cd100041

I have one day left in Sarlat and Dordogne region and can’t decide where to go. My thoughts were 1, carennac and Martel 2.Collognes la Rouge and Turenne 3. Rocamadour 4 Marqueysac 5 Brantome.
We’ ve been to Roques Gayeac, Peche Merle, Limeuil, Les Miranda’s. Eyrignac gardens, St Cirq Lapoppie, Figerac, Domme and canoed on Dordogne.
Does anyone have suggestions for our last day? It’s a tough decision for us.
thanks
Carol

frenchaucoeur

I'd suggest you combine Carennac and Turenne and, if you're very ambitious, Martel. They are all different and all beautiful.

Rocamadour is unique. If you decide to go there, I"d suggest making it your first stop so you get to see it when it's not mobbed (the first time I went I hated it because it reminded me of the subway --I live in NYC. The second time it was much, much less crowded, and I enjoyed it much more). Make sure you stop at L'Hospitalet, a very short distance away, for the iconic distance view of the village cut into the cliffs.

You could get to Rocamadour early and then go on to Carennac and Martel; Turenne might be a bit of a reach.

I'm glad you got to Pech Merle. Amazing place.

zebec

Yo CD,
Martel has a great selection of doorknobs (speaking as an avid shutterbug here) while Carennac has a killer view from its bridge. Rocamadour is popular and would likely be the most crowded on your list. Collonges is a great place to grab lunch amid all that red brickage. Marqueysac might feature 'strolling players' as it has in the past.
Bit of a drive but...Belcastel has one of France's best meal-splurge restaurants plus its own tiny, picturesque vibe.

I am done. The end.

aliced

We spent some nights in Rocamadour and loved it, it was not crowded (in the Fall). If you have not been there, I'd put that at top of my list.

TPAYT

Marqueysac is my vote. Fantastic and lots of room to rom around. Better than Eryignac IMO.

kerouac

If you have never seen Rocamadour, it needs to be seen whether it is crowded or not (like Mont Saint Michel in its own way). And if you can go to the neaby Gouffre de Padirac the same day, it will be perfect. (reservations required)

joannyc

Approaching Rocamadour

wvdthree

Le Vieux Pont.....in Belcastel is in the Aveyron, unless there is a Belcastel in the Dordogne.

MichGuy

If you're interested, the cave paintings in this area can be fascinating. Those at Lascaux are the most well known but there are a lot of other sites near Sarlat as well. Lascaux is popular and crowded. Less well known sites may be crowded or closed so it would pay to check ahead of time.

zebec

WVD, c'est correcte it is in the Aveyron. That's what I meant by 'bit of a drive.'
I am done. The daytrip

mjs

I'm with Kerouac with Rocamandour and Gouffre de Padirac. Surprised you have not done the cave paintings but it must not be of interest to you.

frenchaucoeur

The OP states that she has visited Pech Merle, which is a stunning place. Perhaps that was enough.

I loved Belcastel, but it's a bit of a shlep, considering that the OP is working with only one free day here. And there's so much to see that's much closer. Without guidance about the OP's preferences, the fact that she's visited so many of the area's most beautiful towns suggests that that may be a priority; hence my suggestion of Turenne, Carennac, and Martel, or a combination of one or two of these with Rocamadour.

PS: I keep saying she, but of course CD may well be a man!