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Eating & Sleeping

add quirky appeal. Dining is good value in the
Les-Eyzies-de-Tayac 1 lovely beam-ceilinged restaurant.
5 Moulin de la
Beaune Regional Cuisine €€ Montignac 6
(Au Vieux Moulin; %05 53 06 94 33; www. 5 La Chaumière Regional Cuisine €
moulindelabeune.com; menus €21-58; hmid-
Apr–Oct) Reserve ahead for a spot at one of (%05 53 50 14 24; 53 rue du 4 Septembre;
the river-front terrace tables at this renovated menu €18.90; hnoon-2pm Sun-Tue & Thu-Fri,
water mill converted into a lovely restaurant and 7.30-9.30pm Wed-Mon) A simple menu of
hotel (doubles €70 to €80). The most charming charcuterie, cut by the friendly proprietor at the
family-run establishment in Les-Eyzies, it’s also back of the small dining room, or large portions
the most beautifully situated, and serves up of duck confit, cassoulet and duck-fat roasted
authentic, seasonal local fare. potatoes are the order of the day.
4 Hôtel des Glycines Hotel €€ 5 Le Tourny Cafe €
(%05 53 06 97 07; www.les-glycines-dordogne. (%05 53 51 59 95; place Tourny; lunch/dinner ATLANTIC COAST 35 CAVE ART OF THE VézèRE VALLEY
com; 4 av de Laugerie; d €144-199, ste €270-345; menus €13.50/17; hnoon-2pm daily, 7-9.30pm
hJan–mid-Nov; aWs) Les-Eyzies’ top posh Mon-Sat) Locals flock here for cheap, no-frills
pad: plush rooms range from cream-and-check daily specials and omelettes or snacks.
‘classics’ to full-blown suites with terraces and 4 Hotel Le Lascaux Hotel €
garden views. Beware ‘courtyard rooms’ which
overlook the main road. The hotel’s gastronomic (%05 53 51 82 81; http://hotel-lascaux.jimdo.
restaurant (lunch menus €19, dinner menus com; 109 av Jean-Jaurès; d €73-95; hApr-Sep;
€62 to €110) is a pampering affair. W) Despite the old-timey candy-stripe awnings,
rooms at this family-owned hotel are bang up
4 Hôtel des Roches Hotel € to date, with cool colour schemes, distressed
(%05 53 06 96 59; www.roches-les-eyzies.com; wood furniture and sparkling bathrooms.
15 av de la Forge; d/tr €90/140; hmid-Apr–mid- Superior rooms have more space, and some
Oct; Ws) This smart pale stone hotel set overlook the shady back garden.
back from the main road is decorated in simple 4 Hostellerie La Roseraie Hotel €€
pastoral style. Rear rooms overlook the garden
and swimming pool. (%05 53 50 53 92; www.laroseraie-hotel.com;
11 place des Armes; d €80-164, ste/q from
4 Hôtel Le Cro-Magnon Hotel € €200/220; hApr-Oct; Ws) This mansion
(%05 53 06 97 06; www.hostellerie-cro- in Montignac boasts its own gorgeous rose
magnon.com; 54 av de la Préhistoire; d €85-100; garden, set around a palm-fringed pool. Rococo
hMar-Nov; Ws) This pretty wisteria-clad rooms are lovely if you like rosy pinks, floral
hotel has been around since the 1850s and patterns and garden views. Truffles, chestnuts,
was often used as a base by pioneering pork and guinea fowl find their way onto the
prehistorians. Flowery rooms are a touch bland, seasonal menu in the restaurant, and on warm
but corridors built straight into the rock face summer nights the terrace is a delight.

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