Our interactive guide to the Dordogne around L’ancien Presbytère: more than 260 places we have included for our guests, from the bakery at Port de Couze and walks from the front door to Sarlat, Rocamadour and the vineyards of Saint-Émilion. Tap a category, zoom in, and every place shows how long it takes to get there from the house.
What’s in the guide
- Walks from the door: our own favourite loops through the woods and fields around Baneuil, the Lalinde canal towpath (Voie verte V91) and waymarked circuits nearby.
- Villages and markets: Lalinde’s Thursday market, Issigeac on Sunday, Trémolat, Limeuil, Beynac and La Roque-Gageac, plus bakeries and producers.
- On the river: canoe hire, river beaches and lakes for swimming, and the gabarre boats at Beynac.
- Châteaux, caves and prehistory: Castelnaud, Milandes, Biron, the Gouffre de Proumeyssac, Lascaux IV and Les Eyzies.
- Food and wine: restaurants from riverside cafés to Michelin stars, Monbazillac and Bergerac wineries, and day trips to Saint-Émilion and Bordeaux.
- Families and rainy days: adventure parks, the Château de Bridoire’s giant games, Aqualud, cinemas and museums.
- Tennis, padel and golf, and the practical things: doctors, pharmacies, fuel and supermarkets.
Day trips up to 80 km
The map’s rings show 20, 40, 60 and 80 km from the house. Within an hour you can reach Sarlat, the Vézère valley caves and Périgueux; a little further are Rocamadour and the Gouffre de Padirac, Brantôme, the bastides of Monflanquin and Monpazier, and Saint-Émilion. Ready-made outings in the guide put each day together for you.
Owners’ picks
Look for our own ratings and tips on the places we know best: they’re in the guide’s Owners’ picks tab.
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