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kind of thing, owners
Denis and Nathalie Mazet
run tours and demon-
strate la gavage – the con- CHARLIEPHOTOX / GETTY IMAGES ©
troversial force-feeding
process that helps fatten
up the goose livers. You
can also buy homemade
foie gras in the shop.
The Drive » Travel south from
Carsac-Aillac and turn left onto
the D703 for 13km towards La
Roque Gageac. You’ll have lovely
views across the river, and the
banks are lined with medieval
villages dangling over the water.
Stop for photos at the Cingle
de Montfort viewpoint, which
overlooks a picturesque bend
backed by a medieval château.

4 La Roque Gageac
The lovely D703 tracks
ATLANTIC COAST 34 GOuRMET DORDOGNE
the course of the Dor-
dogne River and passes
through a string of lovely
riverside villages, includ-
ing La Roque Gageac.
If you feel like burning The Drive » From La Roque 44; www.truffe-perigord.com;
off some of the calories ac- Gageac, St-Cyprien is 15km tours adult €8-10, child free-€5;
quired on this trip, the vil- further west along the river. It’s htours 10.45am Wed-Sat Jul &
lage is an ideal place to do a gorgeous drive that passes Aug, by reservation rest of year),
it: several companies hire several medieval châteaux expert Édouard Aynaud
out kayaks and canoes for en route. Once you reach St- offers hour-long truffle-
exploring the river, includ- Cyprien, continue north on the hunting trips (11am
ing Canoë Vacances (%05 D49 for another 6.5km, and look Tuesday to Saturday July
out for the easy-to-miss right
53 28 17 07; www.canoe turn to Lussac/Péchalifour. and August) assisted by
vacances.com; Lespinasse; self- his keen-nosed hounds.
guided canoeing per person €14- The best time to visit
22) and Canoë Dordogne TRIP HIGHLIGHT is during truffle season
(%05 53 29 58 50; www. 5 St-Cyprien from December to March,
canoesdordogne.fr; self-guided In the village of St- when he runs half-/
canoeing per person €7-24). Or Cyprien you can indulge full-day trips around the
cruise on a flat-bottomed in another of the Dor- truffières (truffle-growing
gabarre with Gabarres dogne’s great gastronomic areas) that include a
Norbert (%05 53 29 40 44; gems – the perle noire chance to try the rarefied
www.gabarres.com; 1hr trip of the Périgord, other- fungi over a picnic lunch.
adult/child €9/7; hApr-Oct). wise known as the black If you have time, stop
5 p375 truffle. At Truffière de at the nearby Domaine
Péchalifour (%05 53 29 20 de la Voile Blanche (%05

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