Domaine des Hirondelles - small, family holiday park. Gite - La Mesange

Local Attractions

The region is full of tourist sites, castles, remarkable sites. Many activities are offered such as: hiking - canoeing - cycling - golf - horse riding, hot air ballooning, visiting local markets etc

During your stay in the Dordogne, you will find a huge choice of activities to suit your tastes. Below are some examples to guide your choice. For more information we invite you to visit the websites of local tourist offices. For example, the OT of Sarlat, which includes the All Black Périgord. You will find in your house brochures and leaflets concerning places to visit and other sporting or cultural activities.

Located 500m from the Domaine des Hirondelles, AirParc Périgord is an adventure course in the trees located on an island in the Dordogne. Opposite the Château de Milandes, former home of Joséphine Baker and only 5 km from Beynac, you will discover zip lines and monkey bridges over the water.

Canoe rental kayaks are very numerous along the Dordogne. You will find in the cottages (Tents) flyers offering excursions to the Dordogne. Here is an activity you will remember forever.

In addition to our pleasant swimming pool, you can swim in the Dordogne, but we can suggest the Aqua Parc de Bergerac consisting of four swimming pools, beach volleyball court, archery, table tennis and other activities.

CULTURAL TOURISM ATTRACTIONS

The exhaustive list would be too long to list. Here are some examples: Montignac and the cave of Lascaux world famous, With the site of Lascaux Three. Open since December 2016, not to be missed. Around the Domaine des Hirondelles are four remarkable castles. The Milandes (Joséphine Baker) - Beynac - Marqueyssac and its gardens - Castelnaud. Sarlat, the old town not to be missed, Domme and its vast landscape promontory above the Dordogne. Further not to be missed, the chasm of Padirac, and the city of Rocamadour.

In Black Périgord, you will find an extensive network of paths and trails for horse riding. You will find in your house brochures and leaflets concerning the possibilities of horse riding.

The Périgord Noir is renowned for its gastronomic specialties, regional products, such as duck and goose worked in duck breast and foie gras. Confits and and other gastronomic specialties that you can discover. Many
restaurants, markets and shops will make you discover the wide range of culinary specialties. Added to the gastronomy, viticulture with the vineyards of Bergerac including Monbazillac, Pécharment, Montravel. At the edge of the department you can discover the vineyards of Saint Emilion.

Markets open all year round (gourmands in season) Sunday in Saint Cyprien 6 km Tuesday at Bugue 22 km Wednesday and Saturday in Sarlat la Canéda 13 km Friday at Buisson Cadouin 12 km. Many producers of foie gras invite you to taste their products for free.

Bicycle hire 4km from the property. For the golf lover, the golf of Olivaria will welcome you. Located at 8 km of domain

CASTLE OF BIRON

Labeled major site of Aquitaine in 2011 this castle is with Bourdeilles, Beynac and Mareuil, one of the 4 baronies of Périgord. Every century between the 12th century and the 18th century left its mark, giving a particular attraction to this exceptional architectural ensemble.

Many cap and sword films were shot there In 1959 the Capitan, in 1994 The daughter of d'Artagnan.

MONPAZIER

Between Sarlat and Bergerac, a few kilometers from Villeneuve sur Lot, Cahors and Lot, the Canton of Monpazier offers visitors many riches. The Bastide de Monpazier (thirteenth century): authentic jewel of medieval architecture, considered the most beautiful and as the model among the 300 bastides of the southwest. In 1991, the Bastide de Monpazier, "One of the Most Beautiful Villages of France" was raised to the rank of "Grand National Site" with Biron and Capdrot thus preserving and enhancing this unique architectural and urban heritage. The Château de Biron is home to one of the 4 baronies of Périgord: all types of architecture are represented, from the 12th century keep to the 18th century buildings, including the apartments and the Renaissance chapel. Open to the public all year round. Other assets are to be discovered: the 15 churches of the canton (13 of which are Romanesque), the numerous artists and craftsmen, the producers, the markets, the mushroom market, the guided tours, the archaeological outings. (from the website Bastides and medieval towns Dordogne Périgord

BEYNAC

It is a medieval construction, austere, perched on the top of a limestone cliff overlooking the village on the right bank of the Dordogne. The castle has the form of an irregular quadrilateral extended to the south by a spur bastion. The severe dungeon, filled with battlements, dates from the thirteenth century. Protected on the side of the plateau by a double enclosure, the castle overlooks the Dordogne from 150 m (source Wikipedia). Beynac is the most authentic castle in the Périgord region. Dating back to the 12th century, former fortress of Richard the Lionheart, it overlooks the Dordogne valley. A unique situation that makes it one of the most beautiful castles of Périgord: hanging 150 meters above the valley of the 5 castles, it dominates a magnificent landscape that one discovers between heaven and earth from the heights of the dungeon.

CASTELNAUD THE CHAPEL

Located at the confluence of the Dordogne valley and the Céou valley that it overlooks, Castelnaud Castle faces the fortress of Beynac, its eternal medieval rival, the gardens of Marqueyssac and the village of RoqueGageac. An exceptional example of feudal private for- fication, its architectural component is rational and effective: the dungeon straddling the enclosure with a spur-like pro fi le protects the main entrance; With many archers, this curtain is part of a powerful defensive system succeeding two defensive lines. Inaugurated in 1985, the museum of the war in the Middle Ages invests the rooms of the seigniorial lodge. 250 pieces of weapons from the 13th to the 18th century, from Europe (swords, halberds, armor, crossbows, artillery pieces), reconstructions of siege engines and a set of furniture constitute the collection of the museum. This one is articulated in a dynamic way, according to a succession of different spaces: room of artillery, corridors, rooms of weapons, models, video rooms, terraces, store of arms, casemates, workshop of the drummer of armor , kitchen, high room of the furnished dungeon, gallery of hourds ..., fifteen rooms in total.

MARQUEYSSAC

The park of the Château de Marqueyssac, classified site, is a private domain, born from the history of a family dating back to the seventeenth century Marqueyssac is one of the most beautiful achievements of the romantic gardens of the nineteenth century. Classified site for its historic park of twenty-two hectares, Marqueyssac offers around a castle of the thirteenth century, more than six kilometers of shaded walks, lined with 150,000 hand-cut trees, and decorated gazebos, rockeries, waterfalls and theaters of greenery. At Marqueyssac, topiary art highlights boxwood with a fancy full of movement. The layout of the garden with winding alleys is typical of developments in France under Napoleon III. The roundness and sheer size of boxwood give Marqueyssac sweetness and romance and contribute to the concordance of gardens with the hills of the Dordogne valley which they are inseparable. Arranged on a rocky outcrop, the park overlooks the valley with its high cliffs. From the "Belvedere of the Dordogne", 130 meters above the river, unfolds a remarkable panorama of Périgord. This exceptional view embraces the whole valley, its castles and most beautiful villages in France: Beynac and Frayac, Castelnaud, and Domme ...