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Château de Monbazillac – Bergerac vineyards
Aquitaine praccticaal guuide
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Borrdeaux Citty, Bordeaaux wine area, the bay of Arcachon .................................................... 4
Biarritz and tthe Basqu
ue Countryy .......................................................................................... 20
The
e Pyreneees area Pau – Juranççon vineyaards ...................................................................... 27
Dorrdogne - P
Périgord ............................................................................................................. 30
Less Landes ............................................................................................................................ 43
Lott-et-Garon
nne Gasco
ony ...................................................................................................... 47
Inco
oming Aggencies ................................................................................................................ 50
Eve
ents and festivals Wine
W
Events ......................................................................................... 54
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dicated webssite for TO & travel agents
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dicated website for the photo
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library
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AQU
UITAINE TOU
URIST BOAR
RD
4 place Jean Jaurès - CS 31759
X CEDEX
F- 33074 BORDEAUX
Tél. : +33
3 (0)5 56 01 70 70
www.tourisme-aquittaine.fr
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BO
ORDE
EAUX
X CIT
TY,
BO
ORD EAU
UX WINE
W
ARE
EA,
TH
HE B AY O
OF ARCA
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ACHO
ON
A reegional capitaal classified by
b the UNESSCO, Bordeaaux, which beeautifully com
mbines classiicism with modernity.
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A world-famous
w
s wine regionn with appellations such as Saint Emilion, Pomerrol, Medoc, SSauternes, Entre Deux Mers,
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Pesssac Léognan.
An unspoilt
u
coasstline stretchhing over 126
6 kms of sanndy beaches from
f
Cordouan Lighthouuse to the Baay of Arcachhon.
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B ORDEEAUX
CITY
Among thee vineyards, from Médocc in the wesst to Saint-É
Émilion in thhe
east, near tthe Atlantic Ocean, from
m Landes andd Gascony fo
orest and thhe
Pyrenees m
mountains, Bo
ordeaux proudly raises itts splendid faacades on thhe
banks of thee Garonne.
Bordeaux iis the first urban
u
area to
t be distingguished by the
t UNESCO
O
with such a vast and complex boundary.
b
Itss classic and neo-classic
architecturee has seen barely
b
and sttylistic changge for over two
t
centuriees
and the citty has overr 350 buildings classifiedd or listed as Historicaal
Monumentss. A city of art,
a trade and
d history, thee capital of Aquitaine
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livees
he pace of thhe new centtury without losing any o
of its fondneess for culturre, food, spoort, nature and everythinng
at th
whicch creates a good city liffestyle. It is classed with in the top most
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attractivve and mostt dynamic citties in Francee.
Com
me and explo
ore it in all itts splendour and its diverrsity through
h the many visits offered by the Tourrist Office.
ordeaux with major e
events to co
ome:
2016, a speciall year in Bo
-
ope
ening of La Cité du Vin
n
-
Eurro 2016
-
Borrdeaux Win
ne Festival,, June 23rd-26th
Mrs Caroline GU
UÉRIN, groupp departmentt
c.gguerin@borddeaux-tourism
me.com
www
w.bordeaux-to
ourisme.com
TOURISSTIC SITES IN BORDEAU
O
UX
SAIN
NT ANDRÉ CATHEDRAL - PEY-BERLA
AND BELL T OWER
World historic hheritage UNESCO classiffied site.
oyal cathed
dral: Eleanor of Aquitain
ne and Louiss VII, the futu
ure king of France,
F
weree married here in 1137, as
a
A ro
were Anne of A
Austria and Lo
ouis XIII.
eparate belll tower: Caathedral of Saint-André
S
bell tower, a flamboyan
nt Gothic sttructure buiilt in the 155th
A se
centtury, took itss name from the prelate who commi ssioned it, Archbishop
A
Pey-Berland.
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You need a good pair of lunngs to walk up
u the 229 stteps to the top
t of the to
ower, but thiis is well wo
orth the efforrt
becaause the view
w of Bordeaaux and its monuments
m
i s outstandin
ng. The bell tower
t
is opeen every dayy of the weeek
exceept Monday.
GRA
AND THEATE
ER- OPERA
Build
d by Victor Louis and inaugurated in
n 1780. Alon g with the operas
o
of Versailles and T
Turin, the Grand-Théâtr
G
re
has one of the m
most beautifuul 18th centurry concert h alls in the world!
ottb@bordeauxx-tourisme.co
om
www
w.bordeaux-to
ourisme.com
CAP
PC - MUSEU
UM OF CONT
TEMPORARY ART
Creaated 40 years ago in a former
f
colo
onial wareho
ouse (Entrepô
ôts Lainé), the
t CAPC focuses on emerging arrt
form
ms. With a ppermanent exhibition
e
off some 1,3000 works by 190 artists (Robert Coombas, Annette Messager,
Mario Merz, Ricchard Long, etc.)
e
the CA
APC offers ann in-depth lo
ook at a halff-century of culture and features new
w
form
ms of contem
mporary art that
t
link this museum witth a strong international movement.
caapc@mairie-bbordeaux.fr
www
w.capc-bordeaaux.fr
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B ORDEAUX C ITY
BOR
RDEAUX TOU
URIST OFFIC
CE
AQUITAINE
The
T
Musée d’Aquitaine in Bordeaux is one off the largest French history museuums outside
e Paris. Prio
or to
becoming
b
am
museum, thee building ho
oused the Bo
ordeaux University faculty of arts aand humanities. The musseum
depicts
d
occuupations reppresenting th
he diversity and wealth
h of the Aq
quitaine regiion: from shepherds inn the
Pyrenees
P
to w
winegrowerss in the Méd
doc, and from
m oyster farm
mers in Arcaachon Bay too resin tappe
ers in the Lanndes.
This
T 3,000 m² museum enncompasses prehistoric ttimes, Eleano
or of Aquitaine, the Blacck Prince, Mo
ontaigne, Touurny,
etc.
e
musaq@maairie-bordeaux.fr
w
www.musee-aaquitaine-bord
deaux.fr
The
T Musée ddes Beaux-A
Arts de Bordeaux was oppened in 180
01 and is ho
ome to one oof the top ten French public
p
collections
c
o
of paintings, sculptures
s
and drawingss. More than
n 8,000 work
ks are on vieew there de
epicting the main
themes of weestern art fro
om the 15th to the 20th century. Displaying worrks from greaat masters such as Veronnese,
Titian,
T
Rubenns, Van Dyckk, Reynolds, Delacroix, Corot, Renoir, Matisse and Picassoo, and a rich treasure off 17th
t centuries.
century
c
Dutcch school wo
orks, the colllection also o
offers a lookk at local artistic life in thhe 18th to 20th
w
www.musba-b
bordeaux.fr
BORDEAUX WORLD HER
RITAGE (BORDEAUX PA
ATRIMOINE MONDIAL)
This
T cultural site is in thee heart of a 150 ha proteected area faccing the Watter Mirror. T
This interpre
etation centrre for
architecture
a
and heritagee is an invitattion to traveel through tim
me and the urban
u
geograaphy. Interacctive installattions,
computer
c
generated reco
onstructionss, digital screeens, video-p
projections of
o archival doocuments, models
m
and plans,
p
create
c
the exxperience of visiting the city
c for the ffirst time.
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www.bordeaux-tourisme.com
B ORDEAUX C ITY
otb@bordeeaux-tourisme.com
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 WELCOM
W
ME TO TH
HE WOR
RLD OF W
WINE
Opeening scheduled for earlyy June 2016
THE
E CENTRE FO
OR WINE AN
ND CIVILISAT
TION WILL O
OPEN IN BOR
RDEAUX
Its bold,
b
curvaceeous lines seeem to becko
on
you in. The buuilding repreesents both a
gnarrled buddingg vine and
d the nectaar
swirrling in the gglass. The whhole world of
o
winee is reflectedd in the sunn setting ove
er
the Garonne riiver; the Ciité du Vin is
loveely to look att and fascinatting to visit.
