl57, 25 Mar 2012

... literally hundreds of photos of gites, I have started to go off the idea, as I can't help wondering does anyone actually live there, or has everything been turned into accommodation for tourists by tourists? (acknowledging that I am a tourist myself of course). Is there anyone there when ... more

Posted by Lynn B, 25 Mar 2012

... market and a resident population. I would be a bit hesitant to stay at a gite in the countryside. You need to be close to or in a town. We visited the first week of June http://www.lynnbooth.blogspot.com.au/2008/08/sarlat-to-st-cirque-lapopie.html ... more

Getting to the "freaking out, where do we stay now" stage!

Posted by Sunshine817, 18 Mar 2012

Where have you been looking? Have you tried Gites de France? The Sarlat tourism office? Clevacances? Logis? I've booked rental cottages with less advance planning than this -- so there's something somewhere. ... more

Where would you recommend in the Dordogne to stay for 1 week

Posted by ElleGee2, 16 Oct 2011

... and enjoyed the tranquility with the option to be in Sarlat and the villages along the Dordogne in about 20 minutes (by car). We stayed in the gite at Les Charmes de Carlucet and it was excellent (lots of reviews for it on TripAdvisor - that's how we discovered it ... more

Posted by MicRon55, 22 Oct 2011

... in between. I've been advised that it might be good to stay around Carennac but finding it harder to locate a gite in our price range. Any suggestions re my plans? Should we just stay put in the first place or split the time between Dordogne and the Lot ... more

Posted by MicRon55, 24 Oct 2011

... not holidayed in Villages or Gites before (we ... ... sure how annoying it might be to be in such a Village. I guess a lot of people also stay in Gites out in the country and these may not be near a shop. The little Village is 4km from St Cyprien ... more

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