Location & Local Info

Nearest airport: Bergerac has the nearest airport, fifty kilometres away, followed by Bordeaux, eighty kilometres distant.

Nearest train station: Perigueux’s station is fifteen kilometres away.

Nearest town: The nearest town is Brantome, eight kilometres from the chateau.

BRANTOME: This small, beautiful town on the Dronne, with its imposing abbey, is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, and is the local centre for canoeing, boat trips, hot air ballooning, climbing, paragliding and cycling.

PERIGUEUX: The county capital, with two main museums and many cultural attractions including a splendid cathedral, offers a wide choice of shopping opportunities and culinary experiences. It also has an eighteen hole golf course.

BERGERAC: An important market town, particularly for the wine trade, and famous for the locally grown purple grapes. It has a museum  devoted to the history of wine making and offers many vineyard tours.