Some fun and interesting facts about the Dordogne region!
Perigueux during Le Felibree Festival
The Dordogne region has been popular with visitors for many years, but did you know...
The Dordogne is the third largest region of France at 9060km2.
There are 33 Parks and Gardens within the Dordogne.
There are 8 Accredited Golf courses.
No less than 30 festivals per year, WOW!
There are at least 2,000 figures within the Lascaux Caves.
Each year more than 3,000,000 tourists visit the Dordogne.
There are an incredible 6,000 tourist accommodations and 1,338 restaurants throughout the region… 9 of these restaurants have Michelin stars.
The Dordogne is known as the Valley of a Thousand Chateaux... sadly in actual fact there are only 615.
The Dordogne offers over 156 kilometres of cycling paths, as well as numerous mountain biking tracks in the forests… Forests which make up 45% of the region.
There are 5 departments of Aquitaine; Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes, Gironde, Dordogne, and Lot et Garonne.
"Each year, more than 3,000,000 tourists visit the Dordogne.."
