Scenic drone view of Brantome en Perigord on Dronne river with former Benedictine abbey on sunny summer day, Dordogne, France

Brantome town in the Dordogne France high angle establishing aerial shot

Ballooning Over the Dordogne

Dordogne in the Perigord

This dreamy little corner of France still doesn’t feel real. The Dordogne is slow mornings with the most delicious pastries (duh, it’s France after all), golden stone villages, rivers to swim in, markets that turn into lunch, and kids running free while you exhale for the first time in a while. We toured castles, saw Lascaux (the breathtaking ancient cave paintings), and even visited the Dino Parc as my daughter is a future paleontologist. And for my fellow Barrymore / EverAfter fans… yes, there