Covvering nearlyy 14,000 sq.m
m, this uniqu
ue
cultu
ural site intrroduces youu to the heart
and soul of winne and its innfluence ove
er
usands of yyears on civvilisations an
nd
thou
regio
ons of the w
world.
The Cité du Vinn looks set to become a
staple feature off Bordeaux.
B ORDEAUX C ITY Insid
de, you can ffind out about all the various facets of wine: life science, its history, geoography, art. Visitors of all
a
agess can enjoy tthe experiennce, with a circuit gearedd around 20 themes thatt whet all fivve senses. Th
he permanennt
exhiibition is thee core feature of the Cité du Vin. IIt gives visito
ors a handso
on role in finnding out all about winee.
Visittors travel thhrough time and space to
o learn abouut wine-grow
wing and wine
e-loving civiliisations. The
ere are tastinng
sessions and inttroductory workshops,
w
temporary
t
eexhibitions, a boutique selling wines from all over the world
d,
winee bars, a belvvedere, a pannoramic resttaurant on thhe 7th floor and a wine tourism
t
platfo
form.
An opportunity
o
to find out about
a
a greatt era that insspired human
nkind, shapin
ng their lives over the centuries.
CITÉ DU VIN
Pierrre Tesson -Saales Managerr
p.ttesson@fonddationccv.orgg
www
w.laciteduvin.ccom
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B ORDEAUX C ITY - A CCOMMODATIONS

ACC
COMMO
ODATION
NS
HÔTEL BURDIGALA MGALLERY
68 rooms and 15 suitess; “MGallery”
Mrs Christine FOURN
NET, directorr of sales
c.fournnet@burdigala.com
www.bburdigala.com
m
INTERCONTINERTA
AL BORDEAUX
X - LE GRAN
ND HÔTEL
YNDO HÔTEL 5*
12 rooms
Mrs Agnèès GUIOT
contactt@yndohotel.fr
www.yyndohotel.fr
HÔT
TEL LA GRAN
NDE MAISON
N 5*
6 roooms, “Relais ett Chateaux”,22 Michelin starr restaurant
Mr Grégory
G
VILL
LETTE, directtor of sales
g.vvillette@lgmb
bordeaux.com
m
ww
ww.lagrandem
maison-bordeeaux.com
SEEKO'O HÔTEL 4*
44 rooms and 1 suite; Modern
M
hotel made of Coriaan
Mrs Laurra DHERSIN
l.dhersiin@seekoo-hhotel.com
www.seekoo-hotel..com
HÔT
TEL LE SAINT-JAMES 4*
15 roooms and 3 su
uites - 1 Micheelin star restauurant
Mrs Corinne COLLIARD
c.ccolliard@relaaischateaux.coom
ww
ww.saintjames-bouliac.com
m
HÔTEL D
DE NORMAN
NDIE 4*
82 rooms
Mr Jean LLAGUENS, director of salles
info@hhotel-de-norm
mandie-borde
eaux.com
www.hhotel-de-norm
mandie-borde
eaux.com
HÔT
TEL MERCUR
RE BORDEAU
UX
GAR
RE SAINT-JEA
AN 4*
99 roooms
Mrs Sophie MOR
RICET
7385@accor..com
H7
ww
ww.mercure.com/fr/hotel--7385-mercure-bordeauxgare--saint-jean/ind
dex.shtml
HÔTEL D
DE SÈZE 4*
55 rooms
Mrs Emm
manuelle PLO
OUGOULM, director
d
of saales
commeercial@hotel--de-seze.com
m
www.hhotel-de-seze.com
HÔT
TEL MERCUR
RE CHÂTEAU
U CHARTRON
NS 4*
215 rooms
Mrs Patricia BRO
OCHOIR
h1810@accor.ccom
ww
ww.hotel-chaateau-chartroons-bordeaux
x.fr
HÔTEL MERCURE BORDEAUX
O
CITÉ MONDIA
ALE
CENTRE VILLE 4*
97 rooms
Mr Cédriic EVENAT, site
s director
h2877@
@accor.com
www.m
mercure.com
HÔT
TEL MERCUR
RE BORDEAU
UX CENTRE 4*
4
194 rooms
Mrs Magali ROSE
ENBLATT
h1281@accor.ccom
ww
ww.mercureb
bordeauxcenttre.com
HÔTEL NOVOTEL BORDEAUX CENTRE 4*
137 room
ms
Mrs Ono
oa LELIEVRE
H1023@accor.com
m
www.nnovotel.com/ffr
BEST
T WESTERN BORDEAUX
"BAYONNE
A
ETC
CHE-ONA" 4**
61 roooms
LA MAISSON BORD'E
EAUX 4*
14 rooms,, “Châteaux & Hôtels Collection’
contactt@lamaisonbbordeaux.com
m
www.laamaisonbord-eaux.com
BOU
UTIQUE HÔT
TEL BORDEA
AUX 4*
27 roooms
Mr Mederic
M
DEM
MELLE, directoor
co
ontact@lebou
utiquehotelboordeaux.com
ww
ww.hotelbord
deauxcentre.ccom
5* & SPA
121 rooms and 27
7 suites; “Leadding Hotels of the World” 1
Michelin star restaurant
Mrs Marie-Delphine BOUVIER
R-ATHIMON
N
ontact@ghbordeaux.com
co
ww
ww.ghbordeaaux.com
HOTEL D
DES QUINCO
ONCES 4 *
9 rooms aand 4 suites
Mrs Jung WANG
m
accueil@hoteldesquuincones.com
Madaame Catherin
ne FALCK-PA
ARINAUD, owner
o
bayyetche@bordeaux-hotel.ccom
ww
ww.bordeaux
x-hotel.com
OPENING IN JUNE 201
16
www.hoteeldesquinconces.com
8
ADA
AGIO BORDE
EAUX GAMBE
ETTA 4*
111 flats
Mrs Sylvie RESTO
OUILH, site ddirector
H6
6643@adagio
o-city.com
ww
ww.adagio-citty.com
BEST WESTERN GRA
AND HÔTEL
L FRANÇAIS 3
3*
35 rooms
Mr Jean A
AURIACOMB
BE, director
infos@
@grand-hotel-francais.com
http://ggrand-hotel-frrancais.com
BEST
T WESTERN ROYAL SAI NT-JEAN 3*
37 roooms
Mrs Sophie MOR
RICET-BILLAR
RD, director
hotel-bordeaaux-saint-jean
n.com
bestwestern@h
ww
ww.bestweste
ern-hotel-royyal-st-jean.com
HÔTEL D
DE LA PRESS
SE 3*
27 rooms
Mrs Cathherine JOURD
DIAN, director of sales
info@hhoteldelapressse.com
www.hhoteldelapresse.com
HÔT
TEL DE LA TOUR
O
INTEND
DANCE 3*
38 roooms; “Qualyss Hôtel
Mrs Gisèle BRAN
NDT, directo r
ur-intendancee.com
inffo@hotel-tou
ww
ww.hotel-tour-intendancee.com
HÔTEL IBIS BORDEA
AUX CENTRE
E MÉRIADEC
CK 3*
ms
203 room
Mr Eric LLAGIER, direcctor
H0950@accor.com
m
http://ibbishotel.ibis.ccom/
HÔT
TEL MAJESTIC 3*
49 roooms
Mrs Anne BOUC
CHET, manageer
maajestic@hotel-majestic.com
m
ww
ww.hotel-majjestic.com
LA MAISSON DU LIER
RRE 3*
18 rooms
Laurent & Isabelle CR
ROCI, ownerss
bordeaaux@lamaisondulierre.com
m
www.hhotel-maisond
dulierre-bord
deaux.com
QUA
ALITY HÔTEL SAINTE-CA
ATHERINE 3*
3
84 roooms
Mrs Fanny GAUC
CHER, directoor
ux@wanadooo.fr
quality.bordeau
ww
ww.qualityhottelbordeauxccentre.com
MAMA SHELTER 2*
97 rooms
Mrs Alexxandra PATAT
T
bordeaaux@mamashhelter.com
www.m
mamashelter.ccom/fr/borde
eaux
BOR
RDEAUX A'PART
8 apartments
Mr Fabrizio
F
SALO
OMONE, mannager
f.saalomone@bo
ordeauxapartt.com
ww
ww.bordeaux
xapart.com
LA COUR CARRÉE
16 rooms
Mr Benjaamin ROQUEES, director
contactt@lacourcarree.fr
http://laacourcarree.ffr
LA MAISON FRE
EDON
5 roooms
Mrrs Catherine ROUSSET
lattupina@latupina.com
