bordeaux to tremolat

Hi i have booked 2 nights at the le vieux logis in November 2006 and am flying into Bordeaux. Am quite worried as I have arranged to pick my rental car up in the airport and drive it to tremolat. However I have read that the roads are tricky and dangerous. Could anyone who has driven in this area give me any feedback on this? much appreciated

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It%26#39;s not the roads so much as the drivers! While the roads are mostly 2 lane, they are easy to navigate. It is the propensity of imapatient drivers overtaking that makes it a %26#39;hairy%26#39; experience. Also those roads are subject to quite heavy morning/evening fog at that time of year.

Just drive carefully and you will be ok - I did it from Bordeaux to Belves and back, - then on to Carcassonne and the Luberon and I%26#39;m a 55 year old female from California. The only problem I had was navigating %26#39;roundabouts%26#39;!

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Rita, go to www.mappy.co.uk, or to www.viamichelin.com -- there%26#39;s a new motorway that runs from Bordeaux to Brive (the N89), which will eliminate most of the narrow windy roads that used to make the drive to Tremolat very slow, albeit very, very scenic.

Both sites bring you by major (N and D) roads to Le Bugue -- so the only narrow roads you%26#39;ll have are the last 10km or so to Tremolat.

Do the drive in the daylight, and you%26#39;ll have no problems, I%26#39;m sure -- Tremolat is a charming village.

If you%26#39;re chary of the drive, contact the Vieux Logis directly and ask -- they may have some sort of airport transport set up, as it%26#39;s a very popular hotel.

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hi thanks so much for the feedback...will try and contact the hotel and see what they can do though i have already paid for the car hire

from Bordeaux airport!! have asked for satellite navigaiton so am hoping my life will be a litlle easier!

kind regards

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