The best way to get your Dordogne website seen

The Duke of Dordogne has just launched a new personal website listing some very useful sites that he uses to promote the Dordogne.
Any and every Dordogne website owner should take a look and see all the options of advertising yourself on one or more of his sites.
The Duke specializes in promoting the Dordogne with more than 30 Dordogne related and high ranking sites that target people interested and looking for information about the Dordogne.

Web design, logo / graphics, web hosting, domain names, database driven websites, site maintenance, Complete SEO, site submiting and lots more.

For Dordogne accommodation advertising, link exchange, article advertising, review advertising, photo gallery advertising, Free advertising, Package advertising, you name it, the Duke will arrange it.

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The Vezere Valley

The Vezere valley contains 147 prehistoric sites dating from the Paleolithic and 25 decorated caves. It is particularly interesting from an ethnological and anthropological, as well as an aesthetic point of view because of its cave paintings, especially those of the Lascaux Cave, whose discovery in 1940 was of great importance for the history of prehistoric art.
The Vezere Valley is also home to the National Prehistoric Museum, Font de Gaume, Combereilles, Cro Magnon Shelter, The Grand Roc, Lascaux, Eglise St. Martin, Ferme de Tayac and many, many more sites of interest

Dordogne Design has just launched a stunning new site that shows off the Vezere Valley in the Dordogne like you have never seen it before.Beautiful photo’s taken on Walking Dordogne’s famous trips exploring the Vezere Valley.



For more info visit : http://www.thevezerevalley.com/

Les Eyzies Info

The beautiful picturesque Les Eyzies de Tayac in the heart of the Vezere Valley was home to our ancestors over 460000 years ago.
Why did our ancestors, who where nomads, and used to be constantly on the move, decide to make this area their home?
During the ice age troops of large herbivores such as reindeer, mammoths, woolly rhinoceroses took refuge in the Aquitaine Basin.
Even at the height of the ice age, a thin line of greenery ran along the Vezere River.With an abundance of animals, fish, wood, flint, and plenty of shelters and cave the Vezere Valley soon became home to Neanderthals and later Cro Magnon.

Today, millions of people from all around the world come to Les Eyzies and the Vezere Valley known as the Prehistoric Capital of the World to visit famous sites such as the caves of Font de Gaume, the Combarelles, Lascaux, the National Prehistoric Museum and lots more.

It was here in Les Eyzies de Tayac in 1868 that the link was discovered between Prehistoric Man and Modern man.

For more info visit: http://www.leseyzies-info.com/

Complete Search Engine Optimization

Is your Internet Marketing in shambles? Does anyone know how to find your site? Need more targeted traffic? We can help!
Having a nice web site promoting your business is extremely important, but, unless it is high on the search engines, so that potential customers can actually find your site, it's pretty much useless, a bit like having a nice sports car, but no petrol.The average person will spend on average about 600 Euro for a web site, 200 Euro per year for domain and hosting, 150 on advertising costs, and lot's of free time but most people do not spend any time or money on having their site optimized.
Anyone serious about a meaningful online business presence needs Search Engine Optimization Services also referred to as SEO Services . With millions of web sites designed and published everyday in all kind of languages and topics, a long term and sustainable internet marketing strategy is crucial. There is no doubt that the following statement is true: An optimized web site, with SEO web design in mind, generates more internet traffic thus driving more leads, phone calls and sales which translate in revenue.
Have your site optimized now, and start making your site work for you, rather than you working for your site.

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Dordogne Link Directory

Dordogne Link Directory is a link directory for all and any Dordogne related links. Add your link 100% FREE, all we ask for is a link back to our site.This directory is a very good way to advertise your business, and get your link seen by potential customers world wide 24 / 7 / 365

Key facts and for the Dordogne figures from 1 March 2007

• Over 3.1 million tourists
• Average length of stay (all accommodation): 10 days
• Representing almost 31 million nights' accommodation
• A direct turnover of at least 980 million euros
• Over 6,000 permanent jobs in tourism (6900 in July & Aug.)
• Tourism in the Dordogne represents over 31% of the local economy

More facts and figures.

