The Retreat in Dordogne castle
A traditional Perigordine house with private pool. The Retreat is in the Perigord Noir, surrounded by beautiful villages and towns, chateaux, prehistoric sites, wonderful food, and sporting activities.
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Situation:

The Retreat is on the edge of the village of Le Coux, which has an epicerie, boulangerie, wine cave, which also supplies local restaurants, newsagent and Post Office.

  • Supermarket 2km
  • River beach 800m
  • Railway station 2km
  • Pharmacy 2km

We are 45 minutes from Bergerac airport offering flights by Ryanair from Stanstead and by Flybe from Bristol and Southampton.

The nearest towns with all the usual facilities are St Cyprien 3km (Sunday market) and Le Bugue 6km (Tuesday market).

Very close by is the medieval village of Limeuil ("un des plus beaux villages de France"), overlooking the confluence of the Vezere and Dordogne rivers, which provides a lovely bathing spot.

The renaissance town of Sarlat is 30 minutes away. Perigueux, the capital of the region is 60 minutes.

See the map, below, for more details.

Local Activities include:

  • Golf
  • Canoeing and Kayaking
  • Cycling
  • Horse riding
  • Tennis
  • Fishing
  • Hot air ballooning
  • Walking
  • Rock climbing
  • Swimming
  • Wine tasting
our favourite street
Le Coux
Le Coux
Perigord Noir
Dordogne
Dordogne_coat_of_arms
the river
Dordogne geese
Le Coux from the kitchen window
canoeing
blue irises
 
© Janne Watkins and AQstyle.com 2009