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Dordogne and the Movies

For people living in the Dordogne, or who have spent time in the Dordogne, it is always nice to see known places, being it towns or villages, castles & forts etc in movies. Here is a great choice of movies that were either filmed in this area, or has some relevance to the Dordogne.

A message from the Dordogne treasury

The Dordogne département has increasing numbers of British residents, some living here permanently, others with a second home. They are all welcome. We are delighted to have them and to share their culture, dynamism and sense of humour.
The integration of the British community in this traditionally hospitable département has largely gone smoothly, under the principles of European citizenship. The Trésorerie Générale de la Dordogne recommends that these British neighbours make an extra effort to complete their integration by conforming fiscally speaking. While the permanent residents normally pay their taxes regularly, the same cannot be said for a large number of holiday-home owners. Despite an awareness and information campaign in 2006, many ‘forget’ to pay their local taxes despite the reminder letters sent out to them. We invite them to fulfil their fiscal duty, as their neighbours have to do if they live here, whether they are French, European or from elsewhere. The local community needs their contribution if they wish to enjoy all the collective facilities (roads etc) to the standard they have come to expect. We thank them in advance for making this effort and warn them that nonpayment of taxes inevitably leads to bother. The law allows local authorities to enforce payment of taxes by means such as the repossession of furniture, or even the forced sale of property in the most serious cases where large sums are owed in taxes.
If you are in any doubt, we strongly recommend you contact your local Treasury (Trésorerie) without delay. The address can be found on any tax statement. For further information, or for an individual study of your fiscal situation, go along to the accountants (comptables) at your local Trésor Public.
The tax office can help you understand your tax obligations. For example:
Reader’s tax question: ‘I’m a retired civil servant aged 54. For nine years I’ve received a government pension in Britain and declared it in Britain. I live part of the year in my French house. The French tax authorities have asked me to file a French tax return with the form for declaring foreign earnings. Is this normal?”
The Dordogne tax office replies:
If your main residence is not in France and your entire income (British pension) is from outside France than you don’t have to file a tax return in France. If the authorities have asked you to, it is either as a precaution or it is a mistake: it may be that your house has been considered your main residence instead of secondary for the purposes of the taxe d’habitation and this could have led to the mistake.

Limeuil

At the confluence of the Dordogne and Vezere Rivers, Limeuil offers canoeing and a river beach, and a pretty little village that is well worth exploring.

The village is still partly surrounded by its original fortified walls, and is another of the ‘picture postcard pretty’ villages of the Dordogne, with cobbled streets winding between honey-coloured houses and pretty gardens.

Despite its picturesque location it is not usually completely overrun with tourists in the way that some places are, and the Parc Limeuil at the top of the town, while not spectacular as a park, has some fine views and is usually quiet.

A very pleasant place to escape the crowds.

A short stroll around the village gives a taste of the diversity on offer; at the foot of the two magnificent bridges, built in 1891, a sandy beach leads down into the clear water. A little further along, the 15th century port entrance which leads up to an extremely steep street is carved with the water levels reached during the great floods.
Getting to the top of the village is hard, but rewarding, work - take the time to study the medieval architecture on the way up. At the Place des Fossés, the château gardens provide a wonderful view over the river confluence, the rooftops and terraced gardens. The black Virgin Mary in St Catherine’s Church was the patron saint of the river traders.

The visitor can go from the blacksmith, to the glass-blower. Limeuil enjoys many sporting activities including canoeing, horse riding and mountain-biking. The holiday-maker will find plenty of welcoming hotels, restaurants and campsites.

Evidence of the period when Aquitaine was English can be found on the Bugue road leading out of the village: St Martin’s Chapel was built in 1194 to expiate the murder of the Archbishop of Canterbury, St Thomas à Becket

A Brief History

The site of Limeuil has been lived on since prehistoric times (various artefacts dating from approximately 10,000 BC have been found). Limeuil, listed as « One of the Most Beautiful Villages of France », is essentially a medieval village as the three fortified gateways and ruins of the castle and ramparts testify.

What to See

On the edge of the village is a museum garden where different plants and methods of cultivation take the visitor a journey through time from the Stone Age to the Renaissance period.
The natural beauty spot formed by the bend in the river offers a superb view.

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Castelnaud

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Exciting Dordogne 4 the kids

December 15, 2007

As of September 2007 Walking Dordogne will be offering exciting day trips for the kids.
We have put together an exciting horse ride which will last for about two hours, followed by a spectaculer hike to explore a few caves, picnic on a real prehistoric rock ledge with stunning views. Total time is about 5-6 hours. Another option is the Canoe, Horse ride and Hike package. Suitable for ages 8+

For more information go to www.walkingdordogne.com

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Valley of the Neanderthal

December 14, 2007

Walking Dordogne has about 20 excellent walks in their Itinerary, varying from 3 hours to 10 hours, most walks can be combined with other walks to make them longer or shorter. Our walks are guaranteed to show you the REAL Dordogne, and take you to all the main highlights this region is famous for.Our walks are suitable for all ages, but for most walks a certain level of fitness and stamina is required. Most walks are on tracks & trails, some marked, others not. Certain walks to caves, dwellings, ruins and view points are off the tracks, and up hill walking is often required.
Some of our walks may not be suitable for people with a fear of heights.

