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Local Producers Market Tuesdays July-Aug. from 6.30p.m. Market Hall and town centre CepMarket During growth period only (June at the earliest,

until first frost) Daily from 3 p.m. Market Hall Cep and Chestnut Fair One of the last week- ends in October

HOTELS-RESTAURANTS La Petite Auberge Les Peyroulières +33 5 53 29 91 01

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de Rapatel As you leave the village, take the D660 towards Frayssinet-le-Gelat +33 5 53 30 44 05 www.chataigneduperi- gord.fr Daily except Monday, open 2-6p.m. Entry:2.50€ Maison de la Châtaigne Rue Notre-Dame +33 5 53 29 98 37 Free entry Oct.-May: Mon.-Fri. 9a.m.-5p.m., Sat. 9a.m.-4p.m. June and Sept.: Mon.-Fri. 9a.m.-5.45p.m., Sat.-Sun. 9a.m.-4p.m. July-Aug.: Mon.-Fri. 9a.m.-6.45p.m., Sat.-Sun. 10a.m-5p.m.

www.la-petite- auberge.com Rooms: 50€-55€

Lunch menu: 14.50€ Evening menus: 38€ La Bastide Route de Cahors +33 5 53 30 22 67 www.hotellabastide.fr Rooms:75€-95€ Lunch menu:18.50€ Evening menus: 24€-60€ EVENTS WeeklyMarket Saturday mornings around Market Hall

© DR © Jean-Marc Barrère

© DR © Bertrand Rieger

© DR © Mathilde Parquet

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Titia Carrizey-Jasick

Hugues Derouard

Valérie Hubert-Cassant

Perigordian by adoption, she has a passion for local culture. This journalist with Sud-Ouest shows a boundless spirit of inquiry in her travels all around the Dordogne. She also collaborates with different regional magazines.

Journalist and documentary filmmaker for the last ten years, this native of Bergerac is a viticulture and medieval enthusiast.

Freelance writer, he explores France for the magazine press sector and for travel guides. He has scouted the Périgord region high and low, for the monthly magazine Détours en France.

Pays des Châtaigniers Tourist Office Rue Notre-Dame 24550 Villefranche-du-Périgord +33 5 53 29 98 37 www.lepaysduchataignier.com TownHall (mairie) Le Bourg, tel.: 05 53 29 91 44 www.villefrancheduperigord.fr

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FURTHER AFIELD...

BELVÈS (20 km) Perched on the summit of a rocky spur, this fortif- ied village is designed around a splendid XVth century Market Hall. Cavities and other remnants of underground dwellings will fascinate young and old alike. PAGE 21

Jean-Marc Barrère

Bertrand Rieger

Philippe Roy

BEAUMONT-DU-PÉRIGORD (35 km) Marvel at this imposing XIIIth and XIVth century fortified church, a Gothic masterpiece in the centre of yet another English bastide town. PAGE 15

MONPAZIER (20 km) Discover another bastide town founded by the English in 1284. Place de Cornières is one of the South West’s most admirable architectural units. PAGE 107

Initially a studio photographer, his thirst for discovery drove him further afield to travel the world and capture the beauty of man and his surrounding landscape. He has worked with the magazine Détours en France for over twenty years.

Settled in his native Gironde, he specialises in travel and winery photography. His photos have been published alongside numerous press articles and in many books. He is a regular contributor to the magazine Détours en France.

After studying science, he rapidly gave up teaching to devote himself to photography. Now settled in the South-West of France, he is a news and corporate photographer.

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