• 77% booked part of their vacation online. (airline, ferry, rental car etc)
• 93% of visitors researched the area online before visiting.
• 71 % of visitors booked accommodation online

5 years ago, these figures would have all been below 30%, and 10 years ago they would have all been below 3%, however, in 3 year time they will ALL be above 90%
These figures show that anyone serious about running a business, must make the most from the internet.

For more info visit : www.dordognelinkdirectory.com

Exclusive Dordogne Promoting

"de Paulus" has many sites that are set up to promote the Dordogne, and help the local buisness to make full use of the internet. de Paulus knows there is a huge demand for among other things, holiday accommodation in the Dordogne, and we equally know how extremely difficult it is for a lot of people to advertise their accommodation the best way possible. We do not advertise sites, companies or properties around the World, or Europe, or even France.. we only advertise local sites, companies and properties from the Dordogne. Together with more than 30 other sites promoting just the Aquitaine and Dordogne area, we are able to precisely pinpoint your SEO (Search Engine Optimization), and attract the people that are looking for all kinds of information about this region.

For more Info visit : www.depaulus.com

Les Eyzies Tourist Info

More than 400.000 years ago our ancestors settled in the lush green Vezere Valley. Today, Les Eyzies de Tayac and the surrounding area is one of the most interesting, fascinating and beautiful places in the world. We invite you to come and see and experience the area around Les Eyzies de Tayac, only then will you understand why our ancestors chose this place as their home. In and around the town of Les Eyzies de Tayac are a series of prehistoric rock dwellings, the caves include some of the most significant archaeological finds of the Upper Paleolithic (from about 40,000 to10,000 years ago) and Middle Paleolithic (200,000 to 40,000 years ago) periods they are especially noted for their extensive wall drawings. Les Eyzies is ideally situated in the the Vézère valley which contains 147 prehistoric sites dating from the Paleolithic and 25 decorated caves. Les Eyzies de Tayac is also home to the National Prehistoric Museum, Font de Gaume, Combereilles, Cro Magnon Shelter, The Grand Roc, Fortified Church of Tayac ( Saint Martin) and many, many more sites of interest.

For more info visit : http://www.leseyzies-tourist.info/

Dordogne Web Design

http://www.dordognedesign.com/ specializes in web sites for the Dordogne region. They know how extremely difficult it is to get your name or business onto the search engines. They do not just design web sites, they help you get your site seen by potential customers from around the world.
Designing a web site is the easiest part, getting people to find your site amongst the more than 92 Billion!! (indexed by google in 2006) sites can be tricky and very expensive.Dordogne Design has designed more than 20 Dordogne related sites to help advertise your web site after it has been launched.
Let Dordogne Design put you on the web, can you afford not to?

For more info: http://www.dordognedesign.com/

Scenic Dordogne

Scenic Dordogne was formed in 2007. their goal is to promote the beauty the Dordogne has to offer, not with just words, but with real photos.
The Dordogne is a region of Aquitaine, France. Dordogne is one of France’s best-kept secrets.
Castles, chateaux, and other important historical museums are sprinkled throughout the region, offering enough historical interest for any aficionado, but attractively distributed throughout a breath-taking scenery that needs no scholarly tendencies to enjoy it.
While long a favorite with visitors, the region has escaped much of the overdevelopment of some of France’s other regions
Visitors from around the world flock to see the prehistoric caves of Lascaux, thought by many scholars to be the world’s best.
A wealth of story-book chateaux as Losse, Beynac, a lovely countryside, dotted by the golden stone houses native to this region, makes Dordogne seem a little like a cross between a fairy tale and a movie set.
The legendary stone villages of Dordogne, including Monpazier, Rocamadour, Domme and La Roque Gageac, are unforgettably picturesque. The market of Sarlat-le Caneda is just one of many remarkable markets in the area, but this is one that is truly a shopper’s dream come true.

