Francophiles: Provence or the Dordogne?

We love Provence. We stayed in Mormoiron and drove all over the area. It's shockingly beautiful. A trip down to Avignon is a must, but we'd rather stay in the countryside over the city, but we didn't entertain staying within the walls. Still, Avignon is unreal.

Flew into Paris, train to Dijon, rented a car there and headed south. Beautiful wineries everywhere. We loved Vienne, the architecture and the river are both great.

The prehistory angle in the Dordogne is part of the appeal. Lascaux, plus truffles. What’s not to like?

Dordogne. Hands down. My friends and I like to head down there pretty often, to hangout on the river. I love tubing down the rivers back home, and so bought a bunch of tubes of all of us, and I think I'm starting a trend! But really it's only kayaks available to rent.

That being said, my gf loves all the small towns. Check out Sarlat, Domme, Tournepique, Bezenac, Rocamadour, Cahors, Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, Figeac, Puy-l'Évêque, and Souillac.

The region has great truffles and the best foie gras in all of France.

Also, there's amazing caves and natural wonders.

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Dordogne. Hands down

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Dordogne. Hands down

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Which town is your favorite? Thinking of Sarlat as a home base.....

Thanks—I appreciate the response. Going to look more closely at Cahors.