Trevor’s guidebook
Sightseeing
Place to visit within an hour or so drive from our Gites
Fantastic castle open to the public.
Great place to take children but lots of spiral staircases.
About 70 minutes drive but through very nice scenery.
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Chateau de Bonaguil
Fantastic castle open to the public.
Great place to take children but lots of spiral staircases.
About 70 minutes drive but through very nice scenery.
Lovely bastide town in the Dordogne, about 30 minutes by car.
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EYMET
Lovely bastide town in the Dordogne, about 30 minutes by car.
Old hilltop town with castle.
About 45 minutes by car.
Great views of the surrounding countryside.
The town has many good restaurants and is easy to walk around.
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Duras
Old hilltop town with castle.
About 45 minutes by car.
Great views of the surrounding countryside.
The town has many good restaurants and is easy to walk around.
Beautiful Chateau just outside Bergerac.
About an hour's drive - go via Eymet.
Shop with local produce and wines - the Monbazillac white wines are very good.
Great place to visit and picnic in the grounds.
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Chateau de Monbazillac
4 Le BourgBeautiful Chateau just outside Bergerac.
About an hour's drive - go via Eymet.
Shop with local produce and wines - the Monbazillac white wines are very good.
Great place to visit and picnic in the grounds.
Nerac has the castle of Henry IV of France
Tours available but the museum is quite small
You can lunch in the square opposite.
The old town is worth a visit with roman bridges and ancient buildings
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Nérac
Nerac has the castle of Henry IV of France
Tours available but the museum is quite small
You can lunch in the square opposite.
The old town is worth a visit with roman bridges and ancient buildings
Beautiful water lily gardens with small restaurant.
This is where Claude Monet bought his water lillies....
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Latour-Marliac
Beautiful water lily gardens with small restaurant.
This is where Claude Monet bought his water lillies....
South of BergeracAncient village, on a circular plan, in the countryside south of Bergerac. 17th century church, old stone and half-timbered houses. Popular sunday market
About 40 minutes drive.
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Issigeac
South of BergeracAncient village, on a circular plan, in the countryside south of Bergerac. 17th century church, old stone and half-timbered houses. Popular sunday market
About 40 minutes drive.
The former royal bastide town is perched on a hilltop overlooking the valley of the Boudouyssou. The almost perfectly preserved bourg is surrounded by its ramparts; it has a small central square, and an interesting belfry with a lunar clock.
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Tournon-d'Agenais
The former royal bastide town is perched on a hilltop overlooking the valley of the Boudouyssou. The almost perfectly preserved bourg is surrounded by its ramparts; it has a small central square, and an interesting belfry with a lunar clock.
Biron
Monflanquin
Beautiful Bastide town with good restaurants
Old medieval city perched at 180 m above sea level, overlooking the Lot Valley,
the village of Pujols is ranked among "The Most Beautiful Villages of France . "
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Pujols
Old medieval city perched at 180 m above sea level, overlooking the Lot Valley,
the village of Pujols is ranked among "The Most Beautiful Villages of France . "
Located between Bergerac in the North and Villeneuve-sur-Lot in the South, the Royal Country House of Villeréal, founded in 1267 by Alphonse de Poitiers, offers a typical structure of these "new towns" built in the Middle Ages in the South West of France : its square at the angles, which still houses the commercial activity of the village, and its streets at right angles over which coexist wood sides and facades of gilded stone. In front of the astonishing hall of the XVIth S, with imposing volumes and solid oak pillars, the fortified church (XIII S) draws its two towers capped with turrets.
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Villeréal
Located between Bergerac in the North and Villeneuve-sur-Lot in the South, the Royal Country House of Villeréal, founded in 1267 by Alphonse de Poitiers, offers a typical structure of these "new towns" built in the Middle Ages in the South West of France : its square at the angles, which still houses the commercial activity of the village, and its streets at right angles over which coexist wood sides and facades of gilded stone. In front of the astonishing hall of the XVIth S, with imposing volumes and solid oak pillars, the fortified church (XIII S) draws its two towers capped with turrets.
Fun
Swimming and water lay park
About 35 minutes drive to Casteljaloux.
The Park has sandy beaches and a huge lake for swimming.
There is also an aqua fun park with all sorts of inflatable things to climb jump and play on. A great day out with the children.
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Lac de Clarens
About 35 minutes drive to Casteljaloux.
The Park has sandy beaches and a huge lake for swimming.
There is also an aqua fun park with all sorts of inflatable things to climb jump and play on. A great day out with the children.
Castelmoron-sur-Lot
Good (free) sandy swimming beach on the river Lot
Small cafe/bar
Boat hire
Clairac has a sandy swimming beach with lifeguard supervision in the afternoons in July and August
Restaurant bar Clairac plage
Route de la PlageClairac has a sandy swimming beach with lifeguard supervision in the afternoons in July and August