ww
ww.latupina.ccom/pages/maaison-fredon.php
L’HÔTELL PARTICULIER
5 rooms inncluding 2 suites, 6 apartments
Mrs Pascale DANEY, owner
info@lhotel-particuulier.com
www.lhhotel-particulier.com
LE PETIT HÔTEL
L LABOTTIÈR
RE
6 suiites, restaurant
Mrs Lilianne KOR
RBER, ownerr
ontact@petith
hotellabottierre.fr
co
ww
ww.petithotellabottiere.fr
MER ET GOLF APPART HÔTELS 3* & 4*
BORDEA
AUX BRUGES
S
72 apartm
ments and stud
dios
LE PAVILLON DE RABA
9 roooms, restauran
nt
Talennce, 3 kms froom Bordeaux
Mrs Severine PER
RRIER, directoor of sales
dirrection@lepaavillonderaba..com
ww
ww.hotel-borrdeaux-raba.ccom
Bruges, 5 kms from Borrdeaux
Mr Sergee HOURQUEEBIE, directorr of sales
commeercial@merettgolf.com
www.m
meretgolf.com
m
ALTICA
Hotels grooup : Arcachonn, Bordeaux, Périgeux,
P
Sarlaat, Anglet, Pau
courtoisdevicose.pierre@orange.ffr
www
w.altica.fr
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B ORDEAUX C ITY - A CCOMMODATIONS
INTER-H
HÔTEL ALTO
ON BORDEAU
UX MÉRIADE
ECK
3*
ms
170 room
Mrs Nathhalie DRUETT
TA
receptiion@alton.fr
www.hhotel-alton.fr
B ORDEAUX V INEYARDS
B ORDEA
O
AUX
V INEYA
ARDS
SAINT-EMILION
N WINE AREA
A
Saint
S
Emilionn is an enchaanting medie
eval town peerched on a hillside overlooking its reputed vineyards. Listeed as
part
p
of the U
UNESCO world
w
heritagge, it will deelight visitors with all th
he remains oof a past ste
eeped in artt and
history.
h
The
T origins of the townn date from the 8th cenntury, when Emilion, a travelling
t
coonfessor, cam
me to settle in a
hermitage
h
caarved into thhe rock. It would
w
appeaar that the Romans
R
planted vines in what was to
t become SaintS
Emilion
E
as eaarly as the seecond centu
ury A.D. Todday, many winemaking ch
hâteaux welccome visitorrs for tastinggs, to
provide
p
an innsight into ann appellation of internatio
onal repute.
The
T charm o
of Saint-Emilion also lies in its cobbleed lanes, with the steep slopes so tyypical of the Middle Agess, the
Romanesque
R
e church and
d above all the Monolitthic church which is en
ntirely carvedd out in the
e limestone cliff,
making
m
it Eurrope’s largesst underground church.
SAINT EMILION TOURIST
T OFFICE
c.lacroix@ssaint-emilion--tourisme.com

w
www.saint-em
milion-tourism
me.com
ACC
COMMO
ODATION
NS
HOSTELLLERIE DE PLAISANCE 5*
21 rooms,, “Relais & Chhâteaux” 1 Miichelin star
restaurantt
Mrs Channtal PERSE, director
d
contactt@hostellerieedeplaisance..com
www.hhostellerie-plaaisance.com
CHÂTEAU
H
HÔTEL & SPA G RAND BARRAIL 4*
46 rooms including 5 suites, m
member of « Sm
mall Luxury
Hotels of the Woorld »
Mrr Xavier PARENT, generall manager
hotelgrandbar
h
rrail@hotels--emeraude.co
om
www.grand-b
w
arrail.com
10
HÔTEL
Ô
LE LOG
GIS DES REM
MPARTS 3*
20 rooms
Mrrs Christiane YONNET, m
manager
contact@logi
c
sdesremparts
ts.com
www.logisdes
w
sremparts.com
m
RÉSIDEN
NCE LES GRA
ANDS VIGNO
OBLES 3*
Libourne,, 10 kms from
m Saint-Emilion
n
CHATEAU
H
DE COURTEBOT
TTE
6 rooms, 1 Pavillon (5 people),, 1 Loft (5 peoople), 1
Cabbane (4 peoplle)
Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac, 11 kmss from Saint-E
Emilion
Mrrs Isabelle JEH
HANNO, ow
wner
contact@cha
c
teaudecourteebotte.com
www.chateau
w
decourtebott
tte.com
Mr Sergee ROUSSE, manager
m
contactt@residencee-grandsvignobles.com
www.rresidence-lesggrandsvignobles-bordeauxx.com
PAUILLLAC – MÉDOC
É
VINEYARD
I
D
wn of Bordeeaux, on thee left bank of
o the Giron de. Médoc is
i divided in two
The Médoc is situated nortth of the tow
ear the townn, and the north
n
part traditionally ccalled Médo
oc. It hosts some
s
partts, the Haut--Médoc in thhe south, ne
famo
ous wineriess from differrents appellattions such aas Pauillac, Margaux,
M
Sain
nt Estèphe, SSaint Julien, Moulis, Listrrac…
The Medoc winee are red annd tanins win
nes and are o
often consid
dered as the quintessencce of Bordeaux wines, am
mong
them
m the Grands Crus Classsés in 1855. Pauillac is th e capital of the
t Medoc wine
w area.
MAIISON DU TO
OURISME ET DU
D VIN DE PAUILLAC
co
ontactpauillac@
@tourisme-medoc.fr
www.pauillacc-medoc.com
GOLF DU MÉDOC HÔT
TEL & SPA 4*
4
73 Rooms aand 6 Suites; “MGallery”
“
Le Pian-Méddoc : 20 kms from Bordeau
ux
RELA
AIS DE MARG
GAUX 4*
88 roooms includingg 6 suites,
Marggaux, 35 kms from Bordeauux
Mrs Nathalie MIL
LLET, manageer
@relais-marggaux.fr
rellais-margaux@
ww
ww.relais-marrgaux.fr
Mr Henry MARTINET, general manaager
@golfdumedo
ocresort.com
contact@
http://golfdumedocressort.com
CHÂTEAU
U CORDEILLA
AN BAGES 4*
*
28 rooms inncluding 4 suittes, 2 Michelinn stars restaurrant ;
“Relais & C
Châteaux”
Pauillac:, 50
0 kms from Boordeaux
Mrs Célinee DE LABROUSSE, generaal manager
contact@
@cordeillanbaages.com
www.corrdeillanbages.com
CHÂ
ÂTEAU GRAT
TTEQUINA 4 *
10 roooms includingg 2 suites,
Blanqquefort 5 kms from Bordeauux
Mr Stéphane
S
HUE
E, manager
resservation@grattequina.coom
ww
ww.grattequin
na.com
QUALITY SUITES BOR
RDEAUX AÉR
ROPORT & SP
PA 4*
247 rooms
Mérignac, 5 kms from Boordeaux
reservatiion@qualitybbordeaux.com
m
www.quaalitymerignacc.com
LES HÔTELS DE BORDEAUX
X
Mériggnac, 5 kms from
fr Bordeauxx
contact@borde
eaux-hotels.nnet
ww
ww.bordeaux
x-hotels.net
PRIVILÈGE
E RESORT L'E
ESTUAIRE
48 flats - Lee Verdon-Sur-M
Merr, 100 kms from Bordeaaux
11
reeservations@
@privilege-hr.ccom
B ORDEAUX V INEYARDS - A CCOMMODATIONS
HÔTEL MERCURE LIBOURNE-SAINT
A
EMILION
N 4*
81 rooms
Mrs Nathhalie LAROQ
QUE, directorr
h6238@
@accor.com
www.m
mercure.com
B ORDEAUX V INEYARDS - A CCOMOMODATIONS
PESSAC LEOGNA
AN WINE AREA
Located
L
in thhe South East of Bordeau
ux, Pessac Leeognan is a faamous wine appelation w
within the Bo
ordeaux winees.
