Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 05 53 28 92 47; 6 rue Landry; menus from €29; lunch Tue-Sat, dinner Mon-Sat
Apr-Nov)
Housed in one of Sarlat's most historic buildings (originally a 17th-century
courthouse), Le Présidial's stout gates swing back to reveal the city's most romantic
terrace, filled with summer flowers and climbing ivy - the perfect place to sit back
and enjoy authentic
saveurs de terroir
(country flavours).
SATURDAY MARKET €
(place de la Liberté & rue de la République; 8.30am-6pm Sat)
For the full-blown
French market experience, you absolutely mustn't miss Sarlat's chaotic Saturday
market, which takes over the streets around the cathedral.
Market
Information
Tourist office
(
05 53 31 45 45;
www.sarlat-tourisme.com
; rue Tourny;
9am-6pm Mon-
Sat, 10am-1pm & 2-5pm Sun)
Getting There & Away
Sarlat's train station is 1.3km south of the old city along av de la Gare. Destinations
include Périgueux (change at Le Buisson; €13.90, 1¾ hours, three daily), Les
Eyzies (change at Le Buisson; €8.60, 50 minutes to 2½ hours depending on con-
nections, three daily) and Bergerac (€11.20, 2½ hours, six daily), as well as a direct
service to Bordeaux (€23.90, 2¾ hours, seven daily).
If You Like...
Picturesque Villages
If you've had your soul stirred by Sarlat, you won't want to miss these other
picture-perfect villages.
1 VÉZELAY
( tourist office 03 86 33 23 69;
www.vezelaytourisme.com
)
Perched on a rocky
spur surrounded by vineyards, fields and grazing cows, hilltop Vézelay seems to
have been lifted from another age. Cobbled streets wind uphill to the
Basilique
Ste-Madeleine
, which houses the relics of St Mary Magdalene and hosts con-
certs of sacred music from June to September. Vézelay is 15km from Avallon.
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