We can say without doubt that the best cycling conditions are to be found in the Dordogne: quiet country roads to suit all levels of riding, beautiful scenery, and one of the cleanest rivers in Europe to cool off in… La Dordogne. Weather conditions here are great for riding from April to November.

Since 2000, Aquitaine Bike has organized cycling tours throughout France and Spain and worked as consultants to U.S. and British bicycle touring companies. Alongside their bike hire services, they specialize in self-guided custom tours in the Dordogne. Their system and organisation of these cycling tours keep costs to a minimum. Check out their Touring page for details. You can find suggestions for accommodation on the Where to Stay page.

The routes and itineraries that Aquitaine Bike design are the result of 20 years of personal cycling experience in the region and 10 years of client feedback.

Visit their Southwest France Tour page for information on our self-guided trip across Aquitaine, from the Dordogne to the Basque Country.

The Dordogne, or Perigord region, is a treasure of natural beauty, prehistory, history, architecture, and gourmet cuisine built around such delicacies as foie gras, the famous black truffle, walnuts, and fresh strawberries. Magnificent feudal and renaissance castles, prehistoric cave art, quiet country roads linking charming honey-coloured stone villages, meandering rivers, and dense oak and chestnut forests full with deer and wild boar. This magical land will enchant you!

Aquitaine Bike are fully insured and listed with the Ministry of Health, Youth, and Sports, reference number 02407ET0126.

Robert and Amy Owensmith
24220 Coux et Bigaroque, France
Email: aquitainebike@gmail.com
Tel / Fax: +33 (0) 553.30.35.17

For more info visit: www.aquitainebike.com

Aquitaine Bike is highly recommended by

• B&B Ferme de Tayac : www.fermedetayac.com
• Scenic Dordogne : www.scenicdordogne.com
• Walking Dordogne : www.walkingdordogne.com
• Les Eyzies Tourist Info : www.leseyzies-tourist.info
• The Dordogne : www.thedordogne.com
• Dordogne Tourist Info : www.dordognetourist.info
• Duke of Dordogne : www.dukeofdordogne.com
• High on Mountain Biking : www.highonmountainbiking.com

This site was made possible thanks to the dedication of a few people to promote the beautiful Dordogne region. Please take the time to visit their websites.

• B&B Ferme de Tayac, for 3 years now, this B&B in a 12th century former farmhouse / monastery in the heart of the Vezere Valley, has been voted the travellers choice of accommodation.http://www.fermedetayac.com/
• Dordogne Design has a Dordogne web site portfolio of more than 30 related sites promoting the Dordogne. If you have a Dordogne related buisness, and would like to make full potential use of the web, then Dordogne Design is the place to be.http://www.dordognedesign.com/
• Walking Dordogne has been taking the very lucky few visitors to places in the Dordogne we can only dream of. If you want to experience the REAL Dordogne, rather than just visit the Dordogne, the head to their web site, check their trips, and maybe one day you will be one of the lucky ones.http://www.walkingdordogne.com/

For more info visit : http://www.thedordogne.com/

We specialize in web sites for the Dordogne region. We know how extremely difficult it is to get your name or business onto the search engines. We do not just design web sites, we help you get your site seen by potential customers from around the world.

Designing a web site is the easiest part, getting people to find your site amongst the more than 92 Billion!! (indexed by google in 2006) sites can be tricky and very expensive.
I have designed more than 20 Dordogne related sites to help advertise your web site after it has been launched.

Let Dordogne Design put you on the web, can you afford not to?

Here are some stats that show the importance of a web site:

Key facts and figures from 1 March 2007

• Over 3.1 million tourists
• Average length of stay (all accommodation): 10 days
• Representing almost 31 million nights’ accommodation
• A direct turnover of at least 980 million euros
• Over 6,000 permanent jobs in tourism (6900 in July & Aug.)
• Tourism in the Dordogne represents over 31% of the local economy

More facts and figures.

• 77% booked part of their vacation online. (airline, ferry, rental car etc)
• 93% of visitors researched the area online before visiting.
• 71 % of visitors booked accommodation online

5 years ago, these figures would have all been below 30%, and 10 years ago they would have all been below 3%, however, in 3 year time they will ALL be above 90%

These figures show the importance of a web site, and no one can design, host, advertize and optimize your dordogne related site better than Dordogne Design .
Dordogne Design, owned by de Paulus  who knows how to put the Dordogne and your site / buisness on the web.
With more than 20 Dordogne related web sites that are already high on the mayor Search Engines list are ready to advertise your site.
Advertising a site designed by Dordogne Design on all our parent sites is FREE, saving you hundreds of Euro’s, and focusing only on the Dordogne which will attract only people that are searching for Dordogne related sites.

