Dordogne in your Pocket

Feeling frustrated about spending days researching your trip to France?

Plan the perfect Dordogne trip in one evening, not three weeks of research.

Ready-made itineraries, honest recommendations, and every single place pinned on interactive maps. Written by someone who’s been six times and won’t send you anywhere she hasn’t stood herself.

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You’ve been googling “Dordogne itinerary” for an hour. Sound familiar?

Three different names for the same region. Forum threads from 2019. Blogs written by people who spent four days there once. And still no answer to the questions that actually matter:

Where should we base ourselves? Do we really need a car?
Which castles are worth going inside , and which are better from the river?
Is Sarlat as crowded as everyone says?

The answers exist. They’re just scattered everywhere. I spent six trips collecting them so you don’t have to.

WHAT’S INSIDE

Everything you need, in the order you need it.

Ready-made itineraries (3, 5, 7 and 10 days) Day-by-day plans designed to minimize driving and dodge the crowds. Each one comes with its own clickable Google Map — open it on your phone each morning and go.
The base camp decision, solved Sarlat, Beynac, La Roque-Gageac, Domme or the countryside? My honest verdict after staying in all of them, including the exact places I’d book again.
Castles, caves & gardens, ranked My priority order for every major site: which to go inside, which to admire from outside, and which to skip entirely. No castle conveyor belt.

Day trips beyond the valley Rocamadour, Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, Collonges-la-Rouge and the loops most visitors completely miss each one a full planned day with parking, lunch and timing.
Where to eat, from €15 lunch to Michelin star My favourite restaurants, the market stalls worth queuing for, the cheese shop I’d cross France for, and the complete weekly market calendar for the whole valley.
The practical stuff nobody tells you What to book months ahead (and what to wing). Real costs for a week. Driving, parking and the rainy-day plan. Plus a Q&A with the questions I get asked every single time.
Exact location for all the photos in the guide

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This is not another copy-paste travel guide

I’ve kayaked the river. I’ve stayed in three different villages across six trips. I’ve been to the Saturday market before 9am and after 11am (never again). I’ve eaten foie gras for breakfast and I regret nothing.

Every recommendation in this guide is a place I’ve personally been. Every itinerary is a route I’ve actually driven. When I tell you the Marqueyssac belvedere is worth the walk most people skip, it’s because I’ve stood there.

I won’t send you somewhere I haven’t stood myself.

Why trust me?

Hi, I’m Ersilia

Travel blogger based in France

I’ve been living in France for over 10 years and love helping travelers discover both famous highlights and hidden gems.

For this guide, I combined my own experiences in the Dordogne with extensive research from local sources, maps, reviews, and tourism experts.

My goal is to save you hours of planning and help you experience the very best of this beautiful region.

Happy travels!

Who is this for ?

Made for you if…

You’re planning your first trip to the Dordogne and don’t know where to start
You’d rather spend your evenings dreaming about the trip than cross-referencing forums
You want honest opinions — what to skip, not just what to see
You’re travelling as a couple or family and want days that flow, not days that exhaust

Skip it if…

You’re backpacking without a car (the Dordogne genuinely requires one — the guide explains why)
You want a guide to all of France (this is 126 pages on one region, done properly)hort description.

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Questions ?

No — it’s a digital PDF you download instantly. It’s designed to work beautifully on your phone, which is exactly where you’ll want it when you’re standing in Sarlat deciding where to have lunch.

Yes — there’s a dedicated 3-day itinerary, and honestly, three days is enough to fall in love with the region. The guide will make sure you spend them on the right things.

The guide covers every season, including what closes in winter. Still, many activities covered are best in summer. Visiting castles and villages, though, it’s still possible on cold days.

The guide links to Google Maps, so you’ll want to download offline maps before you go — the guide explains exactly how, because some valleys have patchy signal.

Your trip starts the moment you stop researching

Somewhere on the Dordogne, there’s a bend in the river where a 900-year-old castle appears above you and everything goes quiet. I can’t describe what that moment feels like. But I can get you there, the easiest way possible for you.