Combas Village de Gîtes Hiking and exploring in Saint Crépin et Carlucet

In the Dordogne, from the Combas Village Cottages, hikes are offered to discover the Black Périgord (Sarlat and its surroundings). Discovery of architecture, flora and fauna, habits and customs as well as Perigord gastronomy, without forgetting its caves and castles.

• You are a group (10 people minimum), association, works council… You wish a turnkey stay with a qualified guide or organize your stay yourself by opting for a stay in board, half-board or management free. Request a personalized quote for group stays by clicking here!

• You are 1 or 2 people or more and you want to join other hikers. Daily hikes of 15 km with guide (possibility to enhance your hikes with a visit). Consult us by clicking here!

EXAMPLE OF A POSSIBLE PROGRAM DURING THE WEEK

• Saturday arrival: Reception at the end of the afternoon at the Combas Village Cottages. Possibility of reception at the surrounding stations, contact us. After your arrival, before dinner a welcome drink will be served, followed by the presentation of the week's hiking program and the history of the gîte village.

• Sunday Dordogne Valley: Farandole of castles in the Dordogne valley: Beynac, Marqueyssac, La Malartrie, Castelnaud, Lacoste and Fayrac. Departure of the hike from La Roque Gageac to Beynac: the two villages are part of the association of the most beautiful villages in France. Then return towards La Roque Gageac and its exotic garden by taking the towpath which runs along the Dordogne. Possibility to visit Beynac Castle or take a gabarre ride on the Dordogne.

• Monday Vézère Valley: Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for the density of prehistoric sites on its banks. Crossing the village of Saint-Léon-Sur-Vézère classified among the beautiful villages of France. After a small ascent, arrived on the Côte de Jor, for a splendid panorama on the Vézère valley. Return to the starting point by crossing a countryside which is the largest implantation of Buddhists in France. Possible visit of the city and the troglodyte fort of La Roque Saint-Christophe.

• Tuesday The nearby surroundings: Hike from the village of Combas Village Cottages to discover the villages of Saint Crépin (Manoir de Lacypière and 13th century church), Carlucet (12th church and its cemetery in enfeus) crossing a chestnut forest where in the right season the porcini mushrooms abound. Possible visit to the gardens of the Manoir d'Eyrignac.

• Sarlat Wednesday: Free morning in the medieval city of Sarlat and its Wednesday market. In the early afternoon, travel by car to go to the start of the hike of the ruined castles of Black Périgord.

• Thursday Domme: On the left bank of the river "Dordogne", starting from the Village of Cénac and a short passage in the village, direction Domme, village which is part of the association of the most beautiful villages in France. Perched on a vertiginous cliff, Domme offers its visitors an exceptional view of the valley. After a passage in the narrow alleys of the country house, direction the plain of Edge and its quarries of millstone. Then, descent towards the valley to return to the village of Cénac.

• Good Friday Amand de Coly: Hike around the village of Saint-Amand-de-Coly and its fortified church protected by an enclosure of ramparts (village classified among one of the most beautiful villages in France. Possibility to visit the caves of Lascaux IV.

• Saturday morning: End of the stay.