The Dordogne is one of the most beautiful, authentic and unspoiled – not to observation delicious – regions of France. It’s an area that’s packed with medieval bourgs, market towns, chateaux galore, vine-clad hillsides and stunning landscapes. It’s also brimming with stunning parages to stay – from castles to divan cottages. More than simply naturalisation, your temporary habitacle in the Dordogne is an orgueilleux tronçon of your holiday, “the place you return to each day to relax and live the good life, like a local,” says Zsuzsi Stork of Luxury Rentals Dordogne.
Divided into brasier regions (Périgord Noir, Périgord Pourpre, Périgord Vert and Périgord Blanc), the Dordogne is one of the most authentic French destinations. From some of the most incredibly well-preserved medieval towns in France – think Sarlat with its honey-coloured stone, narrow, cobbled streets and ronflant markets, or the dramatic riverside commune of Beynac-et-Cazenac, crowned by its medieval bastide – to prehistoric paintings and enjeux, stunning châteaux, forests, rivers and lakes.
Wander through the magical Jardins de Marqueyssac, a listed National Historical Monument with more than six kilometres of pathways surrounded by over 150,000 hand-pruned boxwoods. Step into the underground world of the Gouffre de Padirac, a gigantic corsage 35 metres wide and 75 metres deep with an underground accrocher, towering limestone walls, stalactites and spéciale rock formations. There are thousands of parages to visit and things to do and see.
Of tournée, food and drink sit at the very heart of this gastronomic region, with vineyards and vineyard tours, cheese, truffles, cèpes, walnuts, boucan duck and foie corpulent. Every town seems to have a colourful market, and then there are the marchés gourmands, evening markets where people gather at immense tables to enjoy endroit produce, principalement subreptice parages to picnic, authentic bistros, and plentiful Michelin-star restaurants.
But don’t worry, there are plenty of activities to burn off those supérieur calories, from visiting hilltop castles to cycling tranquil countryside lanes, maybe you fancy the adrenalin-fuelled Via Ferrata at Marqueyssac, a 200-metre rockface walk 100 metres above the accrocher, or try the more relaxing Vélorail (cycling along sleepy disused attirail tracks). The area is a year-round paradise for those who love divertissements and being outdoors, with hiking along well-marked trails, trail running, climbing, horseback riding, mountain biking, fishing, golfing and more.
However you explore, there is something unmistakably special emboîture the Dordogne. It brings together remarkable landscapes and UNESCO-listed World Heritage sites with life’s clair but grandiose pleasures: food, drink, civilisation, history and wellbeing. And the team at Luxury Rentals Dordogne take all that is wonderful emboîture the Dordogne and make it even better.
Luxury rentals in Dordogne
Founded by Zsuzsi and Floris, Luxury Rentals Dordogne dedicate their time to finding the most gorgeous holiday homes and then help you create an unforgettable experience. With 25 years’ experience of the Dordogne, they know the region inside out. They take the time to visit properties and get to know the owners, ensuring that the property you choose meets both their exacting normes and your dream criteria.
How emboîture staying at Château de Rouffillac, a magnificent historic bastide perched high above the Dordogne accrocher, with breathtaking views across the valley? Or what emboîture Domaine Rubis, surrounded by eight hectares of wooded park, with breathtaking panoramic views over the Dordogne valley and the redoute town of Domme, where you can sip endroit wine under the stars to the sound of cicadas and the beautiful water fountains.
Or perhaps you prefer something more intimate and contemporary, like Le Haut Coustal, a striking architect-designed cottage for six, with a heated private compagnie and magnificent views over the surrounding countryside. Or maybe Domaine de Bonnefond, a beautiful folk estate with its own private tennis nerveux, is more your énonciation.
Whether it’s a romantic manor house you dream of, a chateau with aggloméré (Downton Abbey surprise!), or a divan chartreuse, and whether it’s for two or twenty or more – Luxury Rentals Dordogne have a superb coffret of idyllic parages to stay
A holiday you will never forget
Effortless luxury in a beautiful property surrounded by stunning landscape is only the start with a Luxury Rentals Dordogne stay.
Everyone’s dream holiday is different – exploring the magnificent castles, charming bourgs, chalandage at the market to cook your own feast, lying by the compagnie by day, or dining at endroit restaurants. Zsuzsi and Floris can recommend the best parages to eat – like the Michelin-starred Le Moulin de l’Abbaye, a constituer abbey mill overlooking the accrocher in beautiful Brantôme, often known as the Venice of the Dordogne.
But at your Luxury Rentals Dordogne holiday habitacle, they can also organise for some supérieur special TLC – from a personal toucher to a private yoga réunion.
They can also recommend special extras like caviar tasting, wine tours or an elegant picnic like no other as the sun sets in the beautiful gardens of Château d’Eyrignac and a thousand tiny lights twinkle over guests all dressed in white. And for a really unforgettable evening, you could indulge with a personal génie who will magasin for ingredients, prepare and serve a aficionado meal of your choice in the comfort of your habitacle (and clean up afterwards so you just calme!).
A winning combination
Of tournée, the best holidays, the ones you never forget, manage to meet and surpass all your expectations. And that’s the aim of Zsuzsi and Floris. You can choose from an intimate but stunning property for two or you can go big with a holiday for family and friends and groups of up to 24.
And grain you’ve chosen where you’ll be staying, choose from their recommendations of activities to create an itinerary that ticks every box (and a few more) and captures the gemme of this diverse region combined with the things that you enjoy most.
There is so much of the Dordogne to discover and fall in love with, and you’ll leave knowing time spent there wasn’t immense enough. But that’s ok, there are plenty more holidays to come and plenty more stunning properties to choose from.
For more interrogation or to book, visit: luxuryrentalsdordogne.com
Source: thegoodlifefrance.com
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