The Dordogne Travel Guide
- Overview
- Places to Explore
- Sights
- Restaurants
- Hotels
- Travel Tips
- Features
- Fodor's Choice
- Deals
- French Phrases
- Guidebooks
Guidebooks
Want to smile happily ever after? Discover a picture-postcard fantasy of castles, cliff-top châteaux, geese flocks, storybook villages, and prehistoric wonders? Join the club. Since the 1990s the Dordogne region has become one of the hottest destinations in France. Formerly one of those off-the-beaten-path areas, it's now in danger of getting four-starred, boutiqued, and postcarded to death. But scratch the surface and you can find one of the most authentic and appealing regions of rural France.
The Dordogne Hotels
Advance booking is particularly desirable in the highly popular Dordogne, where hotels fill up quickly, particularly in midsummer. Many country or small-town...read more
Fodor's Choice
The Dordogne Restaurants
If you're traveling in the Dordogne between October and March, it's essential to call restaurants ahead of time to avoid disappointment, as some shut for...read more
Things To Do in The Dordogne
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in The Dordogne
- $1961* & up -- Premium Economy: Paris in Summer, R/T w/Tax Air France
- $1304 & up -- 4-Night Paris Tour in Fall w/Air, Car Great Value Vacations
- $799+: 7-Nt Mediterranean Cruises w/Free Balcony Upgrades MSC Cruises
- 15% Off -- Car Rentals throughout Europe Alamo Rent A Car
The Dordogne Experiences
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Fantastic Food: Périgord truffles, foie gras, walnuts, plums, and myriad species of mushrooms jostle for attention on restaurant menus... Read more
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The Dordogne, or as the French like to call it, the Périgord, is considered by those in the know as one of the best regional cuisines... Read more
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The Dordogne is a land of foie gras and cognac, so travelers get to eat (and quaff) like the kings (and queens) who once disputed this coveted... Read more
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