Domme

One of the most interesting towns in the Dordogne Valley is Domme which is built on a cliff overlooking the river.

It was quite cold and damp with just a few tourists.

Notice how the upper front of the church is just a facade.

It was almost pitch black inside but the phone camera produced this.

When we visited years ago, a wedding took place and the path to the church was marked out in leaves. What a lovely custom.

The only open shop was a book seller.

This is a vine.

You can see the pattern in the prior photo.

It was lunchtime and no restaurants appeared to be open in Domme, so we returned to Beynac.

We found a lovely place by the river.

Still flooding. The restaurant's terrace was underwater.

We had the lunch of the day, goose, duck, and a dessert.

The goose was very solid and filling. I think it's the first time I have eaten goose. Fois gras is popular here.

Way too much food, but superb.

Somehow we managed to force it down.

The above two photos come from a trip back in 1980, when we went to a viewpoint named Tremolat. Since it was close to where we were staying, I thought I would like to see it again.

Unfortunately, a lot of trees can grow in forty-four years so the view was mostly obscured. Quite a few houses had been built in the intervening years to take advantage of the view.