4 Weeks in the Dordogne

I'll pass on this link, which I got from this forum. It helped me decide to go down there.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1OdPOg8AgsNn0Jlv1cNHkujaWv9p_Jpc&ll=45.058210299999985%2C1.169711400000013&z=10

I assume that in 4 weeks you have already visited a lot of places in the area. It is therefore difficult to give you recommendations without knowing where you have already been.

That being said, and since you were based in Sarlat which is located to the west of this area I would advise you to look east along the Dordogne river valley towards the area called Quercy and along the Lot river valley where there are many places just as good (if not better) than Sarlat. I have nothing against Sarlat which is a very pretty town, but as a local I think it is disproportionately popular, often with North American visitors, probably mainly due to heavy tourism marketing.

There are no really "similar" places to Sarlat but what comes to mind with this idea of ​​going further East could be in the Martel area, Martel being classified among the Most Beautiful Villages of France, and located in the middle of an area which includes 6 other "most beautiful villages of France" as well as some caves, castles and attractions.

https://www.visit-dordogne-valley.co.uk/discover/cultural-heritage/villages-to-visit/martel

Check some places on the map kindly mentioned above by KGC (I am the author of this map):

Martel
Turenne
Carennac
Collonge la Rouge
Loubressac
Autoire
Curemonte

Martel is also a 30 minute drive to Brive la Gaillarde, in the Corrèze department which is a very pleasant large town with a pedestrianised centre and one of the best markets in France

https://www.visit-dordogne-valley.co.uk/guides-experiences/brive-market

Brive la gaillarde also has a few car hire companies, a train station which is about 4.5 hours from Paris Austerlitz or Montparnasse station (no TGV fast train) and an airport with daily flights from Paris Orly (more expensive than the train)

https://www.aeroport-brive-vallee-dordogne.com/

It's a good alternative to Bordeaux or Toulouse to reach the region if you arrive in France in Paris

Thank you both for your responses. They provide exactly the direction I'm seeking. Your map, JoLui, is quite an absolute masterpiece.

If you have not discovered this book series you might enjoy it for its focus on the food of the Dordogne. It is how I learned about night markets which were one of our most amazing experiences.
https://janettravels.wordpress.com/2017/07/25/perfect-place-for-murder-commarque-chateau/
Martin Walker and the Brunco Chief of Police books. I think he also has a cookbook out. He is a British expat who lives in Dordogneshire -- the Dordogne is thick with British expats.

Thanks Janet. I've read several of the Bruno books. Having been to the Chateau du Commarque, I'll have to look for the title you mention.