Off on another adventure today …..first to see St-Amand-de-Coly, with its stunning fortified Romanesque church that overlooks the pretty village.    Then to Sarlat, the capital of the Black Périgord, one of the most authentically preserved cities in the France, having been the first in the region to be protected by laws regarding the preservation and restoration of historic towns. It has an architectural heritage spanning over one thousand years, including narrow cobblestone streets. Pippin the Short, the father of Charlemagne, was reputed to have founded Sarlat, and built its magnificent Benedictine Abbey.  We had lunch their and experienced first hand, the obsession some french have with bringing their puppies along to a restaurant!

Then a lovely drive passing through countryside studded with chateaux’s, to the village of La Roque Gageac, whose houses are built right into the face of a hugh cliff facing the river.

Lastly, Beynac, one of the four major baronies of the Périgord, along with Biron, Bourdeilles and Mareuil. The village sits at the bottom of a 150 metre cliff, crowned by its impressive fort, and is one of the most picturesque villages in the region.