Today was sunny and very warm – reaching the low 30s C.
We enjoyed the hotel’s breakfast before setting off to tour our first castle, on a hilltop overlooking the Dordogne River, about 20 km south of Sarlat. “Castelnaud” dates from the Cathar era and changed hands 7 times during the 100 years’ war.
Then we drove across the river to tour an old chateau “Marqueyssac” and its gardens, famous for its century-old boxwood.
We had lunch at Limieul and then drove to Les Eyzies de Tayac to visit France’s Museum of Prehistory.
Then we meandered the scenic route back to Sarlat for supper, stopping for coffee and beer along the way.
Maureen here: The drive through the Dordogne valley was achingly picturesque, with impossibly perfect roses tumbling over the walls of oh-so old shops and homes, built into the cliffs above the Dordogne River. I don’t think I could ever get tired of this vista.
I have eaten an ice cream cone (glace) just about every day of this trip and for the most part I stick to my favourite flavour, pistachio (pistache). It could have been the makings of a culinary survey of sorts, except that I broke my record in Les Eyzie today, where I had rum raisin. I feel quite confident ordering ice cream in French.
On a holiday of tiny bathrooms, our bathroom in Sarlat is very large. In fact, it is sweeping. The tub is modern and long. I feel like a luge athlete in it (except of course, the water is warm rather than ice).
Tomorrow it’s on to Albi!
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