| Region: |
Aquitaine / EYMET near Bergerac |
| Bedrooms: |
3 |
| Sleeps: |
7 |
| Pool: |
With pool ( Below ground ) |
| Last minute
bargains: |
We offer a 5% discount per week for more than 2 weeks booked. |
| Brief description: |
LE PIGEONNIER is situated in southwest FRANCE, AQUITAINE, DORDOGNE in the countryside of the famous medieval village of EYMET near BERGERAC.
Close to the prehistoric and historic places, in a region well known for its gastronomy and its good wine.
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| Full description: |
LE PIGEONNIER has an open plan living room with a sofa bed, television, an Internet access and a fully equipped corner kitchen including a fridge/freezer and microwave, a washing machine and dishwasher, and a dining area. There is also a bathroom with bath and a separate wc.
On the first floor is a double bedroom with a beautiful country armoire with a second double bedroom, which is next to a mezzanine with an extra single bed. There is a bathroom with a shower.
On the top floor in the oldest part of the pigeonnier, is a twin bedroom with beams and stone walls, which still has the tiny entrances that used to be used by the pigeons.
Outside is a covered terrace with a table and chairs for outside eating and a private garden overlooking the fields where cows graze. The swimming pool (8 x 4 metres) is terraced and enclosed and there is a play area for children including table tennis. |
| Facilities: |
INTERNET ACCESS |
| Additional
information: |
Eymet has a lovely arcaded market square (the market is on Thursday morning) and a medieval château, which houses a museum. It has all essential shops, restaurants, doctors, pharmacies and a supermarket and is pleasant to walk around. In July and August, Eymet also has night markets, when the warm air is full of the scent of fruit, flowers and food you can buy to eat at a table in the square. There is a market in Bergerac on Wednesday and Saturday mornings and a good one in the pretty village of Issigeac on Sunday mornings. Issigeac also has an excellent restaurant with a choice of menus, all at reasonable prices. |
| Local
activities: |
This is great walking and cycling country and well signposted. There is good fishing in the river just a 100 metres away, which has a pontoon and is easily accessible. Lake Escourroux (500 metres) and another lake about 7 kms away, are also good fishing spots.
On both the rivers Dropt and Sauvetat (3 kms), you can hire canoes and there is an excellent golf course at Saussignac (20 kms) and riding stables in Ribagnac (15 kms).
Bergerac and the vineyards of Monbazillac and Pécharmant are only 25 kms away and closer, are the Duras vineyards. There are many places to explore in the Dordogne, including the famous prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux and Eyzies. The fertile fruit growing countryside of the Lot-et-Garonne, dotted with hilltop towns and villages, is to the south of us. A little further away towards Bordeaux is Saint-Emilion. |
| Prices: |
| High Season |
€1200 / £828 |
| Mid Season |
€1000 / £690 |
| Low Season |
€551 / £380 |
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