The village of Azerat (approx 5min drive) has a bar and a grocers/ post office. There is also a swimming pool, a tennis court and a shady boules area. The beautifully restored village hall often hosts community events in July and August. Thenon, a small market town, is about five minutes drive from Azerat and has a good selection of shops with a Tuesday morning market. There are many good restaurants locally with menus for a five course meal from around 12 Euros often with wine included. There is a restaurant in Grand Coderc within walking distance during daylight hours, after dark because of lack of street lighting walking to this restaurant is not recommended. We have a very good English speaking doctor.
This tranquil part of the Dordogne, now officially classed as the Black Périgord, is between Hautefort in the White Périgord and Montignac (Lascaux caves). It is characterised by lush countryside, gently rolling hills, impressive caves and woodlands, rivers and lakes, sleepy hamlets and charming friendly people.
This is the home of prehistory and the sight seeing attractions range from the interesting to the spectacular. Although the pace of life is slow a wide range of activities can be enjoyed and include golf, canoeing, horse riding, tennis, donkey rides, cycle hire, and fishing, all within easy reach. There are lazy boat rides along the rivers or for the more active, the huge lake at Brive offers a wide variety of water sports. The forest adventure trail in Thenon has trail courses of varying degrees of challenge contact us for a link to their web site. Hot Air Ballooning at Hautefort. Périgueux, 35 min by car, the capital of the Périgord, and Brive, just over the border in the Corrèze, are both large towns and are well worth visiting for the more culturally minded.
Other Activities:
Forest adventure trail centre in Thenon, Quad bike hire, paint ball, hot air ballooning in Hautefort. Marked Rambling trails.
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