All the best tourist sites of the Dordogne are near us!

Chateaux, castles and other tourist sites:

Chateau de Beynac: only 5 minutes drive from La Baronnie Gîtes, this wonderful 12^th century castle is worth a visit. Drive up to the top and admire the views along the Dordogne valley. Beynac was held by Richard the Lionheart from 1189 until his death in 1199.

Chateau de Beynac from the village below

Chateau de Castelnaud: a stunning 13^th century castle used by Simon de Montfort. There are daily demonstrations of the trébuchets in action. This castle was used in the 100 years war as a English stronghold against the French castle of Beynac across the valley.

Chateau de Castelnaud
Castelnaud

Chateau des Milandes: Built in 1489, the castle is famous for its outdoor sculptures. This pretty chateau is also a museum dedicated to its former owner, Josephine Baker, an American singer and dancer who lived there from 1947 to 1968. There are daily birds of prey shows and beautifully tended gardens.

Chateau des Milandes

Le Jardin de Marqueyssac: 10 minutes drive from La Baronnie Gîtes, the gardens provide interesting walks and fabulous view points towards Domme and La Roque Gageac.

Le Jardin de Marqueyssac
Jardin de Marqueyssac

Towns:

St Cyprien: our local town just 3km away has a pretty medieval town centre and a large Sunday morning market. A large Carrefour supermarket caters for the majority of your food shopping needs.

St Cyprien

Sarlat-la-Canèda: A charming medieval town with the oldest part around a central market place lined with cafés, bars and restaurants. The main shopping area is along the Rue de la République. There are very popular markets on Wednesdays and Saturdays with many local specialities such as foie gras, confit de canard and walnut-based products for sale.

Sarlat
Sarlat

Domme: A royal bastide town dating from the 13^thcentury. Knights Templar graffiti can be seen in the entrance gate. A building in the centre of the town provides access to caves beneath. There are magnificent views across the Dordogne valley from various viewpoints.

Domme
View from Domme

Lascaux IV: The latest facsimile of the famous cave paintings of Lascaux near Montignac opened in December 2016.

Cave painting at Lascaux IV

Activities:

La Dordogne:

There are several river beaches within 10 minutes drive from our property, along with several canoe hire companies.

Balloon flights take place locally most evenings during the summer and light aircraft pleasure flights are available from Bergerac airport.

Golf:

There are two pay-and-play golf clubs in nearby Siorac-en-Périgord and Saint-Germain-de-Belvès.

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