LES SOURCE
ES DE CAUDA
ALIE 5*
61
6 rooms incluuding 9 suites and a vinotheerapy spa (treaatments basedd on grape pip
ps) “Châteauxx & Hôtels Collection, Small
Luxury
L
Hotel” - 2 Michelin stars
s
restaurannt
Martillac,
M
20 kkms from Borddeaux
Mrs
M Alice CA
ATHIARD, ow
wner
sources@sources-caudaalie.com
w
www.sources--caudalie.com
m
ENTRE DEUX MERS
M
Entre-Deux
E
Mers is the region located at the Eaast side of Bo
ordeaux, bettween the D
Dordogne rivver on the North
N
and
a the Garo
onne river onn the South. It is also thee name of the wine appelation produuced there.
ENTRE-DEU
UX-MERS TOURIST
O
OFFIC
CE
info@entreedeuxmers.co
om
w
www.entredeuxmers.com
DOMAINE DE FOMPEY
YRE 3*
50 rooms, ““Châteaux Demeures de Traadition et Granndes
Etapes des Vignobles”
Bazas: 60 kkms from Borddeaux
Mrs Sabrina LACAZE, director
d
dir.bazas.fompeyre@gmail.com
mpeyre.com
www.domaine-de-fom
HÔT
TEL CLAUDE
E DARROZE 3
3*
16 roooms, “tables et auberges dde France”
1 Micchelin Star resstaurant;
Langoon: 50 kms froom Bordeaux
Mr Jeean-Charles DARROZE,
D
ddirector
contact@darro
oze.com
ww
ww.darroze.ccom
CHÂTEAU
U MAISON NOBLE
Saint-Martinn-Du-Puy, 55 kms
k from Borddeaux
maison.no
oble@orangee.fr
www.cchateaumaisonnnoble.com
SLEEP IN A W
WINE VAT "LA
L CUVE À MON
M
LOUP"
Imagine openning the doo
or of a forme
er wine vat tto discover a comfortable, modern rroom, "la Cu
uve à mon lo
oup",
where
w
sophisstication is seet in concrette, and a roo
om named "D
Design" is an
n ode to moddernity. Whaat do the ow
wners
of
o this B&B iin the Entre--deux-Mers area proposse: two comp
pletely differrent bedroom
ms, inspired by the names of
the
t vats theyy have been crafted
c
from.
Moulon:
M
33 km
ms from Bordeeaux
M.
M Joël DUFFFAU, owner
joel.duffau@
@aliceadsl.fr
w
www.vignobleesjoelduffau.frr
12
Cuve à mon
m Loup
Coup2Foudrres
YOU
U CAN GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP IN A FERMEN
NTING ROOM
M, WHY NOT A BARREL? C OUP2FOUD
DRES
Fréd
déric Charless Chassagnee is the creattor of the C
Company, Co
oup2foudres the vocatioon of which is
i to establissh
form
ms of accom
mmodation...w
within the Seguin-Morea
S
au (world leeader of coo
operage) cassks. Casks are
a enormouus
barrrels holding 7700 hl, whichh are usually used for thee maturing of
o wine and the vinificatioon process.
www
w.coup2foudrres.com
 TOURIST
T
TIC SITES
S
ROQ
QUETAILLAD
DE CASTLE
In a of 24 hectarre-park with one hundre
ed year old t rees, a surro
ounding wall fortified likee a natural oppidum
o
hold
ds
a ch
hapel and tw
wo fortified castles
c
inhabiited by the ssame family for 700 years. The old ccastle of the
e 12th centurry
was built by Caardinal Gaillaard de la Mo
othe, pope Clement V’ss nephew. In
n 1864, ownner Louis Le
e Blanc askeed
ous architectt Viollet le Duc
D to turn the ancient fortress into
o a livable place. Despitee the incomp
pletion of thhe
famo
site due to the laack of financces, the châte
eau was turnned into a "m
medieval dreaam".
ro
oquetaillade@
@hotmail.com
m
www
w.roquetaillad
de.eu
CAZ
ZENEUVE CA
ASTLE
In th
he South of Bordeaux, Cazeneuve
C
iss surroundedd by a park and set alon
ng the Cironn River. It waas the formeer
castle of the kinggs of Navarrre and Henri IVth King of France.
ch
hateaudecazenneuve@orannge.f
www
w.chateaudecaazeneuve.com
m
BLA
AYE CITADEL
L
LISTED
D AS WORLD
D HERITAGE
E BY THE UN
NESCO
The town was fo
ounded by thhe Romans who
w built a ccastrum theree..
c
remaains the hearrt of Blaye. Itt is flawlesslyy preserved and serves as
a
The Citadel built by Vauban in the 17th century
pical examplee of the milittary architeccture of the ttime.
a typ
inffo@tourismee-blaye.com
www
w.tourisme-blaye.com
WINE SCHOO
OLS, WINE
W
W
WORKSH
HOPS
URB
BAN WINE TR
RAIL: INSIDE
E BORDEAUX
X WINE BARS
S!
You’re a wine to
ourism enthusiast? You heard aboutt the wine to
ours in the vineyard?
v
Thiis year, Bord
deaux Tourisst
o wine tourrism: inside thhe city!
Officce offers youu the opporttunity to disccover a bran d new kind of
Urban Wine Trrail allows you
y
to disco
over the diffeerent districcts of Borde
eaux along itts wine bars as they diid
rish
over
th
he
past
few
years.
Not
thing’s
more
e
pleasant
t
hat
meande
ring throughh the narro
ow alleys annd
flour
enjo
oying a breakk at the terraace of a wine bar. This i s for sure th
he best optio
on to taste tthe emblemaatic nectars of
o
the region pairedd with local specialties…
…or even from
m abroad!
13
B ORDEAUX V INEYARDS - A CCOMMODATIONS
Saintt-Sulpice-de-Faaleyrens, 37 km
ms from Bordeaux
Fréd
déric Charles CHASSAGN
NE, owner
co
ontact@coupp2foudres.com
m
Should
S
you hhave a taste for diversityy, you will bee delighted by
b the differe
ent types of w
wine bar’s concepts included
in the trail. Y
You will covver the full range
r
going from little intimate stru
uctures wherre the owne
er provides close
c
advices
a
to wiider spaces making
m
use of
o the enomaatics, favoringg the experie
ence of seveeral wines in a row!
B ORDEAUX V INEYARDS - TOURISTIC SITES - W INE SCHOOLS
What
W
is the best optionn to walk th
hrough the w
wine road? Nothing’s
N
eaasier, a trackk has been recorded onn the
application
a
caalled Cirkwi.. You simply have to dow
wnload it beffore to get started
s
in thee city streetss and then fo
ollow
the
t milestonees indicated!
As
A per the ffamous frencch art of living, wine is vvery much appreciated
a
paired with south-west specialties! Each
wine
w
bar takking part in Urban
U
Wine Trail has prrovided a speecial offer including winee and some specialties of
o the
house,
h
so do
o not hesitatee to ask for it! You will ffind it writteen both in the tourist offifice wine tou
urs’ brochuree and
on
o the websiite:
w
www.bordea
aux-tourismee.com
ECOLE DU VIN DE BORD
DEAUX
Duration
D
fro
om 2 hourss to several days, expreess summerr courses, discovery
d
off the Bordeaaux appellattions.
