Today we decided to head for Hautefort. It looked really cool in the brochure I had. We drove up there and got in before lunch. The place is huge! It's another place where there are roped off areas to look at, but you can go through a bunch of rooms. It's also self-guided, which I prefer. That way you can wander around how you like.
We watched a video about the chateau, which had English subtitles. Then we started exploring. There was a lot to see and some great views! I've got a ton of photos of this place too. There were also some gardens, and a park, but we didn't go in there. Nearby was an almshouse and some kind of medical museum, but we really weren't sure how to get there.
The chateau closed for lunch while we were there, so we finished up and left. We headed back towards Montignac, for lunch. You may remember that town from earlier in the week. I drove down these little streets while we looked for cafes. I saw a few on the river so I pulled into a one-way, took the first parking spot I could find, and we walked down the street towards the food.
We ended up in an Irish place called Flannagan's, although no Irishmen were in sight. It was a beautiful day, so we sat outside on the terrace, near the restaurant. There was another terrace that was actually on the river, but it was really windy, so we didn't go there. They had the table cloths clipped to the tables.
Instead of the special, we got a regular entree. We both had the Enchaud Perigord. It was listed as roast pork with salad and fries. It was okay. But we didn't realize that here, roast pork looks more like ham. If that doesn't make sense, you'll understand when you see the pictures. But we had a nice lunch on the river, with wifi.
Afterwards we headed to the Chateau de Losse. This place had a guided tour, which had just started. They also had an English translation. What I didn't like, was that there was no photography allowed. Most places have up a sign showing a camera with a line through it. But when you ask, they say it means "no flash." So I assumed the same here, but then the guide told me it was forbidden. There were a bunch of English speakers, and some Germans, but the guide only gave her spiel in French.
This place was okay. It had the rooms you go through and some areas roped off. But since I couldn't take pictures, and the guide was long-winded, it was kind of annoying. Once we got outside there were some garden areas and a few small towers to explore. There was also a great view of the river. But after Hautefort, it wasn't as fun. We ran into some Australians who had been around Domme, and said it was good
We went home a different way and took some pictures along the way. This part of the country had more cliffs and we came upon some spectacular cliff dwellings! They were also used during the Middle Ages. Frank - you get to walk up there and explore them. We should come back and do that! There were a few more similar places, including an actual house built into the cliffs. And, we didn't see them, but there's some kind of cro-magnon village. This is the part of the country with the cave paintings (which we also didn't see).
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