The quiet village of Tremolat nestled in the Dordogne valley is best known for its cingle, where the sinuous river forms an Instagrammable loop. Home to about 700 people, along with restaurants, a cafe, boulangerie and wine bar, it is a picture-perfect French idyll and a popular place for a getaway or even retirement. Karen Carter, a 65-year-old British-South African national, knew the appeal of Tremolat well: she ran two gites in the village, a beautifully renovated 250-year-old farmhouse and neighbouring 18th-century stone barn collectively called Les Chouettes.
Farmers in Dordogne, south-west France, have begun a series of undeclared tractor protests, targeting government offices. Farmers in Dordogne launched a series of tractor protests on Tuesday targeting the préfecture and sous-préfecture offices in Périgueux, Nontron, Sarlat and Bergerac. The protests, called by farming union Coordination rurale, began on Tuesday afternoon with tractors moving slowly in convoy along Dordogne roads before arriving at the government offices to hold demonstrations in the evening.
An entire stage of the 2026 Tour de France will take place in the southwest department of Dordogne. There will be a stage of the Tour de France in Dordogne next summer, the department has announced. The authorities have for several years bid to host a full stage of the race, and the southwest region will now host one from 11th July 2026.