• Dordogne River:-

  • Beynac Castle

  • La Roque Gageac

  • Domme

• Monpazier bastide; UNESCO designated site

• Belvès; nearby hill top town founded in 240BC

• Sarlat; exceptionally preserved 8th century town

• Rocamadour; a spectacularly sited sacred city

• Château de Biron

• Château de Milandes; home of Josephine Baker

• Lot Valley:-

  • Crayssac,

  • Luzech

  • Albas

  • Cahors; a city rich in history

  • St. Cirq-Lapopie; delightful 13th century village on the banks of the Lot

• Pech Merle caves; 20,000 year old cave paintings

• Tournon d' Agenais; 13th century hill top bastide South of the Lot

Local Information

Saint Cernin has a small restaurant/bar from which bread can be ordered.

Villefranche du Périgord (4km, 2.5 miles) has more comprehensive services, including:

• Bank (with ATM)

• Doctor

• Boulangeries

• Butchers

• Small supermarket (Utile)

• Post office

Canoeing

• available on the Dordogne, Lot and Vézère rivers; this is quite safe and suitable for families.

Bicycles

• may be hired at Belvès railway station (15km, 8 miles). The quiet roads around Les Sabots are ideal for cycling.

Walking

• fascinating walks (long or short) may be taken  from Les Sabots - large scale maps, showing the  many footpaths, are available in the house

Cuisine

• Périgord (Dordogne) is justifiably famous for it's  cuisine. The two great stars are foie gras and  truffles (truffes).

• Cèpes, wild Porcini mushrooms, are another  delicacy - watch out for the market in Villefranche  du Perigord when they come into season!

Wine

• The wines should not be scorned either. There  are the fine dark, almost peppery reds from   Cahors, and both reds and whites from the  vineyards of Bergerac.

• The sweet, white Monbazillac, almost honey  flavoured "pudding wine", can be sensational

• Pécharmant is the fanciest of the Bergerac reds,  much like the neighbouring Bordeaux, but far cheaper.