LOCAL ATTRACTIONS

For those of you who like to cycle or walk, there is plenty to interest you. One of last season's guests, who is well placed in the cycling world, highly rated the local cycling and the Dordogne as a whole. The local tourist office have 350km of marked cycle ways, not including the local, and very quiet, country roads. The tourist office have also marked 480km of walking routes for those of you who prefer foot rather than pedal power. Chantegrel is situated half a mile North of 'Grand Route 6' which runs East/West along the ridges just to the North of Sarlat. We offer secure a lock up for cycles and have a facility to clean to enable you to clean your cycle after an 'off road' session. For those of you who wish to walk a bit further during the day, by arrangement, we can pick you up from a given location.

Horse riding, golfing canoeing, karting, trout fishing, cycling, ballooning, tennis, climbing, potholing, parascending, local distilleries.

Troglodyte villages (La Roque Gageac), walled towns (Domme and Montpazier), chateaux (Beynac, Castelnaud), caves (Les Eyzies, Rouffignac), prehistoric cave paintings (Lascaux).

Markets bi-weekly in Sarlat plus other local markets during the week.

Sarlat, a jewel in the crown of the Perigord Noir with pedestrian shopping, cobbled streets and the aura of times past when life was lived at a different pace, and in many cases still is !!

Light aeroplane or Microlight tours of the area from the local airport of Domme.

More good restaurants than you could possibly eat in during a fortnight.

Local or regional festivals include: Theatre Festival (July/Aug), Film Festival (Nov), International Mime Festival (Aug), night markets, jazz weekends (July/Aug), various sound and light shows, food and wine festivals (July/Aug).