Circuits de découverte

Journeys of discovery from Chateau des Baudry

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Nearby: Bergerac circuit

Thénac: Pretty view point.
Puyguilhem*: Charming village and château. View point.
Monbos**:11th and 12th century church, situated in a pretty hamlet. The choir possesses a Roman style column in a naïve yet realistic style. Sculptured 11th century column, with erotic and hunting scenes.
Fonroque: Roman church. Touron cave and natural spring.
Pomport:Tours and tasting at Château Bélingard. Visit of the ‘Museum of exceptional cars’ at Château de Sanxet. 11th century Chapel of Saint-Mayme-de-Pomport, situated 4km north of Pomport, on a hill.
Bridoire: Magnificent château which can’t be visited. Pigeon tower with nine columns. Site.
Monbazillac**: Renaissance château. Panorama.
Bergerac**: Visit of the old town (ask for a map). Market on Saturdays.
Gageac: 14th century château.
Sadillac: medieval village.

To the west: Saint Emilion circuit.

Vélines: Visit of the Gardens of Sardy, happy mix of English and Italian and English influences, 18th century house.
Moncaret*: Visit of Gallo-roman site (very beautiful mosaics, remarkable thermal baths). Church, where at the bottom of the apse are four beautiful roman columns and marble Merovingian.
Montaigne*: Visit of the tower book shop of Michel Eyquem, Lord of Montaigne. Beautiful view across the hills and over the Gurson dungeon.
Saint-Emilion***: A must see, the hermitage of Saint-Emilion, catacombs, chapel of the Trinity and monolith 8th – 12th century church (make an appointment at the tourist office) and visit of the village. Possibility of a guided tour of the valleys, vineyards and château on the ‘Great vineyard train’.
Saint-Georges:11th century Roman church (apse with interesting sculpted modillions).
Montagne:Roman church with three apses. Beautiful view over Saint-Emilion and the valley of the Dordogne.
Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps:Superb Roman 12th Roman church with Saintonge façade (A not to be missed visit).
Villefranche-de-Lonchat:13th century fortification. Surprising 2nd empire house.
Saint-Martin-de-Gurson:12th century Saintonge style church (cornice with modillions and columns).
Carsac-de-Gurson:Saintonge style Church with Roman façade.
Château de Gurson:On a hill, 14th century château. Lake.
Monpeyroux:Roman church with Saintonge façade (beautiful cornice with sculpted modillions the length of the apse covered over by nine arches.

To the south-west: the “Entre-deux-mers” tour.

Allemans-du-Dropt*: 15th century church frescoes and beautiful pigeonnier.
Duras*: Château and parchment academy museum (market on Mondays).
Monségur: English fortification with gilded hall and nice round path.
Saint-Ferme: Abbaye bénédictine XIème sur la voie de Vézelay, église romane avec chapiteaux historiés.
Castelmoron-d'Albret*: Rock surrounded by an enclosure, the smallest commune in France.
Sauveterre-de-Guyenne*: English, then French 13th century fortification. Four fortified doors (market on Tuesdays).
Eglise de Castelviel: Superb Saintonge style Roman door.
La Sauve: Remains of an 11th century abbey, of a 12th century abbey-church and a 13th century cloister. At the exit of the village, Saint-Pierre church.
Saint-Genès-de-Lombaud: Roman church, gate and columns, pilgrim seat of the Black virgin.
Créon: Ancient 13th century fortification, square and arcade.
Sadirac: Museum of ceramics and pottery. The farm park "Oh! Légumes oubliés" (possibility of tasting at the farm).
Daignac: Ravine traversed by an old bridge remains of a 12th century mill.
Rauzan: Romantic ruins of a 13th century church with three beautiful gates and a gabled bell-fry. Celestine cave.
Blasimon: Ancient remains of an abbey.

Sauterne option.

Malromé: Family home of the painter Toulouse-Lautrec.
Verdelais: Tomb of Toulouse-Lautrec. Museum of Malagar, holiday destination of François Mauriac. Calvary with pretty view of the Sauterne region.
Saint-Macaire: Medieval 12th century city, enclosure, Saint-Sauveur church (frescoes), covered gothic and renaissance square.
Roquetaillade: Remarkable feudal château.
Sauterne
Budos: Ruin of a Feudal château.
Yquem
Malle: Superb château and terraced 18th century Italian gardens.
Barsac: A must see church.
Loupiac: Remains of a Gallo-roman villa (beautiful mosaics).
Cadillac: 13th century fortification, visit of castle (unfurnished).

