Back on the road today headed northwest’ish and left the Dordogne behind. A beautiful drive through the Dordogne region. Some spectacular villages en route and more than the odd chateaux!
First stop Bergerac. Didn’t know what to expect from what at first appeared to be quite an industrial town. Parked up thanks to Sharon’s expert guidance, headed for the historic old town. Found a nice quiet cafe for our usual coffee. Sharon cheated today and opted for the strawberry milkshake!
The historic old town was busy and tourists flocked to the river for boat trips, the statues of Cyrano de Bergerac, the wine caves, and the Cloître des Récollets, a 17th-century cloister.
To give this famous Frenchman his full name – Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac (6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian (a writer of letters), and duelist. A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th century. Today, he is best known as the inspiration for Edmond Rostand’s most noted drama, Cyrano de Bergerac (1897), which, although it includes elements of his life, also contains invention and myth.
We did pass the Musée de Tabac documenting the history of tobacco but never took a peak inside.
We lunched in a picnic area on baguette with camembert and a creamy goat cheese flavoured with pumpkin seeds and red peppers. All washed down with an English cuppa!
Finally we arrived at our campsite near Le Fouilloux for the night. Camping La Motte, a quiet site with a mixture of cabins, mobiles and camping pitches. Not a standout site but it does have a small covered swimming pool, fresh baguettes and croissants in the morning.
Le Fouilloux is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. The nearest largish town to the west is Montguyon.
The Brindley Boxer 