Activities
Simple Pleasures
Explore & Taste
We've put together our favourite local places across three things we love: vineyard tours and tastings — Helen at Château de Claribès is a firm favourite, with her organic wines and warm welcome — restaurants worth lingering in, and the best ways to explore the area on foot, by bike, or by kayak.
The Chemin de Compostelle passes our front door — walk it, or grab one of our free e-bikes and go further. The Saturday market in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande is one of the best in France. And if you're here on a Thursday evening in summer, the Night Market is not to be missed.
Everything is in our local guide — just click above.
Within reach
Where to go
Saint-Émilion
40 minutes — a stunning medieval village and UNESCO World Heritage Site, globally renowned for its world-class red wines, steep cobblestone streets, and unique underground monolithic church carved into the limestone rock.
Bergerac
30 minutes — a charming town along the Dordogne River, famous for its half-timbered houses, rich wine culture, and connection to the fictional Cyrano.
Bordeaux
1 hour — known as 'little Paris', home to more than 300 historic monuments and a stunning waterfront, with grand 18th-century Haussmann-style stone architecture and open public spaces along the Garonne River.
Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
10 minutes — a charming 13th-century medieval bastide town on the banks of the Dordogne River, with a vibrant Saturday market.
Duras
20 minutes — a hilltop town crowned by its dramatic 12th-century château, at the heart of the Côtes de Duras wine region.
Castillon-la-Bataille
25 minutes — site of the 1453 battle that brought the Hundred Years' War to a decisive end, not, it must be said, in England's favour.
