The Venice of Périgord, a small « cité » full of character, with its secret abbey and gardens

Officially one of the most beautiful villages in France, with its castle, its chapel and its flower market

Its truffle museum

Its impressive castle overlooking the bucolic River Dronne

Its abbey

The vibrant heart of the Périgord, the fortress of the Occitan culture, 2 000 years of history on the Santiago de Compostella way of St James

A rural hub (8 kms) with its flea market every first Sunday of the month

Its well known food market, where to buy truffles

Officially one of the most beautiful villages in France, with an impressive underground church

Its château and « cluzeaux » cave houses

Its elegant Renaissance château

The mecca of French of knife manufacturing still thriving

Its prehistoric caves

Its impressing medieval fortress, in the Charente

Its ramparts, its cathedral, its cartoonist museum

Its vineyard

Its impressive castle, its museum of medicine

Its troglodyte village

World capital of prehistory

Officially one of the most beautiful villages of France

Its suspended gardens

Lascaux IV caves

Officially one of the most beautiful villages of France

The medieval capital of black Périgord

The famous Marqueyssac gardens

Its village and vineyard

Officially one of the most beautiful villages of France, its eco-musée of nut, marathon of canoë-kayac in September

Officially one of the most beautiful villages of France, barge trip on the Dordogne

Officially one of the most beautiful villages of France and its cave

Officially one of the most beautiful villages of France, its lovely fortified town

Its castle

The world capital of wine, a vibrant city with a magnificently restored architecture

Under the guidance of the renowned Dutch organist the festival of baroque music offers each day wonderful concerts in the roman churches of the area from Aug 4th to the 8th (2 to 8 kms)

Under the guidance of the harpsichordist and conductor Sébastien d’Hérin, Sinfonia en Périgord offers classical music concerts all year long and a baroque music festival in Périgueux and around from Aug 24th till 31st (32 kms)

From June to October, the famous jazz festival draws big jazz musicians in the nearby villages (5 to 18 kms)

From mid-April to theend of April, discover 82 private castles

From May 11th till May 12th, the medieval villages is covered with plants and flowers. (40 kms)

Last week of January (40 kms)

From August 27th to September 1st (40 kms)

Directly accessible from our house, there are five hikes which you don’t need a car to reach. There are many more around Brantôme and Mareuil. The Dordogne is a walker’s paradise.

Périgueux 18 holes (31 kms), Aubeterre-sur-Dronne 9 holes (30 kms), Angoulême 18 holes (40 kms)

In the river Dronne in Bourdeilles (9 kms), in Brantôme (20 kms) or in Aubeterre (30 kms) or in l'étang de La Jemaye, a nice pond andits watersports center (34 kms)

Bourdeilles, (12 kms), Tocane-Saint-Apre (13 kms), Brantôme (20 kms), Aubeterre (30 kms)

You can use our (electric and classic) bikes with a supplement or rent them in Montagrier (11 kms), Brantôme (20 kms)

Bourg-des-maisons (4 kms), poney club in Tocane-Saint-Apre (13 kms)

La Forge du Boulou (9 kms)