French/Englis
F
sh/German
ecole@borrdeaux.com
w
www.bordeau
ux.com
MILLESIMA L ECOLE DU VIN
Wine
W classess and a combbination of taastings in an old cellar, in
n Bordeaux city
c
Mrs
M Manuelaa PICOT, direector of sale
es : mpicot@
@millesima.co
om
event@milllesima.com
w
www.event.millesima.fr
B-W
B INEMAK
KER
Invent a winee to your ow
wn taste and
d design a laabel in your own style. Duration
D
froom 2 hours to
t 2.30 hours. From
F
2 to 122 persons - French/Englis
F
sh
contact@b-winemaker.ccom
w
www.b-winem
maker.com
VINIV
VINIV
V
enablees wine enthhusiasts to create
c
their o
own unique wine by wo
orking with BBordeaux’s elite
e
winemaakers
and
a using vineyards from the world's most coveteed appellatio
ons.
info@vinivw
wine.com
htttp://www.jm
mcazes.com/en/viniv
LES MÉDOCA
AINES
A lot of fun with the haarvest or cheese workshhop or the "Wine
"
and beauty"
b
worrkshop with Les Médocaaines.
Available
A
by tthe Tourist Office
O
of Bordeaux or Lees Médocaines.
otb@bordeeaux-tourism
me.com
w
www.bordeau
ux-tourisme.ccom
MAISON DU VIN DE SAIN
NT-EMILION AND ITS EC
COLE DU VIN
N DE SAINT-EMILION
The
T Package (full day) co
ombines a wine lesson, a gastronomicc lunch, a vissit of a presttigieux Grand
d Cru classé, and
the
t tasting off old wines. On
O request, maximum 1 2 people.
Everyday
E
in ssummer, lessson from 11 to 12.30 am
m, French/Engglish/Spanish.. For groups,, on appointment.
info@vins-ssaint-emilion..com
w
www.vins-sain
nt-emilion.com
m
LA
L WINERY
A site speciaalizing in winne tourism: Wine sign, w
wine tastingg, restaurant and other aactivities in the Médoc wine
area.
a
info@winerry.fr
w
www.winery.ffr
CHATEAU GRUAUD LAR
ROSE IN ST JULIEN
U
BEYC
CHEVELLE
The
T Châteauu Gruaud-Larrose is located in the Meedoc wine arrea. The chââteau is openn all year rou
und and is onne of
the
t best kno
own classified
d Grand Cru
u estates in Saint-Julien. It offers the
emed tours aas well as acctivities such as a
cooking
c
classs; a harvest workshop;
w
“w
wine & cheeese” or “wine & chocolatte” tastings. They have been
b
rewarded in
2012
2
in the category “Sustainable Wine
W
Tourism
m Practices”” thanks to their “whitee path”. Thiss 2 hour waalking
tour
t
throughh the vineyyard traces the history of the chââteau and its ‘terroir’ i n a modern
n and ecolo
ogical
environment
e
t.
gl@gruaud--larose.com
w
www.gruaud-llarose.com
14
DISC
COVER VINEY
YARDS YOUR OWN WAY
Y WITH THE "BORDEAUX
X WINE EXP
PERIENCE PA
ASS"
Thiss Wine Pass is a unique experience
e
which,
w
for an attractive price, lets you
u visit four C
Châteaux bellonging to thhe
Lurtton family annd take part in
i various wo
orkshops.
 EXCURSI
E
IONS AN
ND STAYS
S IN THE VINEYAR
RDS
THE
E BORDEAUX
X WINE ROU
UTES
In Gironde,
G
all rroads lead to
o the vineyard! 6 destinaations labeleed "Vignobles et Découvvertes®" welcome you to
t
disco
over the wo
orld of winess of Bordeaux, a wine tassting in the cellar
c
where he was bornn and share the expertisse
of winemakers
w
Girondins. Come on, we
w give youu the mouth
hwatering sliipping you a few names at random
m:
Marggaux, Saint-EEstèphe, Pom
merol, Pauilllac, Saint-Em
milion, Loupiac, Sauterne
es, Entre-deuux-Mers, Pessac-Léognann,
Côtes de Bourg and Côtes de
d Blaye…
ww
ww.gironde-ttourisme.fr/decouvrir/les-routes-du-vinn-de-bordeau
ux
BOR
RDEAUX RIV
VER CRUISE
E
The "Bordeaux River Cruisee" company, based in Bo
ordeaux, run
ns cruises on
n the Garonnne river and
d the Girond
de
estu
uary. For gro
oups or individuals, cruises to som
me of the most famous vineyards w
within the Bordeaux areea
(Medoc, Côte dde Blaye, Côte
C
de Bou
urg…) includding guide and
a
tastings, or lunch aand dinner cruises from
m
Bord
deaux.
gu
uillaume@borrdeaux-river--cruise.com
http:///bordeaux-rriver-cruise.co
om
CRO
OISIÈRES BUR
RDIGALA
Cruises from Bo
ordeaux for groups
g
throu
ughout the yyear (75 to 150 pax). Alsso taxi boat La Clapotine
e, transfers to
t
restaurant La Maaison de Fleuuve, along th
he Garonne rriver.
croisieresburdiigala@orangee.fr
www
w.croisieres-b
burdigala-bord
deaux.fr
PÉN
NICHE ROYAL
L
Leavving from Bo
ordeaux : tailormade cruiises to Blayee, Bourg or Pauillac
P
: 150 passengers.
co
ontact@royall-garonne.com
m
www
w.croisieres-rroyal-bordeau
ux.fr
CŒUR D’ESTUA
AIRE
Pre--dinner, seefo
ood and winne tasting cru
uises departinng from Blayye or Pauillacc on a motorr boat or witth a schooneer
of 22 places starrting also fro
om Bordeaux
x.
o taxi-boat fo
or individual and personaalize cruises.
Also
ww
ww.coeurdesstuaire.com
www
w.bateausinbaad.fr
CHÂ
ÂTEAU MAU
UCAILLOU
Posssibility to discover the Médoc
M
vineyard by helicoppter.
ch
hateau@mauccaillou.com
www
w.chateau-maucaillou.com
15
B ORDEAUX V INEYARDS - W INE SCHOOL & EXCURSIONS
At Château
C
Bouuscaut, (Cruu Classé de Graves) in Pessac-Léoggnan, it will be "wines and cheese"", at Châteaau
Desmirail, (Grannd Cru Classsé) in Margaaux, there is a "cine-winee" tour, whe
ereas Châteaau de Camarrsac, in Entreeux-Mers has a "chocolatte and wine"" workshop and La Tou
ur de Bessan
n in Margauxx holds the introductorry
Deu
courrse.
ww
ww.chateau-bbouscaut.com
m
www
w.desmirail.co
om
ww
ww.camarsacc.com
www
w.marielaurelu
urton.com
HOW TO VISIT A WINE ESTATE
E?
B ORDEAUX V INEYARDS - E XCUSRSIONS
In Bordeaux,, Pauillac, Sauuternes, Sain
nt Emilion… the tourist offices can provide
p
you with all the information that
you
y need to visit some wine
w
estates : maps, list of wineries open to visittors, guided tours in diffferent languaages..
get
g in touch w
with each off them for a detailed info
ormation.
