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Department of France in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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The Dordogne is a region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Dordogne is one of France's best-loved areas.
By train
Trains from Paris to Souillac or Paris to Libourne and then change for Sarlat using the Bergerac line.
By bus
There is no bus station in Sarlat but some services operate from the railway station.
By taxi
There are several taxi companies operating around Sarlat and the Dordogne valley.
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its wines and tobacco are its main attraction
it has the most impressive castle in the Dordogne region
Brantôme in the Dordogne is crossed by the Dronne river.
a bastide town with a community for British expatriates
one of the prettiest towns in the Dordogne region, its bastide from 1284 remains largely untouched
an old town close to Lascaux and its prehistoric cave paintings which are a UNESCO World Heritage site
Périgueux is a city in the Dordogne department of France.
renowned for Fois Gras, and its Friday market is one of the largest in the area
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