The stretch of the river between Saint-Sozy and Souillac is lined by three elegant chateaux: Lanzac, La Treyne, and Belcastel. As the river continues its journey, limestone cliffs honeycombed with painted caves start appearing, alternating with lush green landscapes and medieval castles that are placed high above or carved into the cliffs. The Dordogne River often splits into many channels forming verdant islands. Geese on the shore of the River Dordogne. Fertile farmlands, walnut orchards, and green, well-watered pastures line the river’s journey between Argentat and Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne. Past Bort, the Dordogne River is dammed about four times as it flows through the Dordogne gorges to reach the beautiful riverside town of Argentat in the Correze department, just below which many tributaries join it. After flowing through the Aveze Gorges, the river forms an 11-mile-long lake above the Bort hydroelectric dam.
Map of dordogne river series#
The upper valley of Dordogne features an amazing series of deep wooded gorges. The right tributaries of the Dordogne River include Chavanon, Diege, Triouzoune, Luzege, Doustre, Sourdoire, Vezere, Caudeau, Lidoire, and Isle, while the left tributaries are Rhue, Sumene, Auze, Maronne, Cere, Bave, Ouysse, Ceou, and Couze.įormed by the meeting of the Dore and Dogne Rivers on the slopes of Puy de Sancy, the Dordogne River then flows through the spa resorts of Le Mont-Dore and La Bourboule in the Puy-de-Dôme department.
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