Camping Les Chalets sur la Dordogne

The Dordogne region has lots of storied corners to explore; maybe start your discoveries at Rocamadour (35 minutes’ drive), a medieval village clinging to a steep cliffside where you can visit the revered Back Madonna statue in Chapelle Notre-Dame before stocking up on locally made lavender soaps in the top-quality gift shops. Autoire (15 minutes) is another gorgeous village with a medieval centre lined with half-timbered houses. Close by is the stunning Cascade d’Autoire (20 minutes), reached by a short hike through woodland. Castelnaud-la-Chapelle (an hour and 10 minutes) is home of an imposing medieval château with displays of weaponry and armour. To see nature at its most spectacular, make for the Gouffre de Padirac (20 minutes), a vast cave complex that you can explore on foot or by wooden boat. There are more subterranean adventures to be had at Lacave (40 minutes), where a mini-train takes you through the underground labyrinth of tunnels, and the Grottes de Presque (15 minutes), packed with other-worldly limestone formations.