Almost 1300 years later, the sword is still there. According to legend, he threw its sword into a rock in the Rocamadour sanctuary where it remained planted. This is where you will see the Roland's sword, Roland was the son of King Charlemagne (but not the one of the Steely Dan song). The medieval city of Rocamadour is also worth visiting (quite touristy) In Martel there are 2 very good and, let's say, almost gourmet restaurants, located near the old market hall:įrom Martel, if you are tired of hiking you can also go swimming or canoeing on the Dordogne river.ĥkm to the south in Gluges there are several places that can be used as a beach, and also a canoeing club that offers canoe trips on the river (they bring you back to the starting point by minivan)įrom Martel it is on the D840 road which goes towards Rocamadour. It is also close to the " Gouffre de Padirac" Īnd since Bets talks about grandparents, you will see many of them in the Dordogne where half of its inhabitants are over 75 years old. Martel is about 30 miles east of Sarlat, near, among others, two other "Most Beautiful Villages of France": Collonges-la-Rouge and Turenne
These are two villages classified "Most Beautiful Village of France"ĭomme is very close to Sarlat (2mi south)Īnd Martel may be another base in the Lot area. Since anyway you will have hiking possibilities from almost anywhere and after looking at what the Lower & Upper Slaughter in the Cotswalds look like, I can recommend, as "smaller towns" bases, the villages of Domme in the Dordogne and Martel in the Lot. :-))Ībout the possible bases to go hiking, Sarlat is one of them but see these links to get an idea of the other possible places (and there are many)Ĭlick on "CARTE" on the right to see the map of hikes and walks.įor Sarlat and surroundings check this one:Īnd ff you choose this one, I might see you pass by if I'm around. That said, Sarlat is the city where we see the most of your fellow North Americans with their Rick Steves guide in hand. And 95% of these have less than 2000 inhabitants. It is the 3rd largest city in the Dordogne among approximately 500 municipalities. I don't know what to say since you mention Sarlat as a "smaller town".
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