The Sarlat-la-Canéda City Guides answer what every trip to this part of the Dordogne raises: where to eat duck and walnut cake without paying gift-shop prices for foie gras, which painted caves have to be booked days ahead, which castle keeps children busy longest and how to fit Beynac, La Roque-Gageac and Domme into one day by car. Each guide is a short, honest list that tells you why a place earns its spot, what to order or look at and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser the moment you have paid.
About the Sarlat-la-Canéda City Guides
- 79 places
- 4 guides
- 5 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The four Sarlat guides
Food guide
18 places
Duck and walnut farms, Sarlat’s markets, old-town bistros with good-value lunch menus, a Michelin star and riverside tables from La Roque-Gageac to Domme.
Things to do guide
21 places
The golden stone lanes and markets of Sarlat, clifftop castles and clipped box gardens, boats and canoes on the Dordogne and the caves around Lascaux.
Family guide
20 places
Trebuchets and a cliff fort, a cave toured by little train, a lake beach, a treetop park, canoes and rainy-day ideas, with ages noted for each.
Day trips guide
20 places
Beynac, Castelnaud and Josephine Baker’s château, formal gardens, the cliff villages, Rocamadour and the prehistoric caves of the Vézère.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
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Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Ferme de Turnac
Domme, in a bend of the Dordogne
This family farm raises its own ducks and geese, puts up its own foie gras, confit and rillettes, and grows walnuts across 50 hectares. Wandering round costs nothing; the paid tour ends with pâté, foie gras, wine and walnut cake, and the shop undercuts the town for better quality. From the food guide.
Château de Beynac
Beynac, 12 km south-west of Sarlat
A fortress perched 150 metres above the river, once the seat of one of Périgord’s four baronies. The keep, great hall and ramparts have been left mostly as they were, and the views along the valley are the finest on the Dordogne. Adults pay about €12.50 with the audio guide thrown in. From the things to do guide.
Rouffignac Cave
Rouffignac (Fleurac), 40 min north-west of Sarlat
A small electric train carries you a kilometre into the hill to genuine Ice Age drawings, and the guide picks out the mammoths one at a time. As there is hardly any walking, it works for every age. Adults pay about €9. From the family guide.
Plan your days in Sarlat
Day one: come on a Saturday if you can, when the market spreads through the whole old town, then study the carved front of the Maison de La Boétie on Place du Peyrou, take the set lunch in the garden of Le Présidial and pick up walnuts at the covered market inside the old Sainte-Marie church. Day two: drive down to the Dordogne, walk the ridge paths of Marqueyssac, see the castles from a gabare at La Roque-Gageac or paddle down from Vitrac, climb up to the Château de Beynac and end the day on Domme’s Belvédère de la Barre. For a rainy or slow day, head north-west to the caves, which keep the same cool temperature all year: Lascaux IV in Montignac (book a slot online), the little train into Rouffignac and the basket ride down at Proumeyssac.
Questions about the Sarlat guides
What do the Sarlat-la-Canéda City Guides include?
Four guides covering 79 places: food, things to do, family, and castles and day trips. Every entry tells you why it is worth going, where it is, notes on opening and one tip you can actually use.
How do I get the guides after paying?
The links appear on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with no app to install and no account to set up.
Can I use the Sarlat guides without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it keeps working offline afterwards, ticks and notes included. Sending a place to maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the Sarlat guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Spanish and Dutch. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the Sarlat guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99 and the full set of four is €15.99.
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