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Category Archives: Tourist attractions
To Belvès by stages: Bike Route No. 1
Recently we were chatting with an English couple who have just bought a house in Daglan, and who are starting to explore the Greater Daglan Area (GDA) by going on walks and taking bike rides. When they said they were … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling in the Dordogne, Cafés in France, Exercise and fitness, Flora and fauna, Holidays in France, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in the Dordogne, Sports, Sports in the Dordogne, Tourist attractions, Travels in and out of France, Weather in the Dordogne
Tagged Belves, bicycle trips, bicycles, bicycling, bicycling in the Dordogne, cows, cycling, Daglan, Dordogne landscapes, Dordogne scenery, Dordogne weather, flowering trees, flowers, L'Envie des Mets, Le P'tit Bistro, plants, rain, Saint Laurent la Vallée, Saint Pompon, springtime
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Just foaling around — the colt
In yesterday’s posting I introduced you to a pretty young filly and her mom, both residing in a field that’s part of a horse farm on the outskirts of Daglan. Now let’s meet their neighbours and apparent best friends, another … Continue reading
Posted in Life in southwest France, Tourist attractions, Travels in and out of France
Tagged colts, Daglan, Dordogne weather, foals, horseback riding, horses, nature, weather
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Mystery solved: The future look of La Roque-Gageac
In yesterday’s posting, I promised that I would reveal “the mystery of La Roque-Gageac,” and here at Radio Free Daglan we keep our promises. I am aware that most, if not all, readers weren’t aware of any particular mystery about … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling in the Dordogne, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in the Dordogne, Tourist attractions, Travels in and out of France, Weather in the Dordogne
Tagged cameras, Castelnaud, Daglan, digital cameras, dordogne river, Fujifilm cameras, Fujifilm FinePix F40fd, Fujifilm FinePix S4300, La Roque-Gageac, pedestrian walkways, roadwork in La Roque-Gageac, roadworks, sidewalks
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Monsieur Soleil’s encore, plus some river views
Yesterday, Mr. Sunshine made it two days in a row — so in the morning, while my wife Jan was in Gourdon for her exercise class, I hopped on my bike and took advantage of the sunshine. At the start, … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling in the Dordogne, Life in southwest France, Sports in the Dordogne, Tourist attractions, Weather in the Dordogne
Tagged bicycling, Castelnaud, castelnaud la chapelle, Céou River, cycling, Daglan, dordogne river, La Roque-Gageac, May weather, mr sunshine, nature, rapids, roque gageac, streams and rivers
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Mother’s Day market, and other sunny scenes
Today was Mother’s Day in France, so it was darned decent of Mother Nature herself to stop with the rain and start with the sun. (I’m not sure, by the way, why the United Nations can’t sort out Mother’s Day … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling in the Dordogne, Exercise and fitness, Flora and fauna, Life in southwest France, Markets in France, Sports in the Dordogne, Tourist attractions, Weather in the Dordogne
Tagged bicycles, bicycling, Castelnaud, castelnaud la chapelle, Daglan, Daglan market, Dordogne weather, fields, flowering trees, flowers, le petit paris, Mother's Day, Mother's Day in France, nature, poppies, rain, red poppies, Sunday market, walnut groves, walnut trees, weather
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A real jewel of Daglan
You may have missed la Goutte Noire on previous visits to Daglan — maybe even walked right past it — but you shouldn’t miss it now. This lovely shop, featuring hand-made silver chain jewelry and semi-precious stones, is now well … Continue reading
From ghost town to boom town
A belvedere is a building or other structure that’s been placed to take advantage of a beautiful view. In Domme, just 10 kilometres or so from downtown Daglan, Le Belvedere is the place to be if you’re looking for a … Continue reading
Posted in Cafés in France, Flora and fauna, Holidays in France, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in the Dordogne, Tourist attractions, Weather in the Dordogne
Tagged Daglan, Domme, dordogne river, Dordogne weather, La Roque-Gageac, Le Belvedere, limestone hills, nature, plants, restaurants, viewpoints, views, weather
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From the Sunday market to the plate
In the Greater Daglan Area, not every day involves dining out. Often we prepare our own meals, and often we base our meals on what’s available in the local markets. Since today was Sunday, that meant that it was market … Continue reading
Posted in Flora and fauna, French food, Life in southwest France, Markets in France, Tourist attractions, Weather in the Dordogne
Tagged bread, Charlotte strawberries, cod, coriander, Dordogne weather, food, pain au raisin, pain au raisins, plants, potatoes fried in duck fat, Saint-Cyprien, seafood, spinach, St. Cyprien, strawberries, Sunday markets, whipped cream
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Restaurant with a view
Yesterday (Sunday) was another wonderful day in the ongoing festival of feasting that my wife Jan and I have embarked upon, but not because the food represented the peak of culinary invention. Rather it was because we were able to … Continue reading
Posted in Flora and fauna, French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in France, Restaurants in the Dordogne, Tourist attractions, Weather in the Dordogne, Wine
Tagged Basque, Basque food, Basque omelette, Castelnaud, Daglan, desserts, dordogne river, Dordogne weather, flowering trees, food, Le Tournepique, moules, moules frites, nature, rain, restaurants, seafood, shrimp, tapas, weather
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Our reluctant spring
As I write this, it’s raining. Again. Still, I can see lots of blue sky through the skylight window above me. And that pretty much sums up this early spring in the Greater Daglan Area — sort of an on-again, … Continue reading
Posted in Flora and fauna, Holidays in France, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in the Dordogne, Tourist attractions, Weather in the Dordogne
Tagged Castelnaud, Cénac, cold weather, Daglan, desserts, Dordogne weather, flowering trees, flowers, forsythias, nature, plants, rain, springtime, weather
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