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A very worthwhile guided tour, sometimes in English, costs €2 per person. Wear closed
shoes, as the site is often a sea of muck. Child-oriented activities include stone carving
(using especially soft stone).
Located 45km southwest of Auxerre.
THE DORDOGNE
With its rich food, heady history and rolling countryside strewn with countless histor-
ic castles, the Dordogne has long been a favourite place of escape for second-hom-
ing Brits and French families on
les grandes vacances
. But the castle-builders wer-
en't the first to settle on the riverbanks; Cro-Magnon man was here long before, and
the Vézère Valley shelters the most spectacular series of prehistoric cave paintings
anywhere in Europe.
Sarlat-la-Canéda
POP 9943
A picturesque tangle of honey-coloured buildings, alleyways and secret squares
make up Sarlat-la-Canéda. Ringed by forested hilltops, its heart-shaped Cité
Médiévale (medieval town) is home to some of the country's best-preserved archi-
tecture from the Middle Ages.
Sights & Activities
Part of the fun of wandering around Sarlat is losing yourself - literally - in its net-
work of twisting alleyways and back streets.
CATHÉDRALE ST-SACERDOS
Whichever street you take, sooner or later you'll end up at the cathedral on place du
Peyrou, once part of Sarlat's Cluniac abbey.
Cathedral
MAISON DE LA BOÉTIE
This 16th-century timber-framed house opposite the cathedral is the birthplace of
the writer Étienne de la Boétie (1530-63).
Architecture
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