For more info : www.scenicdordogne.com

The Vezere Valley

The Vezere Valley in the hart of the “Perigord Noir” in the Dordogne, is named after the River that cuts through it.In and around the town of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac are a series of prehistoric rock dwellings, the caves include some of the most significant archaeological finds of the Upper Paleolithic (from about 40,000 to10,000 years ago) and Middle Paleolithic (200,000 to 40,000 years ago) periods they are especially noted for their extensive wall drawings.Situated in the Vézère Valley the Les Eyzies de Tayac caves are among a series of decorated grottoes in the area that were collectively designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979.
The Vézère valley contains 147 prehistoric sites dating from the Paleolithic and 25 decorated caves. It is particularly interesting from an ethnological and anthropological, as well as an aesthetic point of view because of its cave paintings, especially those of the Lascaux Cave, whose discovery in 1940 was of great importance for the history of prehistoric art.The Vezere Valley is also home to the National Prehistoric Museum, Font de Gaume, Combareilles, Cro Magnon Shelter, The Grand Roc and many, many more sites of interest

For more info visit : www.vezerevalley.info

Unforgettable Dordogne

Unforgettable Dordogne, walking, canoeing, mountain biking, horse riding, this is the real way to experience the REAL Dordogne. Unforgettable Dordogne will take you to the places that are only accesable on foot, if you want to experience the real Dordogne, you will have to get off the roads, and on the tracks.Unforgettable Dordogne started as a hobby, since 2001 we have spent six years exploring the Dordogne and Vezere Valley. Based in Les Eyzies de Tayac, we have the Vezere Valley at our doorstep, the Vezere river running through our back yard.The Dordogne has so much to offer in such a small area. More than 400.000 years of history at your feet, from Neanderthal rock shelters, to CroMagnon dwellings, from Medieval towns & Villages, to fortified bastides.The Vezere Valley is with it’s more than 250 UNESCO sites of interest the undisputed Prehistoric Capital of the world. The most exciting and scenic places this amazing region has to offer is only accessible by foot, horse, canoe, or mountain bike.Unforgettable Dordogne guarantees to take you to the places the average tourist never gets to see, We guarantee you an unforgettable experience, and best of all, we guarantee you the REAL Dordogne

For more info visit : www.unforgettabledordogne.com

Bed and Breakfast Ferme de Tayac

Most people visiting the Vezere and Dordogne Valley have an interest in history, so why not stay a few nights in an historic B&B in the heart of it all?. B&B Ferme de Tayac, a 12th century former farmhouse / monastery ideally situated in Les Eyzies de Tayac, in the heart of the Vezere Valley, known as the “Prehistoric Capital of the World”In the beginning of the 12th century, the monks of the monastery of Paunat settled in Tayac, and started building the fortified church of Tayac, Saint Martin. At the same time they started buiding “Ferme de Tayac” which became the working farm and monastery for the monks.B&B Ferme de Tayac is a must place to stay if you are visiting the Dordogne, since it officially opened to the public 2 years ago, it has been rated the #1 B&B accommodation both years running. B&B Ferme de Tayac is a 12th Century former Monastery farmhouse, lived in and run by the Monks who owned and worked the land for hundreds of years. Located in the heart of the Vezere Valley in the picturesque small village of Tayac, just 8 minutes walk from the center of Les Eyzies. In 2001 Suzanne & Mike purchased Ferme de Tayac after it had been unoccupied for over 10 years. It was in a sorry state, and was deemed dangerous and a hazzard. It took Suzanne & Mike 7 years to bring Ferme de Tayac back to it’s former glory. With among other things, meter thick walls, rooms built into solid rock, oak beam structures, and bedrooms in former monks quarters make Ferme de Tayac a speacial and very unique place to stay whilst visiting the Dordogne, and it is not hard to see why Ferme de Tayac has been the travellers choice of accommodation for 2 years.
For more and updated info on Ferme de Tayac please visit their official web site http://www.fermedetayac.com/

