Local points of interest
Piegut-Pluviers Market
Piegut-Pluviers, 40 mins away, a huge street market, a true ‘marche alimentaire‘, with fascinating brocante stalls to trawl through as you go. Quaint little cafes are tucked away in leafy corners to sit and dive into a book or just enjoy people watching!
Brantome and its market
Brantome, the Venice of Perigord, is 30 mins away, a must on Friday market mornings. Get there by 10am as stalls start packing up around midday. One of the most beautiful villages in France with its river moat, canoes, cafes galore, Benedictine Abbey and troglodyte caves.
Angouleme
Angouleme, 20 mins away, is rich with shopping opportunities from the usual French high street retailer to those nestled in the older part of the town where beautiful individual little boutiques are to be explored before taking time out for a leisurely terrasse lunch.
An absolute ‘must’ for all classic car enthusiasts during ‘Le Circuit des Ramparts’ in September. The town’s historic walls form a challenging racing track, the noise of these classic cars racing round will never, ever leave you!
Etang Saint-Estephe
This popular local swimming lake is 30 mins away, also offering a flat, easy hour long walk around the lake’s shores. There’s a quaint little pully boat for a short cut across the lake about halfway round for weary legs!
A restaurant overlooks the sandy lakeside beach and a petit cafe.