Alumni Trip Planned for Dordogne Region of France
December 23, 2004
December 23, 2004, Greencastle, Ind. - Travel writer Mellen Candage advises, "First-time visitors should really plan to spend at least a week" when traveling to the Dordogne region of France. The DePauw University Alumni Association offers alumni and friends that opportunity with a tour planned May 26 through June 3, 2005. "Village Life in the Dordogne" is designed for travelers who know that an area may be best understood through observing the everyday life of people in small towns.
The DePauw contingent will travel to Sarlat-la-Caneda, a medieval market town in the south-central part of France that has been designated by the French government as one of the most beautiful places in the country. Author Henry Miller describes the village as "a Frenchman's paradise." The entire town is a historical monument with buildings that date back to medieval days.
Accommodations for the entire week are at the Hotel de la Madeleine. Excursions are planned each day to other villages, castles dating from the 10th to 13th centuries,
and Lascoux and Rouffignac, where cave paintings and relics reveal the presence of prehistoric life in the region. The Dordogne also is known for its gastronomy, and the hotel is owned by an accomplished chef.
"I have talked to a DePauw trustee couple who made the trip last year and a staff colleague who visited the Dordongne last spring," said Paul W. Hartman, secretary of the University, who will accompany the DePauw group. "They had the highest praise for the scenery, history, food and people."
To obtain a brochure describing the Dordogne trip, contact the DePauw Alumni Relations office by sending an e-mail here or calling (765) 658-4208. Reservations may be made now, but not later than February 11, 2005.