Don't visit these magnificent villages of Aveyron, Lot and Dordogne between July 14 and August 20. Instead, take the opportunity to discover these much lesser-known villages in the same regions.

If, with its million visitors, Rocamadour seems excessively busy, we reach peaks with Sarlat-la-Canéda. Go to Meyssac (2 km) the streets of this cantonal capital are just as typical, the restaurants better, the inhabitants more welcoming and the houses just as red.