Tag Archives: Dordogne
Our Adaptable Adventure – Our top 5
The Viking and I each made a top 5 of beautiful places we saw during Our Adaptable Adventure. We’ll start with mine! 5. Helnæs I don’t know how many times … Continue reading
Our Adaptable Adventure – A pool with a view
Suppose you live in Denmark and you have a summer house in a small village in the Dordogne. You arrive there and after having put your luggage in your summer … Continue reading
Our Adaptable Adventure – This is the last one
Yes, dear readers, Our Adaptable Adventure is coming to an end… Saint-Amand-de-Coly was the last village in the Dordogne that we visited: What has Wikipedia got to tell about this … Continue reading
Our Adaptable Adventure – Being curious
One of the last villages that we visited was Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère: Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère belongs to “Les Plus Beaux Villages de France” or in English, The Most Beautiful Villages of France. This association … Continue reading
Our Adaptable Adventure – A medieval gem in Audrix
On a very hot day, we decided to (finally) have a look at the church of Audrix: The Saint-Pierre church is a little gem from the 12th century, which has … Continue reading
Our Adaptable Adventure – Gorgeous geese
During our last week of Our Adaptable Adventure, we also visited a goose farm in Tursac: Since 1983 “des Granges” rears geese and prepares various products. On their website, they … Continue reading
Our Adaptable Adventure – On the road in the Dordogne
Before we bore you to death with a description of all the beautiful small villages that we saw during our trip, I just post a selection of pictures of various … Continue reading
Our Adaptable Adventure – Visiting a duck farm
You must have noticed that The Viking and I are foodies. When we were at Montignac, we were not only there to do some sightseeing, but we also wanted to … Continue reading
Our Adaptable Adventure – Walking in the rain
After our very short visit to Rennes-le-Château, it took us a very long time to get back to Les Eyzies. We had gone east for The Viking’s escapade and now … Continue reading
Our Adaptable Adventure – Taking a walk in Meyrals
After having seen the scarecrows, we took a walk in the village itself. It’s quite small, with about 550 inhabitants. There is a beautiful church from the 12th century, but … Continue reading
Our Adaptable Adventure – A strange festival
Later that evening, The Viking’s cousin took us to a local café and we all had a splendid dinner together, foie gras and confit de canard (yum!). Afterwards, we made … Continue reading
Our Adaptable Adventure – The castle of Hautefort
On Saturday 4 August, the weather had changed; it was cloudy and there was some light rain from time to time. We decided to go for a short drive to … Continue reading
Our Adaptable Adventure – St-Jean-de-Côle
Our last stop of the day was the lovely village of St-Jean-de-Côle: Simply adorable: the narrow streets, the stone houses with the red-brown tiles on their roofs, a church of the … Continue reading
