LOU PEYROL

This beautifully restored traditional 17th century house is finished to an extremely high standard, and offers guests spacious, easily managed accommodation. It has a wonderfully warm atmosphere with all the modern facilities.
Three bedrooms can accommodate up to 6 guests with additional sleeping available on sofa-beds. These are served by two bathrooms with bath, shower and toilet. Bed linen and towels are supplied. In each of the two lounges there are big stone fireplaces and adjacent is a very large modern kitchen - fully fitted and well equipped. Within the house is an audio system and satellite TV.

The house is set in its own grounds, from which you can enjoy wonderful views of the valley below, especially from the terraces around the 12 x 6 metre swimming pool, which is solely for the use of this property.

This property is ideal for out-of-season use which will enable visitors to enjoy all the local amenities and places of interest without the larger numbers of tourists in the high season.

This house is situated in the Périgord Noir and is set on a hill-side, overlooking the Dordogne valley. Périgord Noir encompasses the central part of the valley of the Dordogne, and the valley of the Vézère. This is the distinctive Dordogne country, deep-cut valleys enclosed by the water-smooth cliffs their rivers have eroded, with fields of maize in the alluvial bottoms and dense oak woods on the heights, interspersed with patches of not very fertile farmland. Plantations of walnut trees (cultivated for their oil), and prehistoric-looking stone huts called bories are other hallmarks of Périgord Noir.

The weather is greatly influenced by the warm Gulf Stream. Aquitaine, therefore, has a very temperate climate with mild winters and warm sunny summers. Outside activities are well catered for including canoeing ,walking, horse- riding, lawn-tennis, mountain biking, paragliding, and of course pétanque. There are 3 local 18-hole golf courses.
It is here in Périgord Noir that the underground is laced with prehistoric painted and engraved caves. Over 150 sites line the Vézère river alone. The region is dark with trees, especially walnuts, for which it is famous, as well as being known for its black truffles.

Sarlat-la-Canéda, capital of Périgord Noir, has a big Saturday market which spreads its stalls of geese, flowers, foie gras, truffles, walnuts and mushrooms in season across the central Place de la Liberté.
If you like history, ancient castles and fortifications, prehistoric painted caves, natural beauty, and great cuisine you would not completely cover the area in a week.