5 days ago
France's secret nook: stunning clifftops, medieval towns and crowd-free charm
Mais oui (but yes), this isn't an ugly part of the world," muses guide Bruno Eluere, as he watches us hungrily snapping photographs of Sarlat-la-Caneda, a honey-hued town in the Dordogne, a scrumptiously scenic portion of south-western France also known as Perigord. With his white handlebar moustache and whip-smart English - spoken with a French accent as thick as creme fraiche - Bruno is compelling company and a fountain of knowledge on the history, culture and cuisine of this beguiling region, where we're spending three nights on our cross-country La Grande France tour with Albatross.
