Beynac or Serlat?

Both towns are lovely, but if I were renting a car, I would choose Beynac. If I were relying on trains, Sarlat seems like a better choice.

Suzanne:

Beynac and Sarlat are both wonderful. However, Beynac is small village - there is more to see and do in Sarlat if that is your home base. The previous poster was right - if you aren't planning on having a car Sarlat is your choice.

There are loads of self-catering rentals in the Dordogne - just serach online.

For a neat look at Dordogne read the book "Bruno, Chief of Police".

Have fun.

I wasn't that impressed with Sarlat--the beautiful historic part is quite small and surrounded by lots of ugly modern buildings, there is tons of traffic, and the market and shops are very touristy. When I stayed there I wished I'd based somewhere else and spent maybe a half day there. So, I would choose Beynac between the two, but you have lots of other options, too. We stayed in a B and B outside Castelnaud la Chappelle called La Tour de Cause that is very conveniently located to all the Dordogne sights, and was one of the nicest places I've stayed in France.