Nature house in Le Bougayrou

The combination of stark cliffs, meandering river, ancient old house & so many options for hiking/swimming made this one of our favorite holidays ever. The caretaker Pascal had some suggestions for hikes is also a guide for the area so be sure to ask her for advice. We would have missed one of the most spectacular hikes if we hadn;t spoken to her just 3 days before we were leaving. It;s near Rocamadour; a gorge with 2 old mills at the bottom and breathtaking views. The Saturday market in Sarlat was too commercial for my tastes and we didn;t really have time to visit any of the others, so sadly we missed out on getting any local products or crafts, but even the supermarkets do have the local cheese & wines. Highly recommend to swim in the river often; it's clean, gentle current, & gorgeous. The mosquitos and the heat were a bit too much at times, but not unbearable. You really notice the effects of drought tho: trees turning color already in mid-August!

The combination of stark cliffs, meandering river, ancient old house & so many options for hiking/swimming made this one of our favorite holidays ever. The caretaker Pascal had some suggestions for hikes is also a guide for the area so be sure to ask her for advice. We would have missed one of the most spectacular hikes if we hadn;t spoken to her just 3 days before we were leaving. It;s near Rocamadour; a gorge with 2 old mills at the bottom and breathtaking views. The Saturday market in Sarlat was too commercial for my tastes and we didn;t really have time to visit any of the others, so sadly we missed out on getting any local products or crafts, but even the supermarkets do have the local cheese & wines. Highly recommend to swim in the river often; it's clean, gentle current, & gorgeous. The mosquitos and the heat were a bit too much at times, but not unbearable. You really notice the effects of drought tho: trees turning color already in mid-August!

The house is equipped with everything you need to have a lovely holiday and full of charm and history. It is lovingly decorated with antique items and curiosities, almost like being in a museum. We had an amazing time there (2 weeks). Six hikes (me and the husband, between 4.8 and 11 kilometers, several were high intermediate level), and six cycling adventures (just the husband - 3-5 hour rides) later, plus 3 swims in the beautiful clear Dordogne river, and we feel fit and relaxed! Enjoyed seeing the bats in the barn! There were a lot of mosquitos and some kind of sand flea or something that were biting our ankles and legs and itched something fierce, so I would recommend taking some After Bite or itch relief as there is nothing in the supermarkets in that part of France (maybe a ta pharmacy). It was really hot the first week so we had to keep the fan on the whole night but then it cooled off the second week and we were comfortable just leaving the windows open once we put the screens on.

The house is equipped with everything you need to have a lovely holiday and full of charm and history. It is lovingly decorated with antique items and curiosa, almost like being in a museum. We had an amazing time there (2 weeks). Six hikes (me and the husband, between 4.8 and 11 kilometers, several were high intermediate level), and six cycling adventures (just the husband - 3-5 hour rides) later, plus 3 swims in the beautiful clear Dordogne river, and we feel fit and relaxed! Enjoyed seeing the bats in the barn!

There were a lot of mosquitos and some kind of sand flea or something that were biting our ankles and legs and itched something fierce, so I would recommend taking some After Bite or itch relief as there is nothing in the supermarkets in that part of France (maybe a ta pharmacy). It was really hot the first week so we had to keep the fan on the whole night but then it cooled off the second week and we were comfortable just leaving the windows open once we put the screens on.