The great thing about Walking Dordogne is that our walks are not planned months or weeks ahead, we usually plan the walks together with the customer the day before, depending on the wishes and preferences of the customer, this way we can make sure everyone gets to see what they want to see. If the walks are done in combination, with canoeing or horse riding, then these walks are usually planned ahead, to guarentee the use of the horses or canoes.

As of September 2007 we will be offering “Day Trips” to people who are in the area and would like to see some of the best kept secrets the Vezere Valley has to offer. An example of a “Day Trip” is the “Valley of Caves”, a 5 / 7 hour walk exploring more than 30 (Neaderthal) caves, shelters, troglodytes, underground cavern, stunning views and lots more. Below are some pics taken on this trip. Remember, these caves, shelters, troglodytes, caverns are NOT mentioned in any books, or on any maps.

To see the REAL Dordogne, visit: www.walkingdordogne.com

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Picture Tour of Ferme de Tayac

December 8, 2007

For 2 years now, B&B Ferme de Tayac has been the choice of accommodation for people from all around the world.
Ferme de Tayac, a lovely 12th century former farmhouse / monastery in the hart of the Vezere Valley, just 5 minutes walk from Les Eyzies. For hundreds of years Ferme de Tayac was occupied by the munks, who also farmed the land around it.
In 2001 Suzanne & Mike purchased Ferme de Tayac after it had been unoccupied for over 10 years. It was in a sorry state, and was deemed dangerous and a hazzard.
It took Suzanne & Mike 7 years to bring Ferme de Tayac back to it’s former glory.
With among other things, meter thick walls, rooms built into solid rock, oak beam structures, and bedrooms in former monks quarters make Ferme de Tayac a speacial and very unique place to stay whilst visiting the Dordogne, and it is not hard to see why Ferme de Tayac has been the travellers choice of accommodation for 2 years.

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Cave of Lascaux

December 8, 2007

Lascaux is the setting of a complex of caves in southwestern France famous for its cave paintings. The original caves are located near the village of Montignac, in the Dordogne département. They contain some of the most well-known (Upper Paleolithic) art, dating back to somewhere between 15,000 and 13,000 BCE. They consist mostly of realistic images of large animals, including aurochs, most of which are known from fossil evidence to have lived in the area at the time. They were added to UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in 1979.

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Les Eyzies and the Cro Magnon

December 8, 2007

Cro-Magnons are recognized as the earliest know race of modern humans, Homo sapiens. Generally considered the earliest European descendants, Cro-Magnons lived between 10,000 and 35,000 years ago. The first Cro-Magnon specimens were discovered in France in 1868 along with many sophisticated tools, artifacts and cave paintings. Cro-Magnons are credited with creating the first calendar nearly 34,000 years ago

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Vocabulary list - Pharmacy

December 8, 2007

Vocabulary list - Pharmacy

Je voudrais : I would like :

de l’aspirine
some aspirine

de la crème solaire
some sun cream

une crème contre les piqûres d’insectes
some anti-insect cream

du désinfectant
some disinfectant

des mouchoirs
some tissues

des pansements
some plasters, dressing

du paracétamol
some paracetamol

des pastilles pour la gorge
some throat pastilles

du shampooing pour cheveux gras, cheveux secs, cheveux normaux
shampoo for greasy hair, dry hair, normal hair

du shampooing contre les pellicules
anti-dandruff shampoo

des serviettes hygiéniques
some sanitary towels

du sirop contre la toux
some cough syrup

des médicaments pour : some medicine for:les aigreurs d’estomac
acid indigestionla constipation
constipation

la diarrhée
diarrhoea

la fièvre
temperature

les maux de têtes
headache

le rhume
cold

Pour Bébé
For baby

des couches
nappies

de la crème pour le change, l’épiderme fessier
nappy cream

un biberon
a bottle

une tétine
a teat, a dummy

du lait en poudre
powdered milk

du coton
cotton wool

des cotons tiges
cotton buds

J’ai une ordonnance
I have a prescription

Pouvez-vous me conseiller quelque chose pour… ?
Can you recommend something for…?

Est-ce qu’il y a un docteur près d’ici ?
Is there a doctor nearby?

Une ordonnance
A prescription

Une feuille de soins
Form used to claim back doctor’s fees

Une vignette
Sticky label

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