To the south: Eymet to Issigeac.

Thénac: Pretty view point.
Puyguilhem*: Charming village and château. View point.
Monbos**: 11th and 12th century church, situated in a pretty hamlet. The choir possesses a Roman style column in a naïve yet realistic style. Sculptured 11th century column, with erotic and hunting scenes.
Fonroque: Roman church. Touron cave and natural spring.
Eymet*: Visit of the fortification. Market on Thursdays.
A proximité:
Allemans-du-Dropt: Roman church with medieval frescoes.
Cadelech: Church.
Issigeac: Visit of the fortification. Market on Sundays.
Monbazillac**: Renaissance château. Panorama.
Bridoire*: Magnificent château which cannot be visited. Pigeonnier with nine columns. Site.
Pomport: Tours and tasting at Château Bélingard. Visit of the ‘Museum of exceptional cars’ at Château de Sanxet. 11th century Chapel of Saint-Mayme-de-Pomport, situated 4km north of Pomport, on a hill.

To the south-east: Lanquais to Biron.

Lanquais*: Renaissance and medieval château. Beautiful visit of the furnished interior (on appointment). Tithe barn.
Couze-et-Saint-Front: Specialising in the fabrication of paper dating back to the 15th century. Possibility of visiting an ancient paper mill.
Bannes: Renaissance château. Cannot be visited. Pretty view point from the valley.
Beaumont: English fortification. Fortified church with four towers and round path. Fortified door and remains of ramparts.
Monpazier***: One of the best preserved English fortifications. Square with hall surrounded by an angled gallery. 13th century church.
Biron**: 12th to 18th century château. Beautiful rooms, beams, parquet. View point. Art centre with exhibitions.
Monferrand-du-Périgord*: Pretty village with 16th century halls, pigeonniers, Renaissance houses and strong hold château, at the edge of the village in a cemetery there is a pretty Roman chapel with frescoes.
Sainte-Croix: 12th century church.
Saint-Avit-Sénieur*: Imposing fortified church.
Molières: Unfinished English fortification. Charming village.
Cadouin**: Cistercian abbey in a narrow valley. Flamboyant gothic cloister.
Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin*: Visit of the Gardens of Planbuisson, original with bamboo and grasses.
Saint-Front-de-Colubri: 12th century chapel protecting the mariners who used the rapids of the river Dordogne.

To the east: circuit from Marqueyssac to Sarlat.

Beynac-et-Cazenac*: Village running the length of a cliff along the valley of the Dordogne. Imposing strong hold château. Visits and views.
Jardin de Marqueyssac**: Visit of the hanging gardens, walks and panorama.
La Roque-Gageac*: Village running along a cliff. Pretty exotic garden, Roman church. Visit of a troglodytic fort.
Domme**: French fortification, one of the best preserved. Visit and panorama.
Sarlat-la-Caneda***: Remarkable town centre. Medieval and Renaissance homes.

To the north-east: Circuit of Tremolat to Les Eyzies.

Cingle de Trémolat*: Panorama above the vast meandering Dordogne river. Pretty village with fortified church.
Limeuil*: Pretty village at the converging point of the Vézère and of the Dordogne. Visit of the garden museum, six areas dating from prehistory to the present day. Edible, medicinal and ornamental plants.
Paunat*: Powerful bell-fry comprising of two domed floors.
Gouffre de Proumeyssac*: “Crystal cathedral”.
Les-Eyzies-de-Tayac***: “Capitale de la préhistoire”. Grotte de Font-de-Gaume (visite sur rendez-vous). Abri Pataud. Grotte du Grand Roc. Musée national d“Capital of prehistory”. Font-de-Gaume Cave (visit by appointment). Pataud shelter, Grand Roc cave. National museum of pre-history.
Château de Commarque**: Site situated in the middle of nowhere, dungeon and troglodytic shelter. Beautiful view point.