Online Reviews of Ferme de Tayac

The Dordogne Info Accommodation and News

Welcome to Dordogne Info, the one stop site about the Dordogne.This site will be updated on a reguler basis, and the viewer will be kept up to date about things happening in and around the Dordogne, but we will also be posting useful information that will help both visitors, and locals. TheDordogne.info is another “de Paulus” Project for promoting the Dordogne.The Dordogne is a beautiful region of South West France Between the Loire valley and the High Pyrénées named after the magnificent river that runs through it. Locally it is known as the Périgord and is without doubt one of the nicest regions in the world. Prehistoric caves, fortified castles and villages,important wine region, diverse landscape of rolling hills,limestone plateaus and river valleys make the Dordogne the most visited region of France.The region’s history began hundreds of thousands of year’s ago when Neanderthal and later Cro-magnon man lived in the caves of the Périgord and left cave paintings in sites such as Lascaux and Les Eyzies.We would like to welcome you to the Dordogne, and offer you the nicest vacation rentals the Dordogne and South West France has to offer.The nicest holiday homes in the Dordogne. The nicest B&B’s, Gites, Chambre d’hotes, and all other types of holliday accommodation. We select the nicest accommodations to stay whilst enjoying the Dordogne, not just by accommodation, but by location, hosts, food and all other aspects that make a holiday one you will never forget.

For more info visit : http://www.thedordogne.info/

Artists Display

Artists Display gives artists from around the world the chance to show, promote, manage and sell their art online. Free, NO charges, NO commisions, NO small print. Displaying your art on ArtistsDisplay.com will without doubt greatly increase exposure for your work.
Artists Display offers various ways for artists to benefit from word wide web traffic.Free artist's studio, where an artist can show and sell up to 30 pieces of art. Free link exchange and lots more. Need a complete and unique personal web sites /gallery? We offer the cheapest solutions on the web.
Please take your time to browse around Artists Display, and discover the potential benefits we could offer you and your art, and if you have any questions don't hesitate to contact us

For more info visit : www.artistsdisplay.com

Les Eyzies de Tayac News and Info

Les Eyzies de Tayac, situated at the confluence of the Vezere and Beune Rivers, was known as just “TAYAC” until the end of the 19th century.The first settlers in the valley settled here over 350.000 years ago. The reason they settled in the Vezere Valley during the Middle and Upper Paleolithic periods was because of the limestone cliffs that lined the valley. The cliffs, caves, over-hanging shelters and rock ledges offered an excellent protection against the harsh freezing weather that froze the steppe landscape. The nomads would use the shallow hollows in the cliffs, using branches and hides and furs to build temporarily camps and shelters.
In 1863 excavations began, which led to the discovery of well over a hundred sites in just the lower Vezere Valley.In 1868 the Cro-Magnon Shelter was discovered in Les Eyzies, and revealed the existence of a new stage in human evolution.Five skeletons ornamented with jewels and shells, including a well preserved man of about forty to fifty years old. The link between Prehistoric Man and Modern Man was discovered here at Les Eyzies.
During the 10th and 11th century, the lords of Tayac built a fort into and under the rock face in Les Eyzies, the spot that now houses the “National Prehistoric Museum” The fort, known as “Roc de Tayac”
During the early 12th century the Monks from the Monstery of Paunat built the fortified church “St Martin” that still stands today, and is probably one of the nicest fortified churches in the Perigord.

