... forgot to answer your car rental question. The larger train stations (and certainly Brive and Perigueux and all the TGV stations) will have multiple rental car agencies right at the station. You can check on picking up one place and dropping at another by just going to the agencies web ... more

... problems, e.g. closed car rental? Also, we have never been to the Dordogne, is April a good time to go? Or do any of you think we should try another area and leave Dordogne for a warmer season? We have been to Provence before and love it but the ... more

... t think you will find rental places open on a Sunday at any train station, even a large one, except maybe major cities like Bordeaux. The Monday might be okay even though it's a holiday (try doing some test bookings on line and see what you get), but if ... more

... Both train stations have car rental agencies right ... ... 2-Paris_Ile_de_France.html Good luck with the planning, and enjoy the Dordogne (my favorite part of France - I stayed just outside St Cyprien a few years ago, and loved it - it's a great location for a vacation rental ... more

... about to book a villa rental for a ... ... antan http://www.perfectplaces.com/vacation-rentals/32564.htm Manor in Mouzens (too far?) http://www.perfectplaces.com/vacation-rentals/42353.htm In town cottage Domme (great for walking but not enough space for kids to run around?) http://www.perfectplaces.com/vacation-rentals/10891.htm ... more

... There always are multiple car rental agencies (including ones you know from the US, such as Hertz and Avis) at the train stations, so it's very easy. The train trip from Paris will be about four hours. I would suggest, depending on what part of the Dordogne you really ... more

... things other than tourist attractions will be closed on Sunday. That's just a heads-up -- you won't have much lazy rambling along empty country roads. It's the last week of summer vacation for French school kids, so expect to have lots of families enjoying their last hurrahs ... more

We have rented a house in Sarlat and plan to arrive by train on a Sunday afternoon. Does anyone know of a dependable car rental in Brive that is open on Sunday? ... more

... on Sunday, but try the rental agencies' web ... ... can think of where car rental agencies are ... ... when we did it three weeks ago, so it might be worth the extra charge to be able to drop in Brive where it's much less confusing). Good luck, and enjoy your vacation ... more