Dordogne region of France

[Im a BusyBee]

following on from my previous post, the dordogne area looks fine(to tour and explore for our annual holiday) - an area ive often wondered about but know very little about. The roads on northern france that we use regularly are fast roads, travel is not a problem. My husband is wondering if the same applies in the Dordogne area. For example we find in Scotland we need to allow ourselves longer time to travel fewer miles comfortably would this apply similarly to this area of France? Hope this makes sense when reading back it seems a bit of a mouthful!!

[drchasuble]

Main roads are pretty good all around France. Far better then in Britain. You can get quite rapidly from a to b on the routes nationales and motorways (P�age or not).
As with anywhere in the world some of the roads (routes departmentale or communale) will be a little smaller but these will mainly be going through small villages and hamlets.
If you go to the Michelin website you can get really good route planners which make the whole thing a lot easier.
It's such a beautil area though that you really won't mind getting a little lost!

[Im a BusyBee]

thanks for your really quick answer! Our concern was in the planning of our route - i do tend to try and cram in too much to see, too many miles to travel in too short space of time! that was only reason for asking.

[Cathyhuns]

The roads to the Dordogne are OK but it is a good day's drive from Calais.

However most of the roads in the Dordogne are windy and hilly and are not the long, flat straight roads you have been used to in northern France. Within the Dordogne you should therefore expect to go at a slower speed but it can be explored from a fixed base - ie you don't need to move around every day in order to visit the sights. It is also scenic to drive around so you would not want to drive around too fast.

[bounce]

Hey, is this the place where the people live in the side of cliffs/mountains. I forgotten the word. Or is this further south?