The village of La Roque Gageac, which lies exactly halfway between the source of the River Dordogne and the Gironde Estuary, was a major river trade centre in the heyday of inland navigation.


For nearly one hour, comfortably settled i ...

The Dordogne, which Périgord’s 19th-century boating pioneers called the “Espérance” - the “river of hope” - flows below legendary Beynac château. You can glide past some of Périgord’s most beautiful castles and chateaus on a light barge exactly the s ...

Starting from the legendary barge port in Bergerac, take a cruise through time on traditional boats, listen to stories about Cyrano's town and the boatmen's exciting lives and snap pictures of herons, kites, kingfishers, cormorants, muskrats and turt ...

Cross a lock and admire preserved nature in the wake of yesteryear's boatmen: discover the pleasures of riding on a barge. New for the 2009 season: every Thursday in July and August a river cruise leaves the Duellas Mill and arrives in Mussidan, its ...