Cycle tours and bike rentals Dordogne

Aquitaine Bike the cycle hire and cycling tour base in the Dordogne. They are located in the Perigord Noir, near the confluence of the rivers Dordogne and Vezere. The best way to explore the Dordogne Region is by bicycle. Aquitaine Bike's rent 24-speed Cannondale and 24-speed Trek hybrid/touring bikes. These lightweight, high performance bikes are ideal for the country roads in the Perigord and surrounding area.



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

Dordogne advertising that works

The Duke of Dordogne has just launched a new personal website listing some very useful sites that he uses to promote the Dordogne.
Any and every Dordogne website owner should take a look and see all the options of advertising yourself on one or more of his sites.
The Duke specializes in promoting the Dordogne with more than 30 Dordogne related and high ranking sites that target people interested and looking for information about the Dordogne.

Web design, logo / graphics, web hosting, domain names, database driven websites, site maintenance, Complete SEO, site submiting and lots more.

For Dordogne accommodation advertising, link exchange, article advertising, review advertising, photo gallery advertising, Free advertising, Package advertising, you name it, the Duke will arrange it.

Let the Duke of Dordogne put you on the web.

For more ifo : www.dukeofdordogne.com



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Please forward this link to anyone you know in the Dordogne, that has a website, they will thank you it.

Vezere Valley Prehistoric Capital

The Vezere valley contains 147 prehistoric sites dating from the Paleolithic and 25 decorated caves. It is particularly interesting from an ethnological and anthropological, as well as an aesthetic point of view because of its cave paintings, especially those of the Lascaux Cave, whose discovery in 1940 was of great importance for the history of prehistoric art.
The Vezere Valley is also home to the National Prehistoric Museum, Font de Gaume, Combereilles, Cro Magnon Shelter, The Grand Roc, Lascaux, Eglise St. Martin, Ferme de Tayac and many, many more sites of interest

Dordogne Design has just launched a stunning new site that shows off the Vezere Valley in the Dordogne like you have never seen it before.Beautiful photo’s taken on Walking Dordogne’s famous trips exploring the Vezere Valley.



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

Picture Tour of the Dordogne

Dordogne Design have launched yet another Dordogne Web site. http://www.thedordogne.com/ is a web site that will take you on an image tour of the Dordogne.

The Dordogne region of South West France is without doubt the most beautiful and diverse region of France and the world. It is here in the Dordogne, the Vezere Valley that our ancestors chose to settle more than 450.000 years ago. It is here that the link between Prehistoric Man and Modern Man was discovered.
But the Dordogne is not just famous for it's Prehistoric treasures such as Lascaux and Font de Gaume, the Dordogne is also famous for Medieval towns and villages, such as Sarlat, Beyac and Domme, Medieval strongholds, cloisters bastides and lots of other amazing attractions.
The Dordogne should be on everyones wishlist.

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/

Everything about Les Eyzies and the Dordogne on one site

Planning a visit to Les Eyzies de Tayac or the Vezere or Dordogne Valley? then leseyzies.info is definitely a site you should take a look at.Find out what and where the main attractions are, when to go, when not to go, history, accommodation, les eyzies and dordogne related articles and lots of other useful info every visitor should know before they visit the area.
More than 450.000 years our ancestors chose and settled in the Vezere Valley .. thats correct, Les Eyzies de Tayac is where our ancestors called home, and it was here that in 1868 the link between Prehistoric Man, and Modern Man was discoverd.

The Vézère valley contains 147 prehistoric sites dating from the Palaeolithic and 25 decorated caves. It is particularly interesting from an ethnological and anthropological, as well as an aesthetic point of view because of its cave paintings, especially those of the Lascaux Cave, whose discovery in 1940 was of great importance for the history of prehistoric art. The hunting scenes show some 100 animal figures, which are remarkable for their detail, rich colours and lifelike quality.
The Vezere Valley and Les Eyzies should be on everyone's wish list, but it is only the lucky ones that actually make it back to where our ancestors called home.

For more info : http://www.leseyzies.info/

Duke of Dordogne

The Duke of Dordogne suddenly appeared on the web with an excellent web site that lists a whole range of very interesting Dordogne related sites and articles. The Duke also has a nice list of Dordogne related books and dvd's.
Anyone with a Dordogne related web site, or articles can send them to the Duke of Dordogne and if appropriate it will be posted.
Keep your eye on this site, it's definitely worth a bookmark.

More info: http://www.dukeofdordogne.com/

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