Mondésir Swimming Pool
Villefranche de Lonchat Romanesque Church
Sports and
Leisure
The private swimming pool (14m x 5m), tennis court and shady
forest footpaths should open the visitor’s appetite for
breakfast or dinner, both of which are served in the shade of
a parasol or under the chestnut tree in the summer and by the
open fire in the autumn.
Lac de Gurson Sports and Recreational Park, 2km away.
Food and
Wine
Within a radius of 25km it is possible to taste and compare
wines from the Bergerac, Montravel, Bordeaux, Entre-Deux-Mers,
Côtes de Francs, Côtes de Castillon, St Emilion, Pomerol and
satellite appellations.
Nearby one can also find eel, lamprey and allis shad from the
Dordogne and Isle rivers, sturgeon and caviar from
Montpon-Ménestérol, Trappe d’Echourgnac cheese, Pizou goat’s
cheese, St Emilion ‘Canelet’ cakes and macaroons and a wide
range of foie gras, confit and cèpe producers.
Local produce can be bought from a market every morning -
Monday at Castillon, Tuesday at Villefranche, Wednesday at
Montpon, Friday at Libourne, Saturday at Sainte Foy and Sunday
at Saint Seurin sur l’Isle.
What to See
Villefranche Museum of Local History and Popular Tradition.
A street spectacle « The Battle of Castillon » at Castillon.
Gabare excursions on the Dordogne and Isle rivers setting off
from the Moulin de Duellas, Castillon or Sainte Foy la Grande
(where there is also the River Transport Museum).
Sardy Gardens
Gallo-Roman remains at Montcaret.
Montaigne’s Tower
Many Romanesque churches
