Beautiful 3 Bedroom Holiday Home with Private Pool, Air Con, Wifi & Enclosed Garden in Central Sarlat, Dordogne Reviews

This is our 7th visit to the Dordogne, and at least the 6th rental at "Cordelliers"

Thank you Jackie & Geoff for buying this property and continuing to allow lucky people like us to stay here.

This yeas weather has probably been the most changeable, much cooler than expected, rain & hail, but still plenty of sunshine to enjoy the garden and pool.

We always love a long lunch at Le Vieux hogus in Tremolat, lovely drive. We stopped at himeuil on the confluence of the Vezere Dordogne rivers to see another lovely village with a stony beach. Book a table under the plane trees in the garden, easy to book as all the reception staff speak English.

This trip we visited the gardens of Eyrignac which we saw 20 years ago-much changed and lovely but Marqueyssac are still our favourite gardens with its cliff top views to Castlenaud, Beynac, Faynac Chateaux and the town of Roque Gageac.

Don't miss Lascaux IV, book online - this time we did it last minute & got in at 3.30pm English tour, great for all ages, especially the children as they get their own laptop!

Buy your foie gras & confit of duck at the E Le Clerc supermarket - much cheaper and great quality, rather than paying extortionate prices in Sarlat.

A lovely drive if you are interested in Bastide towns is to start in Belves, worth a quick look for its 11th century centre and 15th C covered market. Then onto Monpazier, Byron, Chateau Byron and finally Monflanquin, a great place for lunch (park at the top of the hill next to Elise St Andrew)

Of course Rocamadour and Padirac caves are another must, and if you feel like a big day out add Colognes La Rouge to the itinerary. When visiting Rocamadour, enter from the top, drive past all the parking costing 5euro or so, and head to the well signposted "Le Chateau" parking which has 500 places and is free. Take the lift "Ascenseur" down into the town, buy the more expensive ticket to go all the way to the bottom of Rocomandour town, see the Sanctuaries, churches, walk up into town. Afterwards take the lift back up to the car and walk to the Ramparts.

MARKET DAYS:
Monday: Beynac,Les Ezyies (small one on the river)
Tuesday: Le Bug - highly recommend
Wednesday: Sarlat & St Cyprien
Thursday: Domme & Monpazier
Friday: Roque Gageac
Saturday: Sarlat
Sunday: Carnac, H'muel & St Cyprien (highly recommended)

On Wednesday evenings from late June to mid August Belves has a night food stall market which id fun, bring your own cutlery, glasses & nice plates if you don't want to eat off paper.

Wine shop - an excellent wine shop, no more expensive than the supermarkets with great advice from English speakers is in Les Eyries - Vin Blanc Rouge, 3 Ave de la Prehistoire.

Jackie & Geoff, nous vous remercions encore,

Josie & Sam Pearson,
Melbourne, Australia

Josie & Sam Pearson, 22 Jul 2023