Description
From Terrasson-Lavilledieu to Limeuil, where the Vézère joins the Dordogne, the river runs through one of the most beautiful regions of the Périgord. This first stage will take you from Terrasson to St Amand de Coly. You will discover the old town of Terrasson built around its abbey overlooking the Vézère as well as the gardens of the imagination which dominate the old town. Further on, the path climbs along a cliff where the chapel of St Sour appears, it is in these rocks that the hermit Sorus came to settle. After the mineral plateau of Terrasson, the path ventures into the woods and runs alongside the Coly, a freshwater stream that comes out of a resurgence (the source of La Doux) known for its longest siphon in France. This brook gave its name to the village we passed through before arriving at St Amand de Coly, a village classified as one of the most beautiful villages in France.