There is just so much to do in summer, it often overwhelms our guests, & they unwind by the swimming pool! Your first Sunday will often be spent visiting the market at ISSIGEAC, a medieval bastide town which is beautiful in its own right, but with the added attraction of a vibrant Sunday Market. The kids will love Castelnaud, perched high over the River Dordogne: It offers the them a medieval war museum. Nearby is my favourite Chateau; Chateau Milandes; The home of Josephine Baker, an American Cabaret artist who adopted a child from each continent. This is where they lived, & the chateau is a museum about her. There is so much that you will not want to miss! – Where to stop! You must visit Domme, & Sarlat. Finally, I nearly forgot! – If you are here in July & August the Marche Nocturnes...

To get here by air Bergerac Airport is our closest airport. Brive is also only an hour away. Bordeaux is 2 hours drive. By train: Bergerac is the closest station with car hire available. By car: We are about 8 1/2 hours from Calais. 6 1/2 from St. Malo. A car is essential once here.