 Dordogne Design does not design web sites for a living, which means the prices are as low as you will ever find, and your web site is a de Paulus Project, which means he will always be there for you whenever you need help or  advice.
Get in touch with Dordogne Design and see what they can do for you… Can you afford not to?

In and around the town of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac are a series of prehistoric rock dwellings, the caves include some of the most significant archaeological finds of the Upper Paleolithic (from about 40,000 to10,000 years ago) and Middle Paleolithic (200,000 to 40,000 years ago) periods they are especially noted for their extensive wall drawings.

The Vezere Valley is also home to the National Prehistoric Museum, Font de Gaume, Combereilles, Cro Magnon Shelter, The Grand Roc and many, many more sites of interest.
For more Info about the Vezere Valley, visit : www.vezerevalley.info  

Please take your time to browse around Artists Display, and discover the potential benefits we could offer you and your art, and if you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact us

To celebrate the launch of Artists Display on Feb. 1st 2008, we are giving away 10 free 1 year memberships worth $130 on a first come first serve basis contact us  to have your account setup by us FREE before Febuary

• Free Link Exchange: 
  We will add your link to our website with a short discription of about 40 words, in return you must add our link to your web site. The link must be accessible within 2 clicks from the home page. Price: Free Artists Display Link Exchange
• Artist’s showcase:
  Your ad will be prominently featured for one month. You can include a link to your website, an image, logo, product, artwork, etc. and up to 80 words of text. Price: $8 a month
• In the spotlight:
  You and / or your art will be put in the spotlight for a whole month, a very good way to get noticed. Includes 2 small images or a small slideshow, detailed discription of up to 300 words, and a link to your website and / or your Artists Display Studio. Price: $15 a month

  Artists Studio:   Add , show and sell your art here at the STUDIO, add up to 100 art items, customers can browse your art, and purchse directly online.  Price: $90 a year + a one time setup fee of $40

  Personal Studio:  Have your own personal studio setup by us. Sell up to 10 items online. We will be adding different styles in the coming future. See an example HERE  Price: $220 a year this includes a personal Email address, for example johndoe@artistsdisplay.com
ARTISTS DISPLAY : www.artistsdisplay.com

Recommended accommodation in Les Eyzies de Tayac:

B&B Ferme de Tayac. Lovely B&B in a 12th Century former farmhouse / monastery situated ideally in the hart of the Vezere Valley and just 5 minutes from Les Eyzies, the Prehistoric Capital of the World
http://www.fermedetayac.com/

We have listened to our customers wishes and have been very busy putting together some amazing and unique horse trips, and some overnight horse treks.
These new additions to our itinerary are guarenteed to show you the REAL Dordogne on horseback,  an experience you will never forget.

The horse trips will take you on a wonderful round trip of about 30km and will take about 5 hours this incl. a picnic in a lovely scenic spot. You will have a choice to visit  some of the most famous places in the Dordogne. The choice so far is..

  * La Madeleine
La Madeleine is a cave-dwelling village on the banks of the Vézère. The site features rock shelters where Prehistoric people settled 10,000 years ago.

* Commarque
The castle of Commarque dominates a fortified village composed of knight’s towers and cave dwellings, situated in the heart of the Perigord Noir.

* Cap Blanc
The site dates back at least 14,000 years to the mid-Magdelenian period. The cave includes an exhibition of various archeological artifacts found on site during excavations in 1909.

* Bernifal
the Bernifal cave (walk in the woods for the access to the cave) which houses more than 110 engravings and paintings, above all a huge mammoth drawn in clay.

* Ferrassie
Paleoanthropological site in the Dordogne region of France where Neanderthal fossils were found in a rock shelter between 1909 and 1921.

The price for this incredible 5 hour trip to your preferred attraction is just 110 Euro !!! and this includes a lovely picnic

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We have listened to our customers wishes, and have put together 2 (more coming soon) amazing and unforgettable overnight horse treks, with the choice to bivac or stay at a hotel.
The treks will take you to some of the nicest places this area has to offer, and some of the areas best kept secrets. You will enjoy about 5 hours of horse riding a day. Our 2 treks are..* Grotte de Rouffignac
Rouffignac is one of the longest and most ramifide caves with palaeolithic paintings. Total length of all the chambers and galleries in three levels is about 10 km’s.* Grotte de Bara Bahau
Hollowed out by a vanished underground river and dominating the Vézère valley, the Bara-Bahau Cave was first inhabited by bears, which left many traces of their occupation. Then man in turn took possession 17,000 years ago, turning the cave into a shelter with an inner chamber and sanctuary. Price for this once in a lifetime Dordogne adventure is just 260 Euro !!! This includes picnics and accommodation. This price does not include. dinner at the accommodation. Add an extra 50 Euro if you stay at a hotel.