The Dordogne

The magical Dordogne region in France, named after its river, is where Tim's Mamie Annick lives - in a teeny tiny village called Baneuil. We have been visiting as much as possible whilst living in Lyon. Time slows down there, immediately I feel a sense of calm. If it's winter, we huddle inside around the fire, keep our bellies full with French deliciousness, and go for frosted walks trying to spot deer. Last week we took two of our closest friends and spent five days in the 30 degree Spring heat. Our days were spent discovering little villages, canoeing down the Dordogne River, eating ridiculous amounts of cheese and wine, and talking with Annick (she speaks only French so we did our best). 

My most favourite villages in the area are very quiet ones, with not much going on. Then, there are some absolutely breathtakingly beautiful, rather famous ones too. Some of my favourites:

Quiet ones
-Urval
-Cause-de-Clérans 
-Baneuil

Famous ones
-Limeuil
-Beynac
-Monpazier
-La Roque-Gageac