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DESCRIPTION |
DISTANCE |
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Bonaguil castle |
Excellent example of medieval military architecture |
10 minutes |
| Albi |
Home of Toulouse Lautrec Museum |
1.5 hours |
| Lascaux cave art |
World famous prehistoric art, 14,000 BC |
1.5 hours |
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St Cirq Lapopie |
Voted most picturesque village in France |
1 hour |
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Sarlat |
Medieval city, local crafts, and fine shops |
1-1/2 hours |
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Cahors |
Ancient city with Roman ruins and France's most well
preserved medieval fortified bridge, Pont Valentre |
30 minutes |
| Les Arques |
Zadkin Museum of Sculpture |
20 minutes |
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Rocamadour |
Oldest pilgrimmage in France, surrounding a 12th
century holy city constructed into the side of a sheer
cliff, listed as the second most spectacular tourist
destination in France |
1.5 hour |
| Chateau Beynac |
Superb chateau fort seen in 23 films including "The
Messenger" and "Ever After". |
1 hour |
| Pech Merle Cave |
Authentique prehistoric cave 25,000 B.C. |
1 hour |
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Domme |
Magnificent bastide in Perigord noir with a grand view
of the Dordogne river valley. |
45 minutes |
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Puy L'eveque |
Wonderfully preserved medieval village on the Lot
river |
10 minutes |
| La Roque-Gageac |
Fishing village on the Dordogne river where man has
continueously existed for 30,000 years. |
45 minutes |
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Chateau Hautefort |
Grand renaissance style chateau feature in the film
"Everafter" |
1.75 minutes |
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Cahors wine |
Over 300 producers of this historic wine within 30
minutes of Haut Baran. |
1.5 hours |
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Restaurants |
Excellent local establishments, 7 with a star rating! |
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Marches |
Local farm markets everday, some featuring truffles
and foiegras! |
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Antiques |
Over 100 antique shops and antique fairs within 1.5
hours of Haut Baran. |
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Shopping |
Unique regional items such as truffle oil, walnut liqueur,
foie gras, cahors wine, Armagnac brandy, chestnut liqueur,
cabecou goat cheese prune and limoges porcelain just to
name a few! |
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Miscellaneous |
Wine fairs, art exhibits, boat rides, village fairs, bicycling
paradise, horseback riding, canoe/ Kayak, balloon rides,
fire works and more |
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