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La Roque-Gageac, Dordogne, France | |
| Clinging to a sheer cliff face hemmed in by the Dordogne River, La Roque-Gageac certainly has one of the most dramatic settings in the region. | ||
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Many villages vie for the title of "most picturesque in France," and La Roque-Gageac, 15 km (9 miles, 15 minutes) south of Sarlat-la-Canéda (map) must certainly be among them. Fronting on the Dordogne River and backed by a sheer limestone cliff with only a hundred meters in between, there is room enough only for a narrow road and a few tiers of houses. Yet La Roque-Gageac manages to fit in a château, a Jardin Exotique (Tropical Garden), a historic church, several hotels and restaurants, an Office de Tourisme and a dock for traditional gabare boats for river cruises. You can rent canoes and kayaks for your own river adventure as well. La Roque-Gageac is good to include on a day's driving or biking excursion from Sarlat or Beynac. The village of La Roque-Gageac, squeezed between a sheer rock cliff and the River Dordogne, has precious little land for buildings, but a very few of the buildings are hotels where you can spend the night. Otherwise, you're not far from a number of other charming Dordogne villages and towns, including especially Sarlat-la-Canéda.
Tourism InformationThe Office de Tourisme in La Roque-Gageac is a branch of the Office de Tourisme de Sarlat. There's only one road through La Roque-Gageac. The office is in the middle of the village, with a prominent sign. The office is open from early April through September, after which you should look for information to the Office de Tourisme in Sarlat-la-Canéda. Office de Tourisme
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Canoers on the River Dordogne
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