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AQUITAINE & MIDI-PYRÉNÉES
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Thursday 04 July 2002
DAY Carcassonne L-R, Minerve L-R, Caunes-Minervois L-R, Le Vignan M-P
NIGHT Le Vignan M-P
(Continued from LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON Page)
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Fr M-P (Tarn (81)). Along D600 between Albi (Tarn) and Cordes (Tarn). NNW 87 1715. |
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Fr M-P (Tarn-et-Garonne (82)) Montalzat (82270). Along N20-E9 between Caussade (Tarn-et-Garonne) and Cahors (Lot(46)). Ferme Cantoperdrix. NNW 84 1830. |
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Fr M-P (Tarn-et-Garonne (82)) Martalzat (82270). Ferme Cantoperdrix. |
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Friday 05 July 2002
DAY Le Vignan M-P, Domme Aq, Les Milandes Aq
NIGHT Sauveboeuf Aq
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Fr M-P (Lot (46)) Le Vigan. "Ferme Equestre des Landes" (46300), tel&fax 05 65 41 13 07. Proprietaire Serge MORO, his younger daughter, and a summer farm-hand. |
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Fr M-P (Lot (46)). Characteristic buildings along D673, near Le Vigan. SW 68 0945. |
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Fr M-P (Lot (46)). View along D673, just before Gourdon (Lot). NNW 72 0945. |
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Fr M-P (Lot (46)). House outside of Gourdon (Lot). |
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Fr M-P (Lot (46)). House outside of Gourdon (Lot). |
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Fr. Along D6 between Gourdon (Lot (46)) M-P and Cénac-et-Saint-Julien (Dordogne (24)) Aq. NNE 74 1145. |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)) Domme. The Church. WNW 70 1230. |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)). The Dordogne River Valley, viewed from Domme. W 70 1230. |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)). The Dordogne River Valley, viewed from Domme. NW 70 1230. |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)). The Dordogne River Valley, viewed from Domme. N 70 1230. |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)). The Dordogne River Valley, viewed from Domme. NE 70 1230. |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)). The Dordogne River Valley, viewed from Domme. WNW 73 1245. [Normal] |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)) Castelnaud-La-Chapelle. Château de Castelnaud. E 75 1415. |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)) Castelnaud-La-Chapelle. Château de Castelnaud. NNW 75 1445.
Périgord, the ancient name for the area of France which today includes the Departments of Dordogne (in Region AQUITAINE) and Lot (in Region MIDI-PYRÉNÉES), is a garden. |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)) Castelnaud-La-Chapelle. Le Château des Milandes. WSW 73 1630. |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)). Dordogne River Valley, from Le Château des Milandes, Castelnaud-La-Chapelle. NNE 70 1500. |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)) Beynac-et-Cazenac. Château Féodal de Beynac. ENE 76 1815. |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)) Berbiguières. Along the D50, Le Château de Berbiguières. WNW 76 1900. |
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Saturday 06 July 2002
DAY Sauveboeuf Aq, Bergerac Aq, Périgueux Aq
NIGHT Périgueux Aq
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)) Bergerac. La rue Saint-Clar. NNE 64 1215. |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)) Perigueux. The domes of Cathédrale Saint-Front. WSW 73 1600. |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)) Perigueux. Maison des Consuls (15th cen), with dormer windows in the flamboyant style, and a parapet with machicolation supporting a gallery on wooden pillars. The tops of the domes and tower of Cathédrale Saint-Front are visible in the background. WSW 72 1615. |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)) Perigueux. Rue de la Nation, with Cathédrale Saint-Front in background. SSW 70 1630. |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)) Perigueux. Château Barrière. SSW 64 2130. |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)) Perigueux. Cité Administrative Bugeaud, with Château Barrière in the background. NNE 63 2145. |
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Sunday 07 July 2002
DAY Périgueux Aq, Les Eyzies Aq, Sarlat-la-Canéda Aq
NIGHT Sarlat-la-Canéda Aq
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)) Saint-Léon sur Vézère. Le Château de Clérans (XVIth century). The castle is owned by the estate of Madam du Meste, who died in Jan 2002. N 86 1345. |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)) Saint-Léon sur Vézère. Le Château de Clérans (XVIth century). The castle is owned by the estate of Madam du Meste, who died in Jan 2002. WNW 86 1400. |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)) Sarlat-la-Canéda. Ancienne cathédrale Saint-Sacerdos (12th-18th cen). |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)) Sarlat-la-Canéda. From Place de la Liberté, location of great entertainment this evening by comedians and jugglers. S 70 2230. |
