Traffic in Bordeaux is terrible and parking difficult, Just take the train from your local station in the Dordogne valley. It s a crazy site and very good fun.īordeaux is rapidly becoming one of the best cities in Europe, great food scene, best wine in the world, piles of restaurants, fun loving people, new markets and a tram system. Schedule in a Chateau for a vineyard visit, those to the North of Castillon-la-Bataille offer extremely good reds for around e10, not really much different to those down the road which retail at e100s.Īnother magical experience is to drive up to Beynac and join the ridiculous flotilla of canoes, kayaks and anything that floats which daily make their way down the very peaceful Dordogne. On the river there are lots little beach areas to swim in the very clean water, our favourite is at Sors near Paunat. Just look for those which are advertised or ask around. All the generations of families just while away the s magical as long as the weather co operates. The farmers bring in produce, vineyards bring in bottles at e5 and the bakers bake. The basic set up is that all the locals haul in their garden furniture into the village square and party. The day markets at Sainte Foy la Grande and Bergerac are great but even more special are the night markets that many of the small villages operate once or twice a month. We have just bought a house 25 minutes from Bergerac towards Bordeaux.
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