Discovery
Dordogne origin of the name come from the Celtic "Du-unna" which means "living water". Under the ' Roman Empire, the region was renamed "Duranius. During the Middle Ages it became successively" Duranna "," Durdunia "," Dordoigne "and finally" Dordogne "
Dive Into the ' history and prehistory ...
The Black Perigord is one of the cradles of ' humanity, and the village of Les Eyzies, on the banks of the Vezere, is commonly called the "Capital of Prehistory".
Later, the region was conquered by the Romans and the Franks. In the Middle Ages, the Hundred Years War and the Wars of Religion tore the country, the castles of Beynac and La Chapelle Castelneau are the best examples ...
Visit the many sites around our area...
The caves of Lascaux, the caves of Promeyssac ... and medieval gems such as Sarlat and Montignac are essential destinations, located some tens of minutes in our field.
We also advise you to travel the back roads of the Perigord and discover the small villages in the Perigord yellow stones with their tiled roofs (flat stones), Domme, La Roque Gageac, St Amand de Coly are among the "most beautiful villages childhood ".
Beautiful parks such as The Gardens Erignac, the castle park Marqueyssac will delight you..
Read and listen...
Etienne de la Boetie, Eugene Fenelon and Roy are the most famous writers of the Perigord. We should also mention the famous character of ' Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac Périgord bon vivant, a philosopher and man of heart.
If you are passionate about music, the festival of classical and baroque music of Black Perigord will delight you...
Perfect your swing
St Genies (5 Km, 10 mn) - Swin in Peyriere, 18 holes
Vitrac (30 Km, 30 mn) - Golf de Rochebois, 9 holes
Siorac en Périgord (40Km, 40mn) - Golf de l
Marsac/l
Mouleydier (70 Km, 1H10) - Château des Merles, 9 holes
Monestier (90 Km, 1H30) - Château de Vigier, 18 holes
Browse the roads...
On foot or bicycle, many hiking trails s ' offer you around our fields. We also organize hiking trips. For more ' information click here .
You can also rent bikes at Montignac.
Ride a horse...
Several riding offers tours for children and adults:
EQUESTRIAN CENTER OF FAVARD (Tamnies 10 km, Tel. 05.53.29.68.62)
PERIGORD RIDING PASSION (4 km St Genies, Tel. 05.53.28.87.90)
If you have your own horse, you can l ' bring it with you because we have acres of meadow ...
Take you to the ' water...
From Montignac, 10 km of our domains, you can rent canoes to go down the Vezere:
CANOE APA (Tel. 05.53.50.67.71)
CANOE KAYAK Joel Robin (Tel. 06.75.48.60.47)
CANOE THE BANKS 7 (Tel. 05.53.50.19.26)
CANOE CASSAGNE RAID (Tel. 05.53.31.64.11)
Learn to fish for trout...
The Black Perigord has a large network of rivers, small trout stream in the Dordogne river frequented by salmon.
The fishing center of the Perigord offers internships ' initiation (sudden, carp, run, fly) Tel. 05.53.35.50.24.)
Perigord sites to visit > Sarlat, Lascaux, Castelnaud