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Monday 08 July 2002
DAY Sarlat-la-Canéda Aq, Souillac M-P, Gouffre-de-Padirac M-P, Rocamadour M-P
NIGHT Rocamadour M-P
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)) Montfort. Along D703, Le Château de Montfort, the 15th-cen castle built as a replacement for the original castle razed by Simon de-Montfort during the Albigensian Crusade of 1209-1229. ENE 77 1030. |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)) Montfort. Along D703, Le Château de Montfort, the 15th-cen castle built as a replacement for the original castle razed by Simon de-Montfort during the Albigensian Crusade of 1209-1229. NE 77 1030. |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)). Along D703, Le Château de Montfort, the 15th-cen castle built as a replacement for the original castle
razed by Simon de-Montfort during the Albigensian Crusade of 1209-1229. SW 84 1045. |
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Fr Aq (Dordogne (24)). Along D703, Le Château de Montfort, the 15th-cen castle built as a replacement for the original castle
razed by Simon de-Montfort during the Albigensian Crusade of 1209-1229. SW 84 1045. |
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Fr M-P (Lot (46) Padirac. Le Gouffre de Padirac, oldest and largest cave in western Europe. View from above. http://www.gouffre-de-padirac.com/ |
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Fr M-P (Lot (46)) Padirac. Le Gouffre de Padirac, oldest and largest cave in western Europe. View from below. http://www.gouffre-de-padirac.com/ |
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Fr M-P (Lot (46)). Along D14 to Gramat (Lot). In this area, the bed of the Dordogne River is carved in a limestone plateau, shaping the rock in huge cliffs. Above the cliffs, the plateau, called "causse", is organized into large, cultivated fields. Here, stone walls and meadows of peaceful, sheep-grazed land stretch in every direction. SSW 83 1730. |
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Fr M-P (Lot (46)) Rocamadour. ENE 66 2130. |
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Tuesday 09 July 2002
DAY Rocamadour M-P
NIGHT Rocamadour M-P
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Fr M-P (Lot (46)) Rocamadour. Ferme equestre "La Grelottière", Lafage-46500 Rocamadour, tel&fax 05 65 33 67 16. Proprietaire Jean François MARETS. Late-1700s construction. Massif Causse de Gramat.
The (communal) breakfast table is laid with fresh baguette and butter, home-made confiture (jams and jellies), and coffee and chocolate milk. Madam is very proud of her confiture. |
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Fr M-P (Lot (46)) Rocamadour. Ferme equestre "La Grelottière", Lafage-46500 Rocamadour, tel&fax 05 65 33 67 16. Proprietaire Jean François MARETS. Late-1700s construction. Massif Causse de Gramat. |
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Fr M-P (Lot (46)). Area of Rocamadour, viewed from "La Grelottière". WNW 72 1015. |
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Fr M-P (Lot (46)) Rocamadour. La Cité, Les Sanctuaires, Le Château, Les Remparts. WSW 77 1115. |
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Fr M-P (Lot (46)) Rocamadour. La Cité, Les Sanctuaires, Le Château, Les Remparts. SW 72 1130. |
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Fr M-P (Lot (46)) Rocamadour. La Cité, Les Sanctuaires, Le Château, Les Remparts. SSW 75 1145. |
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Fr M-P (Lot (46)) Rocamadour. Shop along (street) Le Coustalou. SSW 74 1200. |
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Fr M-P (Lot (46)) Rocamadour. NNE 74 1230. |
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Fr M-P (Lot (46)) Rocamadour. Old manor house in hamlet La Pannonie. On hike on plateau east of Rocamadour. ESE 85 1400. |
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Fr M-P (Lot (46) Rocamadour. Pathway down the cliffside on return to Rocamadour from hike on plateau east of the town. ENE 79 1530. |
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Fr M-P (Lot (46)) Rocamadour. On return from hike on plateau east of Rocamadour. Wood-craftsman in front of his house. (The table and bench in the lower left corner of the frame is his creation.) |
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RELATED WEBSITES
http://212.21.103.159/genmidipyrenees.htm
http://212.21.103.159/GenRegionAquitaine.htm
http://www.jack-travel.com/Dordogne/text/Dordogne_Contents.htm
http://www.best-of-perigord.tm.fr
http://www.perigord.tm.fr/
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