Experiences to live

La Maison des Vins in Bergerac

La Maison des Vins in Bergerac
La Maison des Vins in Bergerac

Bergerac

La Maison des Vins is located in front of the old harbour of Bergerac, the entrance is on the side of the Récollets Coister on the other side of the road. This tour is free of charge so I decide ...

Lascaux IV

Lascaux IV
Lascaux IV

Montignac

On the 3rd December 2016, I was invited to the preview tour of the Centre International de l'Art Pariétal Lascaux IV located in Montignac. At first, the huge glass panel building impressed me. ...

Discover Sarlat from the sky at 35 metres high !

Discover Sarlat from the sky at 35 metres high !
Discover Sarlat from the sky at 35 metres high !

Sarlat la Canéda

Sarlat-la-Canéda is a very attractive medieval city which is beloved by all. Whether it is the 17 th time you have come on holidays here or the first you’ll like wandering in the streets, ...

CRO-MAGNON PATH IN THE VÉZÈRE VALLEY

CRO-MAGNON PATH IN THE VÉZÈRE VALLEY
CRO-MAGNON PATH IN THE VÉZÈRE VALLEY

Today’s hike departs from Sireuil, a small village located 4km from Eyzies. The village is really charming, with its stone houses and its lauze (a flat and thin stone) roofs, typical of the ...

Montignac

Montignac
Montignac

Montignac

The destination of the day is Montignac, well known for its famous Lascaux cave and its charming small village of the Black Perigord! I start my tour by the right bank of the Vézère River, close ...

The Thot : cro-magnon area

The Thot : cro-magnon area
The Thot : cro-magnon area

Montignac

Only located a mile away from Montignac, the site of Thot welcomes me. It is a Prehistoric Interpretation Centre which completes the Lascaux Caves. A combined ticket is therefore on sale either on ...

Castelnaud castle

Castelnaud castle
Castelnaud castle

Castelnaud la Chapelle

Castelnaud Castle overlooks the Dordogne Valley and it is impossible to miss it from the road and I have decided to visit it today. The car park is located at the bottom of the castle ; it is a ...

Beaumont-du-Périgord

Beaumont-du-Périgord
Beaumont-du-Périgord

Beaumont

A few miles after Cadouin, I arrive on the heights of Beaumont-du-Périgord, a medieval bastide full of charm ! The first building I can see is the Saint-Laurent-&-Saint-Front Church whose bell ...

Visit the Château de Jumilhac, in Haut Périgord

Visit the Château de Jumilhac, in Haut Périgord
Visit the Château de Jumilhac, in Haut Périgord

Jumilhac le Grand

The Château de Jumilhac is immediately recognizable by its pointed towers which rise towards the sky of Haut Périgord. In the small eponymous town of Jumilhac, you will be won over by this ...

The Abri Cro-Magnon

The Abri Cro-Magnon
The Abri Cro-Magnon

Les Eyzies de Tayac

The Abri Cro-Magnon is located at the entrance of the Eyzies coming from Périgueux. It opens at 10am and you can book your tickets online. There are discounts for the students as well as the Pass ...

Les Jardins de l'Imaginaire (The Gardens of the Imagination)

Les Jardins de l'Imaginaire (The Gardens of the Imagination)
Les Jardins de l'Imaginaire (The Gardens of th ...

Terrasson Lavilledieu

The visit of the day is : the Jardins de l’Imaginaire (The Gardens of the Imagination), in Terrasson. These visits can only be guided tours and the tickets can be collected at the Tourist Office ...

Moulin de la Pauze

Moulin de la Pauze
Moulin de la Pauze

Saint Méard de Drône

Today I decided on trying something new : the making of bread and brioche in Moulin de la Pauze which is located in Saint-Méard-de-Dronne near Ribérac and my mouth is already watering ! When I ...

The Biron Castle

The Biron Castle
The Biron Castle

Biron

The Biron castle is located in the south of the departement, at the border of the Lot-et-Garonne, about ten of kilometres from the bastide of Monpazier. I can see from my windscreen its imposing ...

Gold mining initiation session

Gold mining initiation session
Gold mining initiation session

Jumilhac le Grand

The Tourist Office in Jumilhac-le-Grand organises a gold mining initiation session every Monday morning (9am-12.30pm), and on Tuesday and Friday afternoons (2pm-5.30pm), in Charlard (situated at ...