Category: Tour Villages

A delightful “Beau Village” on the northern boundary of the Aquitaine Basin.  The lower Jurassic sandstones are lying directly on highly deformed basement, including serpentinites.  The village itself features a lovely church and chateau, with a wide cobbled main street leading to the the picturesque cobbled bridge by the mill.  Idyllic.

Rocamadour is a spectacular village built in to a Lower Jurassic cliff face overlooking the Dordogne River.  It is famous for its historical monuments and the sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which has been a focus for pilgrims since medieval times.  As well as the monastic buildings, the village has some great restaurants and […]

Another beautiful “Beau Village”, this time characterised by red Triassic sandstones.  An ancient village founded around the fortified walls of Charroux Abbey.  Another stop on the pilgrims route to Santiago-de-Compostela, on their way to Rocamadour.  Read more on Wikipedia.

A town famous for its association with a Triassic meteorite impact crater.  The chateau is built of impactites and breccias and sits on top of outcrops of breccia.  A very picturesque locality.  Read more on Wikipedia.