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A Little About Your
Hosts...
And
a Little About The Area...
Pat and Geoff Thomas have been running the popular Tuscan Sun
holidays for nearly fifteen years and lots of their guests
have been looking for a similar experience elsewhere in Europe,
many saying they would like to visit France. That’s where we
come in!
We are Pat and Richard Kneen.
We hail from the Isle of Man and have been visiting France for
thirty years. After a lot of searching we chose the Dordogne
Valley as the place where we wanted to be. We too were
looking for new experiences and began taking holiday guests
about five years ago. We were thrilled when Pat and Geoff
asked if we should like to do hosted holidays with them
because it gives us the opportunity to share all the things we
love about the region.
The Dordogne epitomises all that is best in the French way of
life, food, wine, weather, and the soft rolling countryside
and the medieval town of Bergerac, with its origins in the
Roman period, just about sums it up.
Basketware at the Issigeac Market
The Dordogne epitomises all that is best in the French way of
life, food, wine, weather, and the soft rolling countryside
and the medieval town of Bergerac, with its origins in the
Roman period, just about sums it up.
We have had a home near Bergerac for
twelve years and during that time have acquired an
extensive
knowledge of the surrounding area.
Come and stay as our guests in our traditionally built home a
few kilometres from the town and let us introduce you to this
delightful and historic part of France.
Perigueux Cathedral
See 20,000 years history of man. Visit Lascaux 11 caves for
some of the most comprehensive cave paintings ever
discovered.
Visit St Emilion, founded in Roman times for the production of
wine and still producing fine wines 2,000 years later.
The region is noted for its bastides, 13th century
planned towns. There are some excellent examples, perhaps the
most notable being Monpazier.
Whether it’s castles or stately homes you want, we have them.
Visit Beynac, a wonderful 11th century castle set
above the river Vezere or Chateau Biron, so authentic that it
has been the setting for many a film. Alternatively visit the
gentile Chateau de Losse. Or just enjoy the journeys through
some of France’s most beautiful and verdant countryside.
Bergerac's Old Quarter
Bergerac, our home town, also dates from Roman
times, and came to be the centre of a large wine growing area.
Enjoy a cruise on the Dordogne
River on a gabarre, a locally built boat. The silent progress
of these boats is perfect for bird watching!
The ancient centre of
Bergerac is well worth a couple of hour's wander, and on
Wednesdays and Saturdays an extensive market takes over a large swathe
of town around the cathedral.
There
are many other activities available in the area, and we can
help you enjoy canoeing and kayaking, golf, riding, walking and
cycling.
And if
sustenance is required after these days of activity, on the days you'll
be eating out, we can assist with restaurant bookings so you can
savour the gastronomic delights of the area.
Contact
us to find our more about our French Holidays!
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