Gabarre boats
River trips.
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La Roque-Gageac is a small village in the Dordogne department of southwest France, perched above the Dordogne river, about 34 km west of Rocamadour and 139 km east of Bordeaux in a straight line. It belongs to the «Most Beautiful Villages of France» association. The village stretches in a long, narrow line between a towering limestone cliff and the Dordogne, so its houses seem pressed against the rock. Many are built of the warm golden stone typical of the Périgord, with steep roofs of stone slabs or brown tiles. The row of golden houses and the high grey cliff are mirrored in the calm river, and in the narrow lanes climbing towards the cliff grow Mediterranean plants unusual for the region, thanks to the warmth of the rock. High on the cliff are the remains of an old fort cut into the rock, which can be climbed. Visitors stroll the riverbank and the climbing lanes and ride traditional flat-bottomed wooden boats called gabarres on the river. Many hilltop castles lie nearby, among them Castelnaud, as does the fortified village of Domme with its view over the valley.
River trips.
Cut into the rock.
Nearby.
La Roque-Gageac, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
A boat trip and a walk in the lanes.
Domme and Castelnaud castle.