• Beynac-et-Cazenac castle
  

  
  A XII Century castle, high on the banks of the Dordogne River, once besieged by Richard the Lion Heart, around which "lauze" stone slab-roofed houses with their creamy façades are built.
  
  

• Valentré Bridge in Cahors
  

  
  This magnificent fortified bridge was built between 1308 and 1500 and features a trio of towers, battlements and seven pointed arches. The surrounding city of Cahors is famous for its cahor wines.
  
  

• Rocamadour
  

  
  Rocamadour has attracted visitors for its setting in a gorge above a tributary of the River Dordogne, and especially for its historical monuments and its sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which for centuries has attracted pilgrims from every country
  
  

• Monpazier bastide
  

  
  Monpazier is a 13th century bastide town, built by King Edward I of England, during the Hundred Year War. Nearby is the Château du Biron and the Dordogne River.
  
  

• Padirac cave
  

  
  The enormous chasm at Padirac is about 100 metres around the rim, and you will descend 75 metres to enter the cave system. After the initial descent, you get in a boat for an eerie trip along a subterranean stream, and then pass through various underground caverns full of extraordinary rock formations.
  
  

• Perigord forests
  

  
  The forest is only sparsely inhabited and is now home to lakes with leisure activities, and pleasant walks, while also retaining the 'wild forest appeal' that it must always have had and a feel for what it was like in the region 1000 years ago.
  
  

• Lascaux cave paintings
  

  
  Caves famous for its Paleolithic paintings, primarily images of large animals, estimated to be 17,000 years old. UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In fact, the real cave is closed to public. You visit Lascaux II, the replica – and it astonishes one how powerful a copy can be.
  
  

• Truffles, foie gras and cahors
  

  
  Dordogne is famous for its exquisite cuisine and Cahors wine. Essentially, it is the world capital of all things made of duck, as well as wild porcini and truffle mushrooms that are hand-picked in the surrounding Perigord forests
  
  

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