Wine tasting holidays in Bergerac France
Short break cycling holidays in Dordogne
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Special Holidays
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Domaine des Faures The perfect country base for visiting the gardens of the Dordogne and Lot et Garonne. |
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Although not as well known as the gardens of the Loire, Normandy and Provence, the Dordogne and the Lot et Garonne also have beautiful and inspiring gardens to explore and enjoy. We have spent many very pleasant hours discovering both private and public gardens and if your idea of a perfect holiday is being able to do just that, then Domaine des Faures is for you.
The climate and the soil are notoriously difficult but the result of hard work and careful planting have created gardens that have excellent form but that are also colourful.
Below is just a sample of the wonderful gardens to visit. As we discover more so the list inevitably grows longer and longer.
Les Jardins de Manoir d'Erygniac
( A garden on the grand scale)
Les Jardins de Cadiot
( A lovely private garden with varied, themed garden rooms)
Latour-Marliac
( A combined water garden and nursery)
Short Break Cycling Holiday
Enjoy cycling the peaceful roads with friends visiting picturesque villages along the way.
Gather some friends together and enjoy a house party with a cycling theme. The schedule and routes are tailor made so are as exacting or relaxing as you wish. We organise the bike hire, which comes with helmet and cycle lock, and the transportation of the bikes. Below is an example of what we can organise for you.
Long weekend- 3 nights
Friday:
You arrive at Bergerac airport where we are there to greet and collect you. Time allowing, depending on the flight, we drive to Old Bergerac where you can wander through the streets and enjoy a cup of coffee or glass of wine. Then it is a short drive to Domaine des Faures (approximately 35 mins.) to settle into your rooms and join us for an apéritif on the terrace before we take you to the ancient village of Cadouin with its Abbey for dinner.
Saturday:
After a leisurely breakfast we suggest you cycle to Villereal for coffee and where you can visit the market or just watch the world go by. Continue onto the ancient village of Issigeac for lunch. Then either cycle back to relax at Domaine des Faures or continue onto Beaumont and wend your way back through the country lanes in time for apéritifs. Dinner will be in our beautiful bastide village, Monpazier.
Sunday:
We will transport you and bikes to Sarlat, which is steeped in history, often used as a backdrop in historical films and still has gas street lighting. An explore and a coffee will set you up for a cycle to Domme where you get the most wonderful view of the Dordogne valley. It's an excellent place for a light lunch. Then drop down into the valley where you can either spend an hour canoeing before cycling back or set off straight away to Belvés, Capdrot, Monpazier stopping where you fancy. Apéritifs and dinner will be chez-nous.
Monday:
Either enjoy a later start to the day or go for a short cycle to Chateau Biron. Depending on flight times you can then visit Chateau Monbazillac to taste the wines and/or have a light lunch before being driven to the airport.