Discovering the Dordogne and Périgord means plunging into the heart of nature and history, from prehistory to the Middle Ages. This is where you can canoe down the courses of the Dordogne and the Vézère. This is where you can admire the caves of Lascaux and the chasm of Proumeyssacthe castle of Beynac and that of Castelnaud, as well as the medieval bastides perched at the top of the cliffs.
Discovering the Dordogne and the Périgord also means encountering a region, tasting its products and its specialities, such as black truffle, the nut and Périgord strawberries, mushroom omelet, goose foie gras and duck confitthe “harlequin of Carlux”, its wines, such as monbazillac and pécharmant. From Sarlat-la-Canéda to Bergerac, from Nontron to Périgueux, we present to you the best specialties of the Dordogne and the good addresses of this department, a Mecca of French gastronomy.
For this “gourmet stage” in the heart of the Dordogne, Loic Ballet receives Florian Boucheriefrom the farm-inn The Upper Garrigue in Prats-de-Carlux. Martin WalkerBritish writer (he is notably the author of detective novels), true ambassador of Périgord, is also his guest: he shares with us his best gastronomic experiences. Francoise Chabrolof Chez Chabrol, a family restaurant located in Sarliac-sur-l’Isle, northeast of Périgueux, presents its menu of the day. And the fisherman Patrick Cecchettoof The Fisherman’s Escapetakes us on a stroll along the water, on the Dordogne.
Nathalie Helalhistorian of gastronomy, presents “The gourmet stage on the road to the Tour”.