Flowers in Dordogne
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Hi Toni,
The Michelin Guide recommends these two gardens. The second gets 3*
Les Jardins de Cadiot. The rose garden is particularly impressive, with bushes originating in ancient Sarladais times. Then head for the prize-winning formal gardens at the Manoir d’Eyrignac, which have been restored to their original 18th-century Italian design.
The Michelin Guide recommends these two gardens. The second gets 3*
Les Jardins de Cadiot. The rose garden is particularly impressive, with bushes originating in ancient Sarladais times. Then head for the prize-winning formal gardens at the Manoir d’Eyrignac, which have been restored to their original 18th-century Italian design.
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In the Dordogne there are loads of fields of sunflowers - less so in the Lot. There are also wildflowers everywhere.
The gardens at the Manoir d'Eyrignac are exceptionally nice.
There are also lots of "villages fleuries," villages especially recognized for their floral displays. But most villages have lovely floral displays even if they don't merit "village fleurie" status.
And you may come across a fête des fleurs, although normally those occur in April or May, when people are beginning their planting.
The gardens at the Manoir d'Eyrignac are exceptionally nice.
There are also lots of "villages fleuries," villages especially recognized for their floral displays. But most villages have lovely floral displays even if they don't merit "village fleurie" status.
And you may come across a fête des fleurs, although normally those occur in April or May, when people are beginning their planting.
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St Cirq, are there any spots in particular we should drive by to see those gorgeous sunflowers? could you give me an idea of what towns are designated "village fleuries". The gardens of Manoir d'Eyrignac are definitely on my list.
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toni: I was hoping you wouldn't ask that, because although I can tell you where all the beautiful sunflower fields were LAST summer, they won't be the same as THIS summer or NEXT summer - they tend to rotate the fields annually.
That said, if you drive on the D roads around the following towns, you'll probably find sunflower fields - Monpazier, Paunat, Trémolat, and St-Alvère. There are sometimes glorious ones on the route between St-Cyprien and Beynac, too, though last summer there wasn't a one.
The villages fleuries include Lanquaille, Tamniès, Lalinde, Villefranche-du-Périgord, and Sarlat. Périgueux and Bergerac are also prize-winning "villes fleuries."
That said, if you drive on the D roads around the following towns, you'll probably find sunflower fields - Monpazier, Paunat, Trémolat, and St-Alvère. There are sometimes glorious ones on the route between St-Cyprien and Beynac, too, though last summer there wasn't a one.
The villages fleuries include Lanquaille, Tamniès, Lalinde, Villefranche-du-Périgord, and Sarlat. Périgueux and Bergerac are also prize-winning "villes fleuries."