Carolynn and Charles' guidebook

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Carolynn and Charles' guidebook

Food scene

You can have a wine tour with tasting, buy wines and have tapas or an English afternoon tea in the wonderful Glass House. English and French speaking.
Château Carbonneau
You can have a wine tour with tasting, buy wines and have tapas or an English afternoon tea in the wonderful Glass House. English and French speaking.
Excellent restaurant with a beautiful terrace with views of the 13 belltowers of the district.
Ô XIII Clochers
Place de l'Épicerie
Excellent restaurant with a beautiful terrace with views of the 13 belltowers of the district.
Chocolate paradise
11 locals recommend
Maison Guinguet
163 Les Cavales
11 locals recommend
Chocolate paradise
Try and buy wines from many local producers
House of Duras Wines
Try and buy wines from many local producers
Excellent wine bar with small menu of delicious things
La Barrique et la Fillette
1 Pl. Robert Darniche
Excellent wine bar with small menu of delicious things
Great gourmet crepes with vegetarian options
11 locals recommend
SARL LA TERRASSE DE DURAS
4 Pl. Jean Bousquet
11 locals recommend
Great gourmet crepes with vegetarian options
Wine tours, tastings and in high season evening barbecues and events.
Domaine du Grand Mayne
Wine tours, tastings and in high season evening barbecues and events.
Delicious pizzas - reserve your table to be sure of sitting in the lovely courtyard
9 locals recommend
Restaurant Pizzéria Don Camillo
1 Rue Paul Persil
9 locals recommend
Delicious pizzas - reserve your table to be sure of sitting in the lovely courtyard
Small English-owned vineyard with a great wine tour and tastings
Chateau Astrelus
2 Font de Meillier
Small English-owned vineyard with a great wine tour and tastings
A warm welcome from Laurent at this delightful tea and more emporium
Le Comptoir de Marguerite
13 Rue Paul Persil
A warm welcome from Laurent at this delightful tea and more emporium
Wonderful steak frites or on Sundays...brunch or British Roast
Walnut
41 Bd National
Wonderful steak frites or on Sundays...brunch or British Roast

Sightseeing

Well restored chateau and well curated displays. Escape Game in summer 2022
64 locals recommend
Castle of the Dukes of Duras
Place du Château
64 locals recommend
Well restored chateau and well curated displays. Escape Game in summer 2022
Charming bastide town with bars and restaurants, a Friday morning market and a night market on Wednesdays in high season. Good music scene.
22 locals recommend
Monségur
22 locals recommend
Charming bastide town with bars and restaurants, a Friday morning market and a night market on Wednesdays in high season. Good music scene.
Charming medieval town with a superb Sunday morning market
125 locals recommend
Issigeac
125 locals recommend
Charming medieval town with a superb Sunday morning market
Pretty bastide with a castle, plenty of bars and restaurants and a Thursday morning market.
94 locals recommend
EYMET
94 locals recommend
Pretty bastide with a castle, plenty of bars and restaurants and a Thursday morning market.
Our small local bastide town has a supermarket, pharmacie, bakery and post office. There is a small market on Wednesday mornings and in summer evening events in Les Halles. The church is part of the Compostella Santiago Pilgrimage route and is worth a visit.
Pellegrue
Our small local bastide town has a supermarket, pharmacie, bakery and post office. There is a small market on Wednesday mornings and in summer evening events in Les Halles. The church is part of the Compostella Santiago Pilgrimage route and is worth a visit.
The wine enthusiast's paradise and UNESCO world heritage site. Not one to miss. Go early to avoid the crowds.
816 locals recommend
Saint-Émilion
816 locals recommend
The wine enthusiast's paradise and UNESCO world heritage site. Not one to miss. Go early to avoid the crowds.
Ancient walled town with a town hall founded by Richard the Lionheart
16 locals recommend
La Réole
16 locals recommend
Ancient walled town with a town hall founded by Richard the Lionheart
Fortified abbey dating from the 11th century on our doorstep
Abbaye de Saint-Ferme
Fortified abbey dating from the 11th century on our doorstep
Bigger town experience with a lovely old quarter, nice shops, restaurants, river trips available
296 locals recommend
Bergerac
296 locals recommend
Bigger town experience with a lovely old quarter, nice shops, restaurants, river trips available
Wonderful views and chance to try and buy the rich sweet Monbazillac dessert wines
90 locals recommend
Monbazillac
90 locals recommend
Wonderful views and chance to try and buy the rich sweet Monbazillac dessert wines

Active stuff

Lovely swimming lake with 'beach'
35 locals recommend
Lac de Gurson
35 locals recommend
Lovely swimming lake with 'beach'
Not just canoes and kayaks but also bike hire - they will deliver to the gite
14 locals recommend
Canoé kayak de Pessac sur Dordogne
Les Quais
14 locals recommend
Not just canoes and kayaks but also bike hire - they will deliver to the gite
Great group activity for a rainy day or to escape from the sun!
12 locals recommend
Bowling Bergeracois
13 Rte de Bordeaux
12 locals recommend
Great group activity for a rainy day or to escape from the sun!
Electric bikes for hire from Eymet
GoodTurn Cycles
42 Bd National
Electric bikes for hire from Eymet
Nice lake and nature reserve for a circular walk with hides for bird spotting
17 locals recommend
Lac de l'Escourou
17 locals recommend
Nice lake and nature reserve for a circular walk with hides for bird spotting