Many villages in the Dordogne seem to come straight out of a fairytale and La Roque-Gageac is maybe the most magical of all (according to many travel guides, not just me).
La Plume D'Oie is in the heart of the village. In the morning, we enjoyed breakfast in the dining room watching the Dordogne river flow by. In the evening, we sat in the flower garden in the back trying the regional foods we bought from the market or just for a drink. The days that we did not cook, we tried the local dishes in the restaurants just next door or down the street. It was so nice and relaxing to have all these options so close by. We visited in early July and expected somewhat of a crowd but it was surprisingly quiet and we had no problem getting a last minute table at the restaurant for example.
Even for much of our sight seeing, we just stayed locally: hiking through the beautiful country side, renting a kayak, or just going for a swim in the river. When we did go out, e.g. to the Lascaux caves or the farmer market in Sarlat, the drive were easy as well as La Rogue-Gageac is quite central.
Last but not least, Marc and Jenny are wonderful hosts. They greeted us at our arrival and made us feel at home. They told us many things about the history of the house and gave us recommendations for shopping, restaurants etc. The kitchen was stocked with essentials and more (cooking oll, spices, coffee, fruit, butter, ...).
We very much enjoyed our stay and hope to be back in the future!