Featured Holiday Rentals in Dordogne
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Holiday Rentals in Dordogne - A Guide to Dordogne
Holiday rentals in Dordogne are situated in the north eastern corner of the Aquitaine Region of France, which itself lies in the south western corner of the country, bordering Spain and the Atlantic Ocean. It is nestled between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees and the Departement is named after the river Dordogne that runs through the area. Dordogne covers a substantial area, being the third largest Departement in France.
If you would like to fly to your Dordogne holiday rentals, you have a choice of nearby airports, such as Poitiers, La Rochelle, Bergerac or Bordeaux all of which are reachable from the UK on several of the low cost airlines.
The easiest way to reach your holiday rentals in Dordogne would be by TGV (France’s high speed railway network), which will take you to Angouleme, where you would need to hire a car to drive to your Dordogne rental property. Alternatively, why not try driving all the way from home. It’s a fairly long drive, taking between 6 and 8 hours from Calais, heading south from Paris on the A10 as far as Poitiers or the A10/A71/A20, again from Paris, but taking in Orleans on the way to Limoges, which is near to the Dordogne.
Types of Holiday Rentals in Dordogne
The departement is famous for it’s wine production, but also is home to a large number of castles and fortresses, plus several prehistoric settlement sites. If none of this interests you, how about beautiful unspoilt French countryside, with many authentic old towns and villages, with a broad array of historic architecture.
The departement has a very diverse catalogue of property for rent in Dordogne. All types of property are available for rent, with an especially large number of cottages and houses available, most of which are in rural locations across the departement.
There are also a large number of enormous chateaux for rent in Dordogne, some with as many as 16 bedrooms, capable of sleeping over 30 people. These are obviously pretty expensive, being well over £1000 per night, but split amongst 20 or 30 people, this works out to be great value for money.
If you are looking for slightly cheaper, less crowded holiday rentals in Dordogne, there are plenty of gites and apartments available, often with their own swimming pools, in lovely countryside locations for a relaxing time.
Dordogne Useful Information
Dordogne holiday rentals are spread throughout the Departement’s 4 Arrondissements, which are subdivided into 50 Cantons and 557 Communes (which are the towns and villages essentially).
Dordogne is relatively sparsely populated, having a land area of 9060 square kilometres, but a population of just 400,000 people approximately.
The departement’s most famous town is Bergerac, which produces a large volume of red, white and rose wines. There are several Bastides around your holiday rentals in Bergerac. These are walled, fortified towns or villages, which obviously have a great deal of historic interest.
The departement also has a large number of chateaux to visit, such as the Chateau de Monbazillac, built in the mid-sixteenth century and surrounded by the Monbazillac vineyards.
So whatever your interests are in French culture and history, there is sure to be something of interest, so why not go ahead and book a holiday rental in Dordogne. I’m sure you’ll not be disappointed.