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The Dordogne and Lot valleys

5 days · ~9 h 20 driving ·Rivers, Castles, Food

Day by day

Driving times are approximate, from OpenStreetMap roads without traffic; long legs are rougher estimates. The Google Maps links give up-to-date times.

Day 1
~3 h driving · 6 h visiting
1. Bordeaux AirportLeaving from
2. ~2 h 20 driving · 192 km
  Limeuil Nouvelle-Aquitaine
3. ~35 min driving · 30 km
  Beynac-et-Cazenac Nouvelle-Aquitaine
4. ~5 min driving · 4 km
  Castelnaud-la-Chapelle Nouvelle-Aquitaine
5. Overnight in Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
Day 2
~1 h 35 driving · 6 h visiting
1. ~5 min driving · 4 km
  La Roque-Gageac Nouvelle-Aquitaine
2. ~15 min driving · 11 km
  Domme Nouvelle-Aquitaine
3. ~1 h 15 driving · 70 km
  Collonges-la-Rouge Nouvelle-Aquitaine
4. Overnight in Collonges-la-Rouge
Day 3
~1 h 15 driving · 6 h visiting
1. ~10 min driving · 10 km
  Turenne Nouvelle-Aquitaine
2. ~30 min driving · 24 km
  Carennac Occitania
3. ~35 min driving · 27 km
  Loubressac Occitania
4. Overnight in Loubressac
Day 4
~1 h 45 driving · 6 h visiting
1. ~10 min driving · 5 km
  Autoire Occitania
2. ~35 min driving · 29 km
  Rocamadour Occitania
3. ~1 h driving · 57 km
  Saint-Cirq-Lapopie Occitania
4. Overnight in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
Day 5
~1 h 45 driving
1. ~1 h 45 driving · 128 km
  Toulouse AirportReturning to

What you'll eat

Limeuil

La Lutine walnut beerDrinkOrganic craft beer brewed locally with walnuts

Rocamadour

RocamadourCheeseSmall goat's milk cheese named after the village, AOP

Also typical of Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Typical of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Jambon de BayonneCured meatSalt-cured ham dried for seven to twelve months
Typical of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Piment d'EspeletteLocal produceChilli pepper brought from the Americas, grown in the Basque Country
Typical of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Cannelé bordelaisSweetSmall fluted pastry from Bordeaux
Typical of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
ArmagnacDrinkBrandy used to flambé dishes and flavour tourtières
Typical of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Black truffleLocal produceOne of the symbols of Périgord cooking, with walnut and foie gras
Typical of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Boudin noir with chestnutsCured meat
Typical of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Chabichou du Poitou (FR)CheeseSmall cone-shaped goat's cheese from Poitou
Typical of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
CognacDrinkBrandy of the Charentes, served alongside pineau

Also typical of Occitania

Typical of Occitania
Petit pâté de NîmesBread and pasta
Typical of Occitania
Fish soup of SèteDishFish cooked with vegetables, white wine and olive oil, served with rouille croutons
Typical of Occitania
Pain paillasse de LodèveBread and pasta
Typical of Occitania
TourinDishGarlic soup typical of the Dordogne and the Toulouse area
Typical of Occitania
MilhàsDishMaize or millet flour porridge, set and often grilled, eaten in Languedoc
Typical of Occitania
BajanaDishTraditional chestnut soup of the Cévennes

Based on Wikipedia (Limeuil, Rocamadour, Cuisine basque, Cuisine gasconne, Cuisine périgourdine, Cuisine limousine, Cuisine poitevine, Cuisine charentaise, Cuisine occitane) (CC BY-SA).