Dordogne Retreat - a farmhouse tale

Late one afternoon we strolled around the local lanes enjoying some Autumn sunshine along with the local beef cows.

 They certainly look happy and contented, unlike our local UK cows that always look a little on the scrawny side. Our neigbour keeps 60 head on 60 hectares, about the right level he tells us!

We have been South to Salat on previous visits, but it is only a few kilonetres further to get to the mediaeval city of Domme, perched high on a rocky outcrop with commanding views over the Dordogne Valley.

At the top of the main street is the Church - not particularly big, but with this typical (and I thought splendid) tryptych above the Altar.

 This picture shows the main Street leading up from the first car park up to the square at the top of the hill.  There are a number of restaurants there, with prices that increse as you get nearer the top of the town and the inpressive viewpoints!

And here is one of the most impressive views of all!

 One other attraction is a natural cave formation that contains some spectacular stalactites and stalagmites - unfortunately photography was nt permitted, but for 8 euros, worth a vist!  The cave exit is below thespot where this photo was taken - a lift brings you up to this observation platform from the cave exit.

 There is quite a lot of history associated with Domme, including a Templar Kniights connection (Dan Brown fans take note) although we didn't get into that historical aspect on this visit!

With the high temperatures during the summer we get regular impressive storms. Tried to capture the lightning on my camera but by the time I figured out the correct exposure the storm was passing by. Next time I will do better!