TOURISST OFFICE OF
O BORDEAU
UX
otb@
@bordeaux-to
ourisme.com
www..bordeaux-to
ourisme.com
MAIISON DU TOURISME ET D
DU VIN DE PAUILLAC
co
ontactpauillac@tourisme-m
medoc.fr
ww
ww.pauillac-m
medoc.com
TOURISST OFFICE OF
O SAINT-EMILION
M
accueil@saint-emilion-tourisme
e.com
www..saint-emilionn-tourisme.co
om
TOU
URIST OFFIC
CE OF BLAYE
E
inffo@tourisme
e-blaye.com
ww
ww.tourisme-blaye.com
MAISON
N DES BORD
DEAUX ET BORDEAUX
O
SUPÉRIEUR - PLAN
NÈTE BORDEA
AUX
planette@maisondeesbordeaux.ccom
www..planete-bord
deaux.fr
MAIISON DES VINS DES PREM
MIÈRES CÔT
TES DE
BOR
RDEAUX ET CADILLAC
TOURISST OFFICE OF
O SAUTERNES ET GRAV ES
contacct@tourismee-sud-gironde
e.com
www..tourisme-sauuternes-grave
es.com
OFF
FICE DE TOU
URISME MON
NTESQUIEU
inffo@tourisme
e-montesquieeu.com
ww
ww.tourisme-montesquieuu.com
ww
ww.cadillacco
otesdebordeaaux.com
MAISON
N DES VINS DE
D BORDEAU
UX
Conseil Interprofessio
onnel des Vinss de Bordeauxx (CIVB) - Wine School
civb@
@vins-bordeauux.fr
www.bo
ordeaux.com
New appp dedicated to
o smartphone
es & tablets in order to guid
de the tourists in the vineyaards.
www.bo
ordeauxwinetrip.com
LA ROU
UTE DES VINS
S DE BORDEA
AUX EN GRA
AVES ET SAU
UTERNES
st
The 1 w
wine route in the Bordeaux
x area, going throught the Sauternes and Graves vineeyards, along the Garonne
river.
gravesssauternes@
@gmail.com
www.bo
ordeaux-grave
es-sauternes.ccom
GIROND
DE TOURIST
T BOARD
contacct@tourismee-gironde.fr
www.tou
urisme-girond
de.fr
www.tou
urisme-girond
de.mobi
Girondee is the « dépaartement » thaat encompassses the Bordeaaux wine areaa.
You will find a compleete informatio
on on all Borddeaux appellattions there (M
Médoc, Saint-EEmilion, Sauterrnes etc).
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A RC
CACHO
ON
1 ho
our West off Bordeaux, on the Atlan
ntic Ocean, tthe city of Arcachon
A
represents a ccharming and
d relaxing daay
out destination, also reachaable by train. Arcachon developed in
n the 19th ce
entury with the tradition of the “seea
bath
hs” and also because thee oceanic clim
mate and thee pine trees were consid
dered good tto cure tube
erculosis. Thhe
th
Win
nter city wass created: a concentration of beauttiful 19 cen
ntury villas to welcome all the weallthy Parisians,
whicch is still a beeautiful distrrict to discovver, on your own or with
h a guided to
our offered bby the touristt office.
Arcaachon is also
o the name of the bay, facing the o
ocean. The bay is one of
o the main oyster bree
eding place in
i
Fran
nce and oncee there, you have to mak
ke a break inn on of the traditional
t
oyyster farms ffor a tasting.. South of thhe
bay is the Pilat sandy dune, the
t highest in
n Europe (3330 feets). It is totally natu
ural and the panoramic view
v
from thhe
top is amazing!
ARC
CACHON TO
OURIST OFFIC
CE
to
ourisme@arcaachon.com
www
w.arcachon.co
om
www
w.bassin-arcacchon.com
17
B ORDEAUX - T HE B AY O F A RCACHON
ARCAC
CHON BAY
B ORDEAUX , THE B AY O F A RCACHON - ACCOMODATIONS &C OOKERY L ESSONS

ACCO
OMMOD
DATIONS
S
HÔTEL RE
ESTAURANT
T LA CO(O)RNICHE
R
5*
29 rooms bby the designeer Philippe Starck
Mr William
m TECHOUEEYRES, PDG
contact@
@lacoorniche-pyla.com
www.laccoorniche-pyyla.com
ST WESTERN
N PLUS DESI GN & SPA BASSIN
BES
D'A
ARCACHON 4*
4
103 rooms
reeservation@d
designspa-arccachon.com
www.designspa
w
a-arcachon.coom
HÔTEL CÔTÉ SABLE 4*
15 rooms
Mrs Betty MALLET
@cotesable.ffr
contact@
www.co
otesable.fr
HÔTEL LES BAIINS D'ARGUIIN 4*
94 rooms
r
Mrs Delphine GU
UIBET
@hotel-bainsdaarguin.com
reeservations@
www.hotel-bai
w
insdarguin-arc
rcachon.com
HÔTEL POINT FRANC
CE 4*
34 rooms
Mr Patrickk PUJOL
info@ho
otel-point-fraance.com
www.ho
otel-point-france.com
ARC
C-HÔTEL SU
UR MER 4*
30 rooms
r
Mrs Caroline PO
OMAREDE
reeservation@aarc-hotel-sur--mer.com
www.arc-hote
w
l-sur-mer.com
m
HÔTEL VILLE D’HIVER
18 rooms, in the Winter city
Mrs Nathaalène ARNOUX, directorr
contact@
@hotelvilledhhiver.com
www.ho
otelvilledhiverr.com
LA MAISON DU BASSIN
11 rooms
r
Mr Jérôme
J
MAZ
ZURIER
lamaisondubassin@gmail.coom
www.lamaison
w
dubassin.com
m
DOMAINE
E DU FERRET
T BALNÉO & SPA 4*
96 residencces, 380 bedss in total, a resstaurant and a spa "By Blannco"
domaineeduferret@o
orange.fr
www.domaaineduferret.com

COO
OKERY LE
ESSONS AND
A
COURSES
RESTAURANT
E
LA GRAND’V
VIGNE
2 MICHELIN STARS RESTAURANT
R
T - NICOLAS
S MASSE
Less Sources D
De Caudalie, hotel 5* : The chef, Niccolas Masse, offers 2 hou
ur classes, tw
wo Saturdayys a month in his
kitchens. He teeaches you how
h
to break dishes dow
wn, dress a plate, respecct natural prroducts, orgaanise a succeessful
paration. Youu will learn simple actions, like how
w to cook pro
oducts everyy day
fesstive menu and save timee in the prep
witth new recippes and new flavours.
sources@sou
s
urces-caudaliee.com
ww
ww.sources-caaudalie.com
RESTAURANT
E
CORDEILLAN BAGES
2 MICHELIN STARS RESTAURANT - JEAN LUC ROCHA
R
Ch
hâteau Corddeillan-Bages,, hotel 4*: In Pauillac, iin the middle of the vines, the chaarming and elegant Chââteau
Co
ordeillan-Bagges is home to a large Médoc tabble. The cheef offers an inventive ccuisine, full of flavours.. His
speecialities: pann-fried foie gras
g
with pre
eserved peacches and red
duced port sauce,
s
Pauillaac lamb roassted for 7 ho
ours.
The wine mennu is fabulouus, and includes the mosst prestigiou
us local vintaages. Cookeery classes given
g
by Jeann-Luc
Ro
ocha, for an introduction into the gou
urmet world of great coo
oking.
contact@cor
c
rdeillanbages.ccom
ww
ww.cordeillanb
bages.com
RESTAURANT
E
LE SAINT JAMES
A
1 MICH
HELIN STAR RESTAURANT
R
T - NICOLAS
S MAGIE
Co
oté Cours is the cooking school of th
he hotel Sain t James Relaais & Chateau
ux, hotel 4*.
In the verandaa overlookingg the citrus garden, thee Chef is offeering to share his culinaary know-ho
ow with you in a
e
with
h resolutely contemporary design, the new schhool has been designed
d and
uniique setting.. Pure and elegant,
deccorated in thhe same fashhion as the baar and recepption renovatted at the start of the yeear. Many typ
pes of classes are
offfered, in Engglish and Frennch.
www.saintjam
w
mes-bouliac.co
om
cottecours@sain
ntjames-bouliaac.com
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THE
E CHATEAU LAVERGNE COOKING
C
CL
LASSES IN BO
OULIAC
Chââteau Lavergne is a B&B
B and offers four roomss to privilegged guests. Set
S in a maggnificent 7-acre park, thhe
elegant exteriorr of this 19thh century chââteau will ennchant you. Your
Y
hostess, Suzanne BBourdais organizes on-sitte
a cookery classes.
c
She w
will make yo
ou discover the
t regional specialities and
a will makke
winee-tasting classses as well as
Fren
nch cooking accessible to
o all. Situated at a stone 's throw from Bordeaux
x, Bouliac is aan ideal starrting point fo
or
excu
ursions into the nearby wine
w regions.
