{"id":33461,"date":"2023-07-16T04:00:28","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T18:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=33461"},"modified":"2023-07-16T04:00:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T18:00:34","slug":"domme-france-%f0%9f%87%ab%f0%9f%87%b7-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=33461","title":{"rendered":"Domme, France \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date: 14th July 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled: 20 kms around V\u00e9zac on the scooter  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited: Domme  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed: V\u00e9zac Aire CC, \u20ac13, N44.82450, E01.16950  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: 53 days @ \u20ac87 per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Well Bastille Day eve was a bit of a fizzer at the aire and campsite in V\u00e9zac last night. All very quiet, except after first light when we were awoken by the sound of the burners on the hot air balloons blasting away at regular intervals . I was thinking of getting out of bed and taking a photo but thought better of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the forecast is for a hot day, we make a reasonably early start this morning. The scooter is already off the Hymer and ready to go, so we set off for the village of Domme about 8 kms to the east.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From our guide book the Most Beautiful Villages in France you\u2019ll find Domme on page 192. Domme provides panoramic views over the River Dordogne and the valleys below, standing as it does 150m above the river. Domme has had a turbulent past, its turrets, ramparts and fortified gates often serving as prisons for the Templars, French and then the English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kisbee struggles a little as the climb is steep, but gets us to the carpark as usual. We park next to the Porte des Tours as we want to visit it when it opens a little later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s still relatively early as we start the walking tour pictured above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Door of the Day if you were less than 120mm in height<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The village market square <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The tourist office, must get busy here, as there are two petit train operators<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Struck a bit of bad luck here, two dress shops, a milliner and a bag shop. It was slow going.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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