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Travel Guide Dordogne- Perigord - Limousin


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Together the Poitou-Charentes and the Limousin present the holidaymaker with an unusual and delightful variety of unspoilt areas to visit. From the coast, the estuary of the Charente journeys inland passing the Roman town of Saintes on its way to the vineyards of Cognac. The Charente Maritime, the coastal stretch bordered by the Vendée to the north and the Gironde and Bordeaux to the south, has a wealth of sandy beaches and sheltered estuaries, ideal for the traditional family seaside holiday. At its heart is the port of La Rochelle a mecca for yachtsmen and one of the most beautiful towns in France – gateway, via the recently constructed bridge to the pictureque Ile de Ré. To the south is the Ile d’Oléron famous for its oyster beds and popular with artists who value its extraordinary quality of light. The fashionable resort of Royan bustles with life and has many attractive shops, bars and restaurants. Lovely beaches stretch from here up the coast to La Palmyre. Inland the towns and villages of the Charente boast many fine examples of Romanesque art and architecture, Renaissance châteaux, such as at La Rochefoucauld and Chalais as well as Gallo Roman archeological sites. Further east towards the Massif Central you come to the rich pastureland of the Limousin, with at its heart the regional capital of Limoges, famous for porcelain, and a pleasant place to wander among the half timbered houses and narrow streets of the old town. The three great rivers of south west France, the Dordogne, the Lot and the Garonne converge in the Gironde estuary, close to Bordeaux, before flowing out into the Atlantic Ocean. Rising high in the mountains of the Massif Central and the Pyrenees, they meander through some of the most beautiful scenery in France, cutting through limestone gorges, dense forests, lush green meadows and fields of maize and tobacco, which eventually make way for the vineyards of Cahors, Bergerac and Bordeaux. Along their banks are farms, honey stoned villages, medieval towns, magnificent chateaux and fortified “bastides”, striking reminders of the Hundred Years War which left such a mark on the area. Nowadays, good living is the allpervasive theme of the Dordogne – and good living with a long history. Palaeolithic Man lived here and recorded the abundance of game on numerous cave walls along the tributary rivers of the Beune and Vézère. A huge and tempting diversity of food is still on offer: confits of goose, duck or pork and famous patés flavoured with the ‘black diamond’ of the oak woods, the truffle.









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Climate

Limoges/Bellegarde, France Climate

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Max. temperature °C 8 9 13 14 19 21 23 24 20 16 9 8
Min. temperature °C 3 3 5 6 10 13 14 15 12 9 4 3
Humidity % 82 81 73 74 73 72 74 72 75 83 87 85
Sunshine hours h 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 6 4 2 2
Rainy days 18 18 15 20 19 15 18 14 15 20 22 21
Rainfall mm 64 71 84 110 102 80 101 80 59 111 150 111