Tourism in the Dordogne - Lot, rich of history and gastronomy

Prehistory in Perigord-Quercy Dordogne-Lot: cottages holiday resort in Gavaudun   Middle-ages in Perigord-Quercy Dordogne-Lot: holiday cottages in Gavaudun   Farms and vineyards in Dordogne Lot et Garonne: gites holiday park in Gavaudun  

 

Domaine de Gavaudun is located on the border of Aquitaine and Midi-Pyrénées regions, near the famous historical provinces of Perigord, Quercy, Guyenne and Gascony, at the crossroads of the three departments Lot et Garonne, Dordogne and Lot, in the middle of the golden triangle Bergerac - Cahors - Agen, 60 km from Sarlat.

From the holiday resort, you will visit a tourism region of exceptional richness :

 

Climate Data :
      Historical averages for Agen


To find your way, you can print a Michelin map of the region centered on the Domaine de Gavaudun (DDG) covering part of the historical provinces of Perigord, Quercy, Guyenne and Gascogne (departments Lot-et-Garonne, Dordogne and Lot), the Mecca of historical and cultural tourism :

 

Area around Domaine de Gavaudun cottages resort and holiday park in Dordogne Lot

 

Suggestions for a week tour with your car : click on one of the links :
      Scenic tours with your car in the Dordogne Lot et Garonne around Gavaudun (Friday arrival)
      Scenic tours with your car in the Dordogne Lot et Garonne around Gavaudun (Saturday arrival)

 

Scenic tours day by day (www.viamichelin.fr) :
      Nearby tour : Biron castle, Bastides of Monpazier, Villereal and Monflanquin
      Quercy tour : Rocamadour, Pech Merle cave, Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
      Black Perigord tour : Les Eyzies, Lascaux cave, Cadouin abbey
      Black and Purple Perigord tour : Cadouin abbey, Les Eyzies, Lascaux cave, Bergerac
      Black Perigord tour : Sarlat, valley of the Dordogne river
      Thursday tour : Monsempron-Libos market, Bonaguil castle, gardens of Latour-Marliac, Foie Gras museum (farm)
      Guyenne and Quercy tour : Buzet vineyards, Agen (canal-bridge), Moissac abbey
      Guyenne, Gascony and Quercy tour : Buzet vineyards, Condom (Armagnac), Moissac abbey
      Purple Perigord tour : Bergerac and its vineyards, Cadouin abbey

 

Recommended travel guides on the Dordogne - Lot area :

      Rough Guide - Dordogne-Lot

      Independent - Travellers Guide : the Dordogne and the Lot

      DK Publishing - Eyewitness Dordogne, Bordeaux and the Southwest-coast

 

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