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Dordogne Dog hunting for truffles

53 29 20 36; www.domaine- h10am-7pm Jul & Aug, 1-5pm a farm shop where you can
voie-blanche.com; St-Cyprien; Sep-Jun), where you can buy boar-themed goodies.
h1-7pm Jul & Aug, by reserva- see wild boars being The Drive » From Mortemart,
tion rest of year), where the raised in semi-freedom the nicest drive to Bergerac
Dalbavie family run tours on a farm just outside follows the D45 and D21, a
around their vineyard. Mortemart. These porky drive of 53km through classic
cousins of the modern Dordogne countryside. Once you
The Drive » From Lussac, pig were once common reach town, leave your car in the
backtrack to the D35 and turn car park on quai Salvette, and
northwest towards the bustling across France, but their walk towards the centre along
town of Le Bugue, following signs numbers have been re- rue des Récollets.
to Périgueux onto the D710. From duced by habitat restric-
Le Bugue it’s about 13km to tion and hunting.
Mortemart; there’s a sign to the The boars are fed a rich TRIP HIGHLIGHT
boar farm just before the village. diet of châtaignes (chest- 7 Bergerac
nuts), which gives the
meat a distinctive nutty, It’s not as famous as Bor-
6 Mortemart gamey flavour. It’s a key deaux and St-Émilion, but
Next up is Les Sangliers ingredient in the hearty Bergerac is still an essen-
de Mortemart (%05 53 03 stew known as civet de tial stop for wine- lovers.
21 30; www.elevage-sangliers- sanglier, as well as pâtés Vineyards carpet the
mortemart.com; St-Felix-de- and country terrines. countryside around town,
Reilhac; adult/child €3/1.50; Naturally enough, there’s producing rich reds,

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