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St Alvère in the Périgord :
the first truffle market
in France to have gone
on-line !


 
   
       
  Onsite activities:
Leave the car at home and enjoy a relaxing time, the equipment is left at your disposal.
- relax and rest in the quiet and greenery
- walking and hiking trails (footpaths)
- cycling, mountain biking
- ping-pong
- pétanque
- library
- board games
- TV, CD and DVD
- games for children



Open-air activities in the vicinity:

Whether you like water, air or land, you will find something to make you happy.
Two rivers, the Isle and the Dordogne:
- fishing (river classified 2nd category)
- canoeing and kayaking
- outings in gabares (traditional flat-bottomed boats)
- electric boats
- Chandos recreation centre: beach, supervised swimming, games for children
Gurson Lake  (11 hectares) with its leisure centre
- beach, supervised swimming
- water slide
- restaurants, open-air café
Various activities
- horseback riding, pony club
- tennis
- golf
- airfield (gliding, first flight, microlite)
- jet skiing, rollerblading, paintball
- walks (the Double Forest 50 000 ha)


Gastronomy

If you prefer the pleasures of the palate to those of effort, if you are an epicure or fond of good eating, you will be gratified:
- farm inns
- restaurants
- wine tasting and sampling local produce
- discover garden produce and homemade jams


History and Culture

From Cro-Magnon to Michel de Montaigne, learn a thousand years of Perigord’s history. La Baraque is a good starting point for visiting the Perigord in every direction.
- Black Perigord: Lascaux, Sarlat ...
- White Perigord Périgueux ...
- Green Perigord: Brantome (the Venice of Perigord), Bourdeille Castle ...
- Purple Perigord: walled towns, villages, vineyards ...
In the vicinity:
- many Romanesque churches
- Montaigne's tower
- the Gallo-Roman ruins of Montcaret
- local history museums
- the “Battle of Castillon”: a dramatic reconstruction of the battle that ended the Hundred Years War


We love our country, and so will you!