Best route to the Dordogne.
We are thinking of going to the Dordogne area in June 2020 and would like ideas of the best routes to take from Caen,also stopover sites enroute.
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We go from Caen to near Sarlat in the Dordogne area every year. We travel from Caen to Le Mans, to Tours on the motorways, then across country to Chateauroux, then down the A20 to Limoges, on to Souillac. Off the motorway there & across to Sarlat, then to our campsite near Castelnaud. An easy journey & the roads are only busy around the cities. We like to take our time to get down. We satay 1 night at Ouistreham when we get off the ferry at about 9:15pm (that’s the cheapest ferry). Next we stay near Le Mans, then the next day have our longest journey to a site just off the motorway near Limoges. On the last day we have a short journey to our site, leaving us plenty of time to set up. Hope this is some help to you. We know people who travel down in a day & others who do it in two days. Hope this is of some help to you. We love the area & spend 6 weeks there.
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TomSue's route cannot be faulted.
It's about 400 miles and you can take as long as you wish on the journey - there are interesting places and good campsites all the way. How long have you got!
But if you want to do it with two days driving then a well liked halfway stop is at Loches - and you might well make that a two night stay to stroll into the little historic town.
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We did part of the route this year. Tours to Chateauroux is quite attractive but also fairly slow. If in a hurry I would take the Autoroute from Tours to Vierzon then south to Limoges. That’s the way we will take next time. The route via Poitiers is not recommended.
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Depends on ferry crossing times etc. Falaise and Sees are excellent overnight stops Both Muncipal sites. Falaise lays under William the Conquerer's Castle. Very impressive.
La Fleche and Montreuil Bellay are other good stops.
Again depends on what route you take. I always plan via google maps, and work out distances from A to B and look for stopovers en route.
Also depends on time you have. Fortunately our trips are usually six weeks or more so have the time.
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RockyD
You can still use the route mentioned in the main and still go via Poitiers. After leaving Tours instead of cutting across to Chataueroux on the D943 just continue south on the the A10 or N10 (no tolls) to Poitiers and then from there take the N147 SE to Limoges. I have used both these roads without problem.
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If you only want a short drive from Caen, Falaise , the birthplace of William the Conquerer, has a very pleasant municipal site within easy walking distance of the town where there are a couple of good restaurants, but remember that restaurants in smaller French towns may be closed on Mondays.
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Agree with TomSue route, and Eurotraveller with first stop at Loches
If anyone was thinking of using Camping Uzurat near Limoges, it was shut and deserted last year when we called in April (even though its was suppossed to be year round site) Not sure if it opened late, or has shut permanently, so would be interested if anyone knows
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