Durration : 2 houurs cooking class
c
co
ontact@cavinnter.fr
www
w.chateau-laveergne.com
THE
E CHÂTEAU AMBE TOUR
R POURRET IN
I SAINT EM
MILION
Neaar the famous medieval town
t
of Saintt-Emilion, onnly 45 min. from
f
Bordeaaux, the Chaateau Ambe Tour
T
Pourreet
offerrs cooking cclasses all yeear round. A brand new
w kitchen welcomes
w
up to 12 studeents for 2 hours
h
classes,
follo
owed by a lunnch or dinerr. Wines from
m the estatess are served with the foo
od.
vissite@vignobles-lannoye.co
om
www
w.saint-emilion.fr
L'ATELIER
T
DES CHEFS
Righ
ht in the cenntre of Bord
deaux, close to place Gaambetta, atteend the Che
efs’ workshoop, the new generation of
o
cookkery classes.. Past the bo
outique whicch sells a att
ttractive arraay of kitchen
n items, therre is an areaa for childreen
waitting for theirr parents and
d the kitchen
n, where youu will work.A
At the Chefs’ workshop, everything is
i designed to
t
please your eyees and your taste
t
buds. The
T chefs w
will pass on their
t
knowle
edge to you in a friendlyy and relaxeed
atmo
osphere. Whatever your level and budget, cho ose a suitab
ble option frrom a large range of claasses from 30
3
minu
utes to 3 hours and beco
ome a real co
ordon bleu!
inffobordeaux@
@atelierdeschhefs.com
www
w.atelierdesch
hefs.fr
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B ORDEAUX , THE BAY OF A RCACHON - COOKERY LESSONS
QUA
AI DES SAVE
EURS
Coo
oking classess open for groups onlyy. Quais dess saveurs promotes the
e South weest gastronomy and locaal
prod
ducts.
co
ontact@quai--des-saveurs.ccom
comm
munication@
@aapra.aquitaine.fr
BIARR
B
RITZ
Z AN D TH
HE B ASQ
QUE C
COU
UNTR
RY
Two
o strong idenntities, the Basque
B
Coun
ntry (on the Atlantic side) and Béarn
n (inland), annd an offerin
ng combiningg the
coun
ntryside, thee mountains and
a the seaside.
An unspoilt
u
coasstline (covess, ports) stretching 30 km
m offering vaast beaches (Anglet, Bidaart, Hendaye)) alternating with
smaller ones in tthe town cenntres (Biarrittz, Saint Jeann de Luz.).
m Anglet to Hendaye theere is a wide
e range of spaas and thalasssotherapy trreatments.
From
The architecturaal and ethno
ographic herritage is richh and diversified: housess, churches, traditional fêtes
f
and gaames,
music and dancee…
BÉA
ARN AND BA
ASQUE COUN
NTRY TOURIST BOARD
inffos@tourism
me64.com
www
w.tourisme64.com
B IIARRIT
TZ
Beaches and the Beach of Kings”, launched byy Empress Eugenie
E
whoo brought th
he whole off the
“Thee King of B
th
Euro
opean aristoccracy to thiss little fishingg village in thhe 19 centu
ury. Habits have not channged. The im
mperial palacee has
been
n transform
med into a luxury hote
el (Hôtel d u Palais) but the tow
wn also offeers the who
ole spectrum
m of
acco
ommodation and, as well as boastingg the beach and surfing, has become
e an art-loveer’s paradise with its festtivals
(dan
nce, music, ciinema), and the
t major ex
xhibitions thaat take placee all year rou
und.
BIAR
RRITZ TOUR
RIST OFFICE
Mayylis CABANIEEU, sales maanager
maaylis.cabanieuu@biarritz.fr
maylis.cabannieu@biarritz.fr
www
w.tourisme.biaarritz.fr
20
 TOURIST
T
TIC AND HISTORIIC SITES
MUS
SEUM OF THE SEA
Hou
used in an A
Art-Deco building, the mu
useum boastts twenty aq
quariums disp
playing 150 sspecies of faauna and florra
foun
nd in the Baay of Biscay,, a large pool measurinng over 1,50
00 m3 containing severaal species of sharks, rayys,
barrracudas and various othher schools of fish...Thee refurbished
d terrace co
ontinues to showcase the
t seals, thhe
original stars of the museum
m who enterttain both youung and old during
d
feedin
ng time, at 100.30am and 5pm.
co
ontact@museeedelamer.co
om
www
w.museedelam
mer.com
CITÉ DE L’OCÉA
AN
Situaated by the beaches of Milady and Ilbarritz in Biarritz, a constructed part-undergr
p
round building boasting a
of is the hom
wave-shaped roo
me of the Cité
C de l’Océéan, a museu
um devoted to
t the oceann. You can learn how thhe
he fauna thatt live in the ddepths of the
e ocean... Yo
ou
oceaans appearedd on land, whhat happens on the oceaan bed and th
can also step aaboard a baathyscaphe armed
a
with Polaroid glaasses to disscover the G
Gouf de Caapbreton annd
"desscend" towards the botttom of the ocean. The ocean is marked
m
by tid
des, waves aand currentss and to fully
apprreciate them
m, you will ennter a large tube (the wavve) to experrience the sensations of a surfer; a litttle further on
o
and you will expperience life as
a a passenge
er aboard a boat in distrress in the middle of a stoorm...
co
ontact@biarrritzocean.com
m
www
w.citedelocean
n.com
HÔTEL DU PALAIS 5* PALACE
153 rooms including 33 suiites, “Leading Hotels of the
World, Tabless et Auberges de France” 1 Michelin star
restaurant
Located in thee heart of Biarrritz close to thhe Grande Plaage,
the new Casinno Municipal and
a Bellevue Congress
C
Centeer,
the hotel usedd to be Napoleeon III and Euugénie de
Montijo’s form
mer summer reesidence.
Mrs Valérie G
GALAN, salees manager
v.galan@hotel-du-palaiss.com
du-palais.com
m
sales-manaager@hotel-d
www.hoteel-du-palais.co
om
HÔTE
EL SOFITEL BIARRITZ LE MIRAMAR
THALA
ASSA SEA & SPA 5**
126 roooms including 17 suites.
Locatedd on the beach
h, close to thee golf courses and
a
Biarritzz city center. The
T hotel has a direct conneection with
the Louuison Bobet Institute, gastronnomic and dieetetic
restaurrant.
Mrs Céline GIRAUD,sales manaager
49-sm@accor.com
h204
www
w.thalassa.com
m
REGINA BIA
ARRITZ HOTEL & SPA 5*
*
MGALLERY COLLECTIO
ON
67 rooms inclluding 12 suitees.
Beside the fam
mous golf Biarrritz le Phare, very nice
architecture w
with a patio, roooms overlookking the ocean or
the golf course, one gastronnomic restauraant.
Mr Michaël N
NIANG, direcctor
h2050-sb@
@accor.com
www.hoteelregina-biarriitz.com
RADIS
SSON BLU HÔTEL BIARR
RITZ 4*
150 roooms including 8 suites
Overloooking the ocea
an with a swim
mming pool onn the roof.
Mrs Viirginie MARG
GOT, sales m
manager
virginie.margot@
@radbiarritz.frr
www
w.radissonblu
u.com/hotel-bbiarritz
HÔTEL BEA
AUMANOIR 5*
8 rooms incluuding 4 suites, “Châteaux & Hôtels
collection”.
Mr Frédéric HUBERT, ow
wner
@lebeaumano
oir.com
reception@
www.lebeaaumanoir.com
m
GRAN
ND TONIC HÔTEL
Ô
4*
63 room
ms
Mrs Elaine LUBLINK, director
ne.lublink@to
onichotel.net
elain
www
w.tonichotel.ccom
HÔTEL LE CAFÉ DE PAR
RIS 4*
19 rooms inclluding 8 suitess, all rooms are overlooking the
ocean.
