Tower of Cathédrale Saint-Sacerdos and old houses on Place de la Liberté in late afternoon, Sarlat-la-Canéda, Dordogne Department, Aquitaine, France

Hot-air balloon over Chateau de Castelnaud castle and Dordogne River valley in late afternoon, Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, Dordogne Department, Aquitaine, France

Saucission sec, dry cured sausage for sale at weekly farmer's market in bastide town of Monpazier, Dordogne Department, Aquitaine, France

An aerial view of the hilltop village of Turenne at sunrise, Correze, Limousin, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Curemonte labelled l'un des plus beaux villages de France (most beautiful villages in France) in the morning mist in the autumn, Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Aerial view of the Dordogne Valley & Dordogne river on a misty morning in autumn, Lot, Midi-Pyrenees, France

Curemonte in the snow, Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Aerial view of the Dordogne Valley & Dordogne river on a misty morning in autumn, Lot, Midi-Pyrenees, France

Curemonte labelled l'un des plus beaux villages de France (most beautiful villages in France) in the morning mist, Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

France, Dordogne, Brantome, the town and Saint Pierre abbey (aerial view)

Collonges-la-Rouge in the mist, Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Early morning mist, Chateau de Castelnaud, Castelnaud, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France

France, Dordogne, Perigord Noir (Black Perigord), Beynac et Cazenac, labelled Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France), the castle (aerial view)

France, Dordogne, Perigord Noir (Black Perigord), Vezere Valley, Tursac, geese breeding

Place de la Liberté and tower of Cathédrale Saint-Sacerdos at dusk, Sarlat-la-Canéda, Dordogne Department, Aquitaine, France

Place de la Liberté and tower of Cathédrale Saint-Sacerdos at dusk, Sarlat-la-Canéda, Dordogne Department, Aquitaine, France

Tourist boat passing in front of old stone houses on Dordogne River in late afternoon, La Roque-Gageac, Dordogne Department, Aquitaine, France

Chateau de Castelnaud castle and village over Dordogne River valley in late afternoon, Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, Dordogne Department, Aquitaine, France

Chateau de Castelnaud castle and village, Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, Dordogne Department, Aquitaine, France

Aerial view of the Dordogne Valley & Dordogne river on a misty morning in autumn, Lot, Midi-Pyrenees, France

Hilltop village of Turenne surrounded by mist, Correze; Nouvelle-Aquitaine; France; West Europe

A portrait of a horse with a golden mane, Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Curemonte in the snow, Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

A barn in the Dordogne Valley in autumn, Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Aerial view of the Dordogne Valley & Dordogne river on a misty morning in autumn, Lot, Midi-Pyrenees, France

Aerial view of the Dordogne Valley & Dordogne river on a misty morning in autumn, Lot, Midi-Pyrenees, France

Aerial view of the Dordogne Valley & Dordogne river on a misty morning in autumn, Lot, Midi-Pyrenees, France

A view of Curemonte labelled l'un des plus beaux villages de France (most beautiful villages in France) in the autumn, Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Curemonte labelled l'un des plus beaux villages de France (most beautiful villages in France) in the morning mist, Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

France, Lot, Carennac, labelled Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most beautiful Villages of France), the village on the Dordogne river (aerial view)

France, Dordogne, Belves, labelled Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France), the market (aerial view)

France, Dordogne, Perigord Noir, Dordogne Valley, lieu dit Turnac near Domme, Turnac geese farm

France, Dordogne, Saint Michel de Montaigne, Montaigne castle (aerial view)

France, Dordogne, Sarlat la Caneda, Liberty Square

France, Dordogne, Sarlat la Caneda, overview

France, Dordogne, La Roque Gageac, labelled the most beautiful villages of France

France, Dordogne, Perigord Noir, Terrasson Lavilledieu, town on the Vezere River banks

France, Dordogne, Perigord Noir, Dordogne Valley, Castelnaud la Chapelle, labelled Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France), the castle and the Beynac Castle in the ba...

France, Dordogne, Perigord Noir, Le Buisson de Cadouin, the cloister of the former Cistercian abbey in flamboyant gothic style located on the Chemin de Saint Jacques de Compostelle listed as World Her...

France, Dordogne, Purple Perigord, the castle of Monbazillac among the vineyards

France, Dordogne, Purple Perigord, the castle of Monbazillac

France, Dordogne, Perigord Noir, Dordogne Valley, Castelnaud la Chapelle, labelled Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France), Castelnaud Castle on a cliff above the Dor...

France, Dordogne, Brantome, Saint Pierre benedictine abbey, remains of the first monastery built in the foot of the cliff the cave including the Last Judgement, right Crucifixion from the early 17th c...

France, Lot, Castelnau-Bretenoux, the medieval fortified castle and village

France, Correze, Argentat, The old town and riverbank reflected in the Dordogne river with a moody sky

Wooden fishing boats moored up on the dordogne river near Vayrac, Lot, Midi-Pyrenees, France

Curemonte labelled l'un des plus beaux villages de France (most beautiful villages in France) in the morning mist, Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Curemonte in the mist, Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

The Dordogne River at Beaulieu sur Dordogne, Correze, Limousin, France

Chapelle des Penitente, Dordogne & houses in the town of Beulieu sur-Dordogne, Correze, Limousin, France

Chapelle des Penitente, Dordogne & houses in the town of Beulieu sur-Dordogne, Correze, Limousin, France

Village of Curemonte, Correze, Limousin, France

View over Dordogne River, Beynac-et-Cazenac, Beynac, Dordogne, France

Typical architecture in Argentat, Limousin, France

Medieval village of Curemonte, Limousin, France

France, Dordogne, Perigord Noir, Beynac et Cazenac, labelled Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France), the castle on a rocky spur above the valley of the Dordogne (aer...