Sarlat-la-Caneda is located in Aquitaine, in the Dordogne, and even more precisely in Black Perigord. This extremely popular tourist town is famous for its beautifully preserved architecture - both medieval and early Renaissance. Its old center is so picturesque and picturesque that, starting from the second half of the 20th century, it took not a couple of years to see an episode of a film being shot in Sarlat-la-Caneda.

How to get to Sarlat-la-Caneda

The easiest way to get there by the regional Aquitaine train from Bordeaux is more than a dozen trains daily.

A bit of history

As such, the commune and the city with this name appeared in 1965 . when the communes of Sarl and La Caneda were united at the same time . But historically this place was inhabited even at Karolings . @ The history of the settlement, as for many medieval French cities, began with the Benedictine abbey - before large enough to be considered one of the key strongholds of faith in the province . Due to the fact that the town was located far from the banks of the Dordogne, the Vikings did not reach here, and by the 14th century Sarlah blossomed . True, in the 17th century during the anti-government troubles ransacked the rebels . But the whole second half of the 20th century Sarlat-la-Caneda was so carefully restored that today it is considered one of the most attractive for tourists in the entire province .

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Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Sarlat-la- Caneda

Cathedral of St. Sacerdos began to build in the 12th century as a cathedral and finished in the 14th . At the very beginning of the 19th century the cathedral was deprived of its cathedral status, but belongs to a number of historical monuments . Its architectural appearance is a bizarre a mixture of Romanesque, Gothic and other styles . Above the cathedral is the oldest cemetery in the city . And next to it you can see "The Lantern of the Dead" - pretty a specific cemetery building . Such not so often built in France, and to this day they came from very few . Sometimes they were used as chapels for funeral rites . The lantern in Sarlat-la-Caneda is called a tower St. Bernard - the saint visited the city on the way back from the Second Crusade in 1147 g . and created here, according to legend, the miracle of healing . "The Lantern of the Dead" was built in the 12th century and is an island-shaped cylindrical tower about 10 m high .

The central pedestrian street of the city is the street of the Republic that passes through the Old Sarlu . Walking along it and periodically turning off in the waste from her alleys, you can see the most interesting buildings of the city . For example, the Franciscan church, which was built in the 17th century, and after a couple of centuries it was settled by the White Brotherhood . From the very first building to the present day, only the main gate . @ In 1970 the . museum was placed in the church of religious art . Not far from the church there is a remarkable building of the Saint-Claire hotel with a turret and remains of ramparts with the Burro tower .

A On the other side of the Republic Street one of the most attractive in Sarlat check - the Consul. It hosts a number of impressive mansions: the Mirandol Hotel of the 16th century with an impressive main entrance, the 14th-century Plamont Hotel with three vaulted windows, the 15th-century Vassal Hotel with double turrets and the Hotel Tapinua de Betu with a monumental staircase .

Around the middle of the street Consul stands the mansion Gisson (also known as the Hotel Magena), the famous city sights . It is composed of two houses of different styles that are united by a hexagonal tower . The building dates back to the 13th century , and visiting it is interesting for two pr The original . The first is the vaulted cellars and the rooms where the exposition items devoted to justice are exhibited, from the Middle Ages and to the Revolution (including torture devices) . The second is the opportunity to look into private apartments of the city nobility, where medieval furniture has survived to 17th century, wooden floors and panels, huge fireplaces and a spiral staircase in the hexagonal tower .

The Church of St. Mary was destined to turn into a covered market in modern times. One of the most famous architects of the country, Jean Nouvel, was a native of the city. It was he who was engaged in the restoration of the church, combining modern details with the original architecture of the 14th century. In 2012, the tourists began to lift a lift to the bell tower with panoramic glazing. You can see the amazing views of the city in the summer season (from December to March, visits are allowed only on certain days)

Cuisine of Sarlat-la-Caneda

As in all of Black Perigora, Sarleans are not proud of any specific dishes , how many special products. These are truffles, nuts, foie gras, chestnuts, strawberries, sheep's homemade cheese, home confit (canned ducklings or goose meat) and muggets (duck breast).

There are several markets of farm products in Sarlat-la-Caneda that are very even worth exploring more closely . Day markets are open all year round: on Saturdays it is a big market in the city center that operates from 8:30 to 18:00 and the morning food market on Liberty Square, open from 8:30 to 13:00 . On Wednesday morning there is also a mini-version of the product market working at the same time . Indoor go One market in the same area in the former St. Mary's Church is open daily . In high season until 14:00 (and on Fridays until 20:00), at low - until 13:00 (closed on Thursdays) .

Finally, in the city from mid-June to mid-September, the evening market of organic products opens: he works on the square on July 14, in front of the post, on Thursdays from 18:00 to 22:00. And for local specialties - truffles and foie gras - a separate trading space is allocated: this is the market on Bouasari Square, open on Saturdays from 9:00 to 12:00 from December to February.

Surroundings of Sarlat-la-Caneda

Approximately 10 km south of the city is one of the most beautiful villages in the country - La Rock Gajak, a village in the rock . Golden-yellow houses with traditional perigord roofs, facing the river bank, facing steep cliffs .The village has hardly changed at all over the past 300 years: the Troglodyte caves are still preserved around the house, the houses number 800 years, and the Renaissance Tarde estate is as amazing as it was a century ago, and still attracts the admired glances of hundreds and thousands of tourists . Alas, for this reason, with parking here, to put it mildly, is tight .

And less than 20 km to the west of Sarlat-la-Caneda is Commark Castle, one of the most dramatic and harsh in the region . This impressive scale structure on a low rock in the R It is not so easy to get to the castle . It's not so easy to get to the castle: sometimes it's even called the "forgotten stronghold" . Walking along the forest trail, up the hill . In the 19th century the castle was destroyed, but from the second half of the 20th century carefully restored . Today you can see the tower-donjon, the remains of the chapel, the master's house, part of the fortress walls and residential buildings . This castle served as a decoration for the scene of the final meeting of irreconcilable enemies in the film "The Duelists", shot by Ridley Scott in 1977 r .

Events of Sarlat-la-Caneda

As an important tourist center The city annually accepts and arranges a lot of events of very different kinds. Many of them are associated with local gastronomy: for example, the truffle and foie gras festival in mid-January, the nuts festival in early February, the May two-day farm products fair, the September gastronomy festival. In addition, the goose fair is held in March in the city, and in April - a cheerful search for Easter eggs on the streets of the city.

Sarlah's more specific events are, for example, Ringeta, the traditional old ball game festival, which takes place every 2 years, on a Forgiven Sunday. Also in the city is one of the oldest in France theater festivals, leading its history from 1952 (July-August). At the same time, there is a national exhibition of photographs. In November, a cinema festival is organized in Sarlat-la-Caneda.