Our 2006 European Vacation

The 2006 holiday for Stephen and Jane.

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Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Travelling through the Dordogne



As you can see from these pictures we had a few grey days as we travelled through the Dordogne but the weather only impacted the photos, we had a great time and thought the area was spectacular. After our first experience of 'free camping' at Brantome (photo of bridge) we've tried it a couple more time with huge success.
After Brantome we moved south and visited troglodyte caves at la Roque Christophe (photo of site in cliff face) and spectacular gardens at Vezac on Friday, and then the markets at Sarlat on Saturday morning and Domme later in the day. Domme is a medieval city on a hill top (great fun getting the van there) famous for it's Knights Templar graffitti (between arches in photo).
The camp site at Brantome was actually free but had no facilities, les Eyzies near the caves was 3 Euros and an extra 2 Euros for water. Roc de Gageac (photo with boat) was more expensive at 5 Euros a night but given that we were parked within metres of the Dordogne in one of the most beautiful villages in France we thought it was a bargain. We have now driven south again (8 hours) to Carcarsonne. This is a World Heritage site and we are camped 15 mins walk from La Cite - the medieval 'fairy tale' city.