Guide Perigord_version anglaise

ESSENTIALS

TruffleMarket Friday mornings December to March At the Tourist Office Brantôme Nautical Jousting Tournaments Every Friday night in July and August At the foot of the Abbey

VISITS

HOTELS-RESTAURANTS Charbonnel Rue Gambetta 24310 Brantôme +33 5 53 05 70 15 www.lesfrerescharbon- nel.com Les jardins +33 5 53 05 88 16 www.lesjardinsdebran- tome.com LeMoulin de l’Abbaye 1,rue Pierre- de-Bourdeille +33 5 53 05 80 22 www.moulinabbaye.com LeMoulin de Vigonac 24310 Brantôme +33 5 53 05 87 59 www.moulindevigonac. com de Brantôme 33, rue Pierre- de-Mareuil

EVENTS WeeklyMarket Every Friday morning Local producer’s Market Every Tuesday morning mid-June to mid-September

Brantôme’s Abbey Bd Charlemagne +33 5 47 45 30 12 www.brantome.fr Closed in January Admission:5€ Brantôme Cruises 2, rue Pierre- de-Bourdeille +33 5 53 04 74 71 www.brantomecroi- sieres.com April to end of October Adult fare:7.50€ L’Arche de Noé Place du marché +33 9 79 71 17 16 April to end of October Tickets:7.50€ Eric Simonin, glass blower 6, bd Charlemagne +33 5 53 35 24 13 www.ericsimonin.fr

For further information

CASTELNAUD- LA-CHAPELLE

PérigordDronne Belle Tourist Office Église Notre-Dame, 2, rue Puyjoli-de-Meyjounissas +33 5 53 05 80 63 www.perigord-dronne-belle.fr TownHall (mairie) Bd Charlemagne; +33 5 53 29 91 44 www.brantome.fr

Listed amongst France’s Most Beautiful Villages,Castelnaud overlooks the confluence of the Céou and the Dordogne Rivers.The commune boasts no less than four castles, two of which are open to the public.

Free admission April to October

FURTHER AFIELD...

SAINT-JEAN- DE-CÔLE (19 km) Listed as one of the “Most Beautiful Villages of France”; charming features of this flower decked village include, its old priory, La Marthonie castle and a delightful stone bridge over the Côle river. PAGE 131

HAUTEFORT (50 km) Situated at the gateway of the Black Périgord region, the village is dominated by a monumental XVIIth century fortress, a rare example of this period

BOURDEILLES (9 km) An old bridge over the river Dronne, picturesque houses

with clay tile roofs, the impressive outline of a medieval castle… impossible to resist this postcard-perfect village! PAGE 33

to be seen in the Dordogne area. PAGE 69

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