Day Trips and Further Away
Tourist Office
The tourist office in St Foy le Grande has a reasonable website with nearly up-to-date information.
Day Trips
These are the sorts of places that can be done in a day.
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- Duras (and castle)
- Eymet (drive along the D18)
- Issigeac (market on Sunday)
- St Emilion (of course!)
- Bergerac, of Cyrano fame
- Beaumont-du-Périgord
- Maxange Grotto, caves
- Chateau Monbazillac
- Chateau de Biron
- Château de Montaigne, near Castillion
- Périgueux & the delightful village of Bourdeilles
- Sarlat-la-Canéda (accessible by train!)
- Bordeaux (take the train!)
Further Away – A Night Away
These are the sorts of places that require more than a day.
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- Sarlat-la-Canéda & Chateaus along the Dordogne
- Prehistoric Dordogne, south of Sarlat-la-Canéda.
- Archachon & Dune du Pilat
- Cap Feret