for more info visit : www.leseyziesdetayac.com

Dordogne on foot

Walking in the Dordogne, Horse riding in the Dordogne, Canoeing in the Dordogne, various ways to see the REAL Dordogne.The only way to see the REAL Dordogne is to get off the roads and on the tracks. Let them take you to some of the biggest secrets the Dordogne has to offer, as well as the famous spots and attractions the Dordogne has to offer, they will also take you to Prehistoric caves, rock shelters,dwellings, underground caverns etc. none of which you will find mentioned on any maps or in any guide books… Be one of very few to visit these secret places.At Walking Dordogne you are based in one spot, your accommodation is at the nicest B&B in the Dordogne, you will feel at home here, you do not need to pack your belongings every morning to move on again to the next accommodation.After any of the walks or other activities, you can just relax at the pool, or stroll into Les Eyzies for an ice cream
Walking Dordogne is local, they live here, they know the area, and they know the best places to go at the best time. They know what and where to avoid. They take you to places unknown to tourists and tour operators that are not local, and not mentioned in guide books or maps, places that are known only to locals.
Walking Dordogne is extremely flexible, the one thing we can not control is the weather, and we all know that getting soaked on a walk is not a nice experience. With Walking Dordogne, the weather is not a problem, if they have a walk planned and it is raining, they just get into a car and visit some scenic attractions, such as the caves of Lascaux, National Prehistoric Museum, Castle of Beynac, etc. There is not a single tour operator that offers such flexibility as they do.

For more info visit : www.dordogneonfoot.com

Dordognes Nicest Accommodation

Dordognes nicest accommodation under one roof.The nicest holiday homes in the Dordogne. The nicest B&B’s, Gites, Chambre d’hotes, and all other types of holliday accommodation. They hand pick the nicest places to stay whilst enjoying the Dordogne, not just by accommodation, but by location, hosts, food and all other aspects that make a holiday one you will never forget.

For more info visit : http://www.dordognesnicest.com/

Dordogne Dordogne. News and Info

Prehistoric caves, fortified castles and villages, important wine region.Diverse landscape of Atlantic coastline, beaches, flat forest land, Pyrénées mountains, and the rolling hills and river valleys of the Dordogne. The region’s history began thousands of year’s ago when Cro-magnon man lived in the caves of the Périgord and left cave paintings in sites such as Lascaux and Les Eyzies. More recent remnants of Aquitaine’s history date from the time of Eléonore of Aquitaine, consort of Louis VII, King of France. When she married Henry Plantagenet, who became King of England in 1154, she began several centuries of conflict between the French and English for control of Aquitaine. Today, the fortified villages and castles built during this time offer charm to the winding countryside and provide interesting stops along the road.Aquitaine’s capital, Bordeaux is a thriving port city on the Garonne River with beautiful 18th-century mansions and architecture, including its Grand Theatre by architect Victor Louis, excellent shopping and numerous cultural events, such as the traditional May Music Festival.Bordeaux is particularly well known for its surrounding wine-growing region. The vineyards of Bordeaux with their Margaux, Médoc, Sauternes and St. Emilion wines are leaders in their fields in an area where many other excellent wines are produced. Most chateaux open their doors to allow visits to their cellars and wine tastings.The varied Aquitaine region includes not only the prehistoric caves, villages and rolling river valleys of the Dordogne and the Bordeaux vineyards, but also the rocky Pyrénées mountain chain, the Basque country with its beautiful beaches, excellent surfing and picturesque fishing villages, the flat forest land of the Landes and the medieval castles and villages in Lot-et-Garonne.

For more info visit : www.dordogne-dordogne.com

Fonluc Horse riding trips in the Dordogne

Ferme de Fonluc is situated in the hart of the Vezere Valley in Tayac, just 10 minutes walk from Les Eyzies de Tayac. They have the Vezere river running through their land, and stunning views of the Limestone rock faces riddled with Prehistoric dwellings.Vezere Valley, Lascaux, La Madeleine, Commarque, Font de Gaume, these are just a very small list of the treasures on Fonluc’s doorstep.Ferme de Fonluc guarantees you horse riding trips and multi day treks that you will never forget, you will get to see the real Dordogne, and see places in the Prehistoric Capital of the World that tourists never get to see.

For more info visit: www.fonluc.com