The Dordogne is famous for its foie gras. You鈥檒l see duck and goose farms dotted throughout the countryside, many of which offer guided tours and 诲别虂驳耻蝉迟补迟颈辞苍 (tasting). L鈥橢levage du Bouyssou is a family-run farm to the north of Carsac-Aillac. Owners Denis and Nathalie Mazet run tours and demonstrate la gavage 鈥 the controversial force-feeding process that helps fatten up the goose livers. You can also buy homemade foie gras in the shop.
老澳门六合彩开奖记录's must-see attractions
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France鈥檚 most famous prehistoric cave paintings are at the Grotte de Lascaux, 2km southeast of Montignac. Naturally sealed and protected for millennia, it鈥
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This extraordinary cave contains the only original polychrome (as opposed to single-colour) paintings still open to the public. About 14,000 years ago,鈥
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The massive ramparts and metre-thick crenellated walls of this quintessential medieval fortress (occupied by the English during the Hundred Years War)鈥
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Beaulieu鈥檚 most celebrated feature is this 12th-century Romanesque abbey church, with a wonderful tympanum (c 1130) depicting incredible scenes from the鈥
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The Sanctuaires are seven beautiful 12th- to 14th-century chapels built into the rock-face and surrounding a central courtyard. You can see worn stones鈥
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Hidden in woodland 18km north of Les Eyzies, this tri-level cave is one of the most complex and rewarding to see in the Dordogne. Board an electric train鈥
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Horticulture fans won鈥檛 want to miss these famous manicured gardens, stretching along a rocky bluff overlooking the Dordogne Valley. Signposted paths lead鈥
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Discovered in 1889, the spectacular Gouffre de Padirac features some of France鈥檚 spangliest underground caverns. The cave鈥檚 navigable river, 103m below鈥
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This one-time fortress buffeted by the Hundred Years War was originally constructed in the 12th and 13th centuries. Later additions occurred during the鈥
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The humble noix (walnut) has been a prized product of the Dordogne for centuries, and is still used in many local recipes 鈥 cakes, puddings, pancakes and鈥
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This attractive medieval courtyard can be reached via an alleyway off rue Tourny or from the Jardin des Enfeus. The passage from Cour des Chanoines leads鈥
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Behind the cathedral, the Jardin des Enfeus was Sarlat鈥檚 first cemetery. The rocket-shaped Lanterne des Morts may have been built to honour a visit by St鈥
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The Lanterne des Morts is a dramatic monument 鈥 it's shaped like a giant rocket 鈥 that was built to honour a visit by St Bernard, one of the founders of鈥
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A passage from Cour des Chanoines leads to the Chapelle St-Beno卯t, aka Chapelle des P茅nitents Bleus, a 12th-century Romanesque chapel and the oldest鈥
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Appropriate to its name this picturesque medieval courtyard contains a bubbling fountain. You can find it down an alleyway off rue Tourny or reach it from鈥
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Once part of Sarlat鈥檚 Cluniac abbey, the original abbey church was built in the 1100s, redeveloped in the early 1500s, and remodelled again in the 1700s,鈥