Sleeps 15
Swimming pool. Tennis Court
Fishing
Garden
In Dordogne
Near Bergerac, Sarlat, Perigueux

Enjoy living the life of a lord or lady, in this charming Chateau in the Perigord Noir. Comfortably furnished, with 7 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, fully equipped kitchen, plus large swimming pool (13m x 6.5m), and tennis court.

Nearest airports: Bergerac (35 mins): Ryanair to East Midlands Airport, Liverpool, and London Stansted; Flybe to Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, Leeds, Southampton; Bordeaux (2 hours); Toulouse (2h30mins). There is a train station at Bergerac.

Enjoy your stay at the Chateau

THE AREA

The chateau is an excellent place to start to explore the beauties of the Dordogne. The glories of nature and history abound.

Visit the Grottos de Maxange, where you can see magnificent rock formations and decorations underground. Also nearby you can visit another Lord and Lady's! chateau - Chateau de Losse, a magnificent fortified castle built in the 16th century. Further on there is the Prehistoric Museum at Les Ezyies de Tayac in an ancient 13th century castle - close to the world famous Grotte de Lascaux with its famous cave paintings.

Then just around the corner as it were is Sarlat la Canéda, a pretty village with a renaissance styled bishop's residence, a lovely cathedral with stupendous organ, the Lantern of the Dead, an unusual conical tower, in the cemetery, the remains of the Abbey, and of cafés, shops, restaurants, and a phenomenal market on Wednesdays and Saturdays - excellent to see local produce - including walnuts, black truffles, wild mushrooms, and a wide variety of cheese and ham.

To the west there is Bergerac, now with an airport catering well for flights to England. Bergerac - with its old port, the Museum of Sacred Art (see the strange Pierre de Lauzerte), and for those with a fascination for tobacco - a Tobacco Museum (there is a large cigarette and tobacco factory in Bergerac).

And to the north the town of Perigueux with its famous market, its large multidomed cathedral St Front, its ancient La Cité dating from Gallo Roman times, and the pretty medieval quarter of St Front (shops, galleries, cafés, restaurants) with the market on Wednesday and Saturday at the Place de la Clautre. If you want to get away from the noise and rush of the market - go over to the Jardin Arènes - where you will find peace and quiet in a horticutural bliss surrounded by the vestiges of the old Gallo Roman Arena - one of the largest in Gaul.

ACCESS

Nearest airports: Bergerac (35 mins): Ryanair to East Midlands Airport, Liverpool, and London Stansted; Flybe to Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, Leeds, Southampton; Bordeaux (2 hours); Toulouse (2h30mins). There is a train station at Bergerac.