Prehistory and culture : The Perigord Noir is an area of rich pre-historic interest, including the Cro Magnon caves and the Prehistoric Centre in Les Eyzies with the Font de Gaume cave paintings, as well as the famous Lascaux complex.
Culture is well catered for: there are several series of classical concerts performed in beautiful churches and numerous exhibitions of painting, pottery, woodcarving, ironwork, tapistry, weaving, etc.
There are several activity parks locally for children some based on water activities. River activities include beaches for swimming, canoe hire to discover the Dordogne and Vézère rivers, fishing and boat trips.
Practical considerations: Le Bugue has a famous 800-yr-old market on Tuesdays. Sarlat (30 minutes by car) and Saint Cyprien (10 minutes) have theirs on Saturday and Sunday respectively.
Le Bugue has 4 supermarkets: Intermarché with a good range of English food, Leader Price, Lidl and Aldi as well as an excellent DIY store and other shops and services, banks, chemists, restaurants, cafés, hotels. There is an exceptionally good medical centre with some English speaking doctors who do home visits where necessary at very reasonable rates.
Organic farm produce is available and local French neighbours are exceptionally friendly.
Swimming Pool: The pool is for your exclusive use and is open from April to mid October. We can usually get a temperature of 24°C to 25°C in October although we can't guarantee this as it is dependant on the weather.
We have a personal site for our property with further details and photos. We can send you the address if you email us.
Golf:
Golf de Saltgourde, 24430 Marsac sur l'Isle Tel: (0)5 53 53 02 35 -18 hole, open to all, modest fees.
Golf des Vigiers 24240 Monestier Tel: (0)5 53 61 50 33 - 18 hole par 72 pool, tennis.
Golf Chateau Les Merles, Tuilières, 24520 Mouleydier Tel: (05) 53 63 13 42- 9 hole.
Swin Golf, La Peyrière, 24590 St Geniès Tel: (0)5 53 28 98 12 - 18 hole.
Golf de Lolivarie, 24170 Siorac. Tel: (0)5 53 30 22 69 - 9 hole (par 35). 2620m.
Golf de Rochebois, rte de Monfort, 24200 Vitrac. Tel: (0)5 53 31 52 80 -9 hole (par 36) 2992 m.
Further details on demand.
Other Activities:
canoeing, pre-historic caves, water-sports, cuisine, mediaeval towns, castles, aquarium, bird sanctury, children's fun and theme parks,local folklore
