Chambres Hote Lalinde

Cycling the Dordogne

Lalinde is in the middle of a very attractive canal and river bike pathway that starts in Mauzac about 8km east of Lalinde and finishes at Bergerac about 20km west of Lalinde. It’s a flat pathway specifically for cyclists and walkers and a combination of tarseal and rolled limestone that travels beside a canal from Mauzac to Tuillieres then drops down to the Dordogne river and finishes at Cresse on the outside of Bergerac. You can investigate migrating fish at the fish ladders beside the hydro electric dams at Mauzac and Tuilliere. Most of the cycle track is under plane trees giving you a cool pathway with beautiful dappled sunlight reflecting in the water, there are quite a few villages with cafes and restaurants and plenty of places for a picnic or siesta. For an easy and relaxing ride, Lalinde to Mauzac or Tuilliere and back again is about 16km. We have bikes available at no charge for a leisurely ride or if you are more ambitious but like the sound of an e-bike, they are available to hire opposite Maison Porte del Marty. If you are a thoroughbred cyclist and would like to home base in Lalinde, we can introduce you to professional cycling companies who will provide you with very high quality bikes and interesting daily ride programmes that start and finish in Lalinde. We are surrounded by bucolic villages, handsome chateaux, peaceful and pretty country lanes…something for everyone.

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Martin Walker and Chef de Police Bruno

Martin Walker has written 13 mystery detective books based on Bruno, Chef de Police at St Denis a mythical town in the Dordogne and accepted as based on his friends Pierrot and Raymond from Le Bugue a town 25 minutes from Lalinde and the summer home of Martin. http://www.brunochiefofpolice.com/

His stories are intertwined throughout our local villages and for his enthusiastic readers and followers an adventure is guaranteed as you use his stories as a map for the region. Fortunately the real murder and crime rate is far lower than his stories suggest ! Maison Porte del Marty is an ideal base to explore the villages so beautifully described in his books. Many of his followers from the millions of sales made worldwide come to the Dordogne / Perigord to experience first hand his storytelling.

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Caviar from the Dordogne – Perigord

The sturgeon fish is a native fish of the Dordogne and wild fish can be caught in the river. There are also caviar farms in the region, most are closed to the public but Le Domaine de Neuvic ( caviar-de-neuvic.com ) on the River Isle about 1 hour from Lalinde opens to the public and offers a range of tasting starting at 19 Euro for a small sampling of caviar, smoked sturgeon, sturgeon rillettes and a glass of sparking wine to 250 Euro for all the bells and whistles along with a gourmand meal. The fresh caviar eggs are harvested when the fish is 7 years old plus…….You will appreciate this is a long and expensive process. Well worth a visit and something very. unique.

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