This should be inducement enough to enjoy the riverside road when you have it. But it will also treat you to some delectable climbs, eye-tearing descents and views of a green and golden rolling countryside to which your camera will never do justice. Late spring and early summer, though the latter can be hot, are pleasant times for this area. There are the obligatory tourist hordes, but the atmosphere is alive. Fall sees the grape-picking and crushing season and the streams of oenologists and ordinary wine amateurs enjoying the results.
Winters can be cold inland.
It may only be 15 miles, but give yourself some time. Les Eyzies is renowned for the nearby prehistoric caves whose walls are covered with ancient painting. Prehistoric studies essentially began here in 1863 as more Cro-Magnon dwellings than anywhere else in the world were uncovered. Leaving les Eyzies, follow the V z re River to where it joins the Dordogne. Continue on to the quiet village of Le Buisson and then head west back along the Dordogne.