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Valley
· Corrèze
· 247 m
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Gratte-Bruyères LookoutPhoto: Josselin Mathiaud, Josselin Mathiaud
The valley reveals exceptional and grandiose landscapes overlooking the Dordogne. Once impetuous and rebellious at the time of the intrepid navigators that were the barges, the river is today tamed by a gigantic staircase of five large dams.
Here and there, its wild gorges offer breathtaking views, and its architectural and natural heritage are in unison to surprise and enchant you. The Dordogne basin has been classified by UNESCO as a "World Biosphere Reserve" since 2012.
For a long time, the Dordogne was the scene of a fabulous adventure: that of the bargemen of the Haute-Dordogne, lumberjacks, fishermen who descended the gorges of the Dordogne, then the valley towards Aquitaine, the wood necessary for the Bordeaux cooperage.
The barges made only one trip, that of the descent. Upon arrival, the boats were dismantled and sold as firewood. The crews went up on foot to Corrèze or, later, by train.
Public transport
- ACCÈS À BORT-LES-ORGUES
From Limoges: train to Ussel then regular SNCF bus from Ussel to Bort-les-Orgues.
From Tulle : train to Ussel then SNCF bus from Bort-les-Orgues.
From Brive-la-Gaillarde: train to Ussel then SNCF bus from Ussel to Bort-les-Orgues.
From Clermont-Ferrand : bus SNCF direct
- ACCÈS À ARGENTAT
From Limoges: SNCF train to Tulle then bus Ligne régulière 7 to Argentat (CFTA : 05 55 20 04 17).
From Tulle : Bus line 7 to Argentat (CFTA 05 55 20 04 17).<From Brive-la-Gaillarde : Bus line 1 (Cars de la Xaintrie 05 55 28 26 73).
From Clermont-Ferrand : SNCF bus to Ussel then train from Ussel to Tulle, to finish by bus from Tulle to Argentat by the Ligne régulière 1 (Cars de la Xaintrie : 05 55 28 26 73).
Directions
- ACCÈS À BORT-LES-ORGUES BY CAR
From the A89, take exit 23 and then the direction of Bort-les-Orgues by the D979.
- ACCÈS À ARGENTAT BY CAR
From the A20, take the Brive-la-Gaillarde exit, then head for Argentat-sur-Dordogne via the D921 then the D1120.
Parking
- À Bort-les-Orgues : Place du foirail
- À Argentat : place Bad König
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