Mrs Severinee LAPARADEE
s.laparade@
@hmc-hotelss.com
www.hmc--hotels.com
HÔTE
EL DE SILHOU
UETTE 4*
20 room
ms including 4 suites, modeern hotel near the
markett place.
Mrs So
ophie ZUDAIIRE, director
reservations@ho
otelsilhouettee.com
www
w.hotel-silhou
uette-biarritzz.com
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B IARRITZ - A CCOMMODATIONS
 ACCOMM
A
MODATIO
ONS
B IARRITZ - A CCOMMODATIONS
HÔTEL FLORIDA 4*
39 rooms including 11 suites
Mrs Stéphanie FILECC
CIA, director
hotel.florida@wanaadoo.fr
www.hhotel-florida-bbiarritz.com
HÔTEL
Ô
CHÂTE
EAU DU CLA
AIR DE LUNE 4*
17 rooms
Mrr Jean DABAD
DIE, director
reception@h
r
otelclairlune..com
www.hotelcla
w
airlune.fr
HÔTEL MERCURE LE PRÉSIDENT
T BIARRITZ
CENTRE 4*
69 rooms
Mrs Vu T
THUY, directtor
h7286@
@accor.com
www.m
mercure.com
HÔTEL
Ô
MERCU
URE PLAZA B IARRITZ CENTRE
E
4*
69 rooms
e DUMAS, dirrector
Mrrs Christophe
H5681@acco
H
or.com
www.mercur
w
e.com
HÔTEL WINDSOR 4**
48 rooms including 7 suuites
Mr Rolannd HEGUY, director
d
directio
on@hotelwinndsorbiarritz..com
www.hhotelwindsorbbiarritz.com
HÔTEL
Ô
VILLA KOEGUI BIA
ARRITZ 4*
14 rooms
Mrrs Clarisse AU
UTHIER, direector
contact@villa
c
akoegui-biarriitz.fr
www.hotel-vi
w
llakoegui-biarrritz.fr
HÔTEL GEORGES VI 4*
21 rooms
Mr Régis PRON
contactt@georges6.com
www.ggeorges6.com
m
HÔTEL
Ô
ALCYO
ON BIARRITZ
Z 3*
15 rooms
Mrrs Christine BAPST,
B
directtor
contact@hot
c
el-alcyon-biarrritz.com
www.hotel-al
w
cyon-biarritzz.com
HÔTEL LA MAISON DU LIERRE 3*
3
23 rooms
Mrs Hélèène DEVEZE, director
biarritzz@maisondullierre.com
www.m
maisondulierrre.com
HÔTEL
Ô
LE BIA
ARRITZ 3*
49 rooms including 6 suites
Mrrs Sophie LEM
MERLU, direcctor
s.lemerlus@b
s
biarritz-thalassso.com
www.hotel-le
w
ebiarritz.com
HÔTEL CAMPANILE 3*
80 rooms
Stéphan H
HASSAN, dirrector
manageer.biarritz@ccampanile.fr
www.ccampanile-biarritz.fr
HÔTEL
Ô
EDOUA
ARD VII 3*
18 rooms
Mrr David DE LAPASSE,
L
direector
contact@hot
c
el-edouardVIII.com
www.hotel-ed
w
douardVII.com
m
HÔTEL LE GAMARIT
TZ 3*
12 rooms
Mrs Christophe BABIN, sales manager
@legamaritz.co
om
cbint@
www.leegamaritz.com
m
HÔTEL
Ô
OXO 3*
20 rooms
Mrr Jean-François DUJARDIN
N, director
oxo@biarritz
o
z-hotel.com
www.hotel-ox
w
xo.com
HÔTEL PALACITO 3*
25 rooms
Mr Timotthy BRANDT
T, director
info@ppalacito.fr
www.ppalacito.fr
HÔTEL
Ô
SAINT JULIEN 3*
20 rooms
Mrrs-Mr Sophie, François CO
OQUERY, director
contact@hot
c
el-saint-julienn-biarritz.fr
www.saint-jul
w
ien-biarritz.ccom
INTER HÔTEL AMAR
RYS 3* -
HOTELS
O
IN BIA
ARRITZ, BAY
YONNE, ST JEAN
E
DE LUZ
Z
commercial@
c
@groupe-segeeric.com
www.hotels-c
w
cotebasque.coom
INTER-HOTEL BIARRITZ BORDEA
AUX
75 rooms
Mr Laureent BARRAU,, director
amaryss.biarritz@waanadoo.fr
www.aamarys-biarrittz.com
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BASQU
B
UE CO
OAST
BAYONNE
A
THE
E town in thee Basque Co
ountry with its
i citadel, itss old town famous
f
for itts arches andd the chocolate makers in
theirr shade, the gothic Saintte Marie Catthedral, the saga of the Jewish families who fledd from Spain and Portugal
and settled heree…The Fêtes de Bayonn
ne last a weeek in en of Ju
uly and are a great festivve occasion for
f all Basquue
ple and their friends. Thhe beaches of
o Anglet (thhe most beaautiful on the
e Basque coaast) adjoin the
t town, annd
peop
Biarritz is 8 km aaway.
BAY
YONNE TOU
URIST OFFIC
CE
Xabi BELAIN, Reesponsable prromotion,
xabi@bayonnne-tourisme..com
prromotion@baayonne-tourisme.com
www
w.bayonne-tourisme.com
BAY
YONNE: SAIN
NT MARIE CATHEDRAL
A
World historic hheritage UNESCO classiffied site.
Nottre-Dame dee Bayonne is one of the rare cathedrrals in the so
outh of France built in thhe northern Gothic style.
Its construction,
c
n Paris Ile-dee, which lasteed from the 13th to the 15th centuryy, was in factt inspired byy churches in
Fran
nce.
BAS
SQUE MUSEU
UM
The Basque Museum offers exhibitions dealing wit h the life, culture and work
w
of thee men and women
w
of thhe
Basq
que Countryy.
www
w.musee-basq
que.com
ANGLET
N
Anglet is a fine seaside reso
ort on the Basque
B
coasst, where ou
utdoor activiities are welll spread (su
urfing, cycling,
wellbeing etc…)).
ANG
GLET TOUR
RIST OFFICE
E
Mmee Katia PUYO
OU, Responsable Promotiion,
infformation@aanglet-tourism
me.com
k.puuyou@anglet--tourisme.com
m
www
w.anglet-touriisme.com
 TOURIST
T
TIC AND HISTORIIC SITES
ISTU
URITZ AND OXOCELHAY
YA CAVE
Herd of reindeeer engraved on a stalaggmite pillar. Natural con
ncretions. Isturitz is onee of the mo
ost importannt
paleolithic centeer in Europe, inhabited frrom 50,000 B
BC to the Brronze Period
d.
reservation@ggrottes-isturittz.com
www
w.grottes-isturitz.com
SAR
RE
C LASSIFIED AS
A “MOST BEAUTIFUL VIL
LLAGE OF FRANCE
R
”
Saree is located iin a French enclave whicch penetratees into the Spanish
S
Navaarre. The villlage possessses beautifully
deco
orated Basquue houses off the 17th and
d 18th centurries.
On the main squuare, the fro
ont wall, the theater of m
many pelota games,
g
is one of the greaat historical places of thaat
sporrt.
ottsi.sare@wannadoo.fr
www
w.sare.fr
AINHOA
C LASSIFIED AS
A “MOST BEAUTIFUL VIL
LLAGE OF FRANCE
R
”
Aïnh
hoa counts aamong the niicest villages in France. T
The bastide founded
f
in th
he 13th centtury, used to
o be a halt fo
or
pilgrrims on their way to Sanntiago de Co
ompostela. T
The main street, lined with
w typical bbasque houses, leads to a
squaare where sttands a churrch outstand
ding for its ggolden woodwork choirr, retable, annd galleries. Houses havve
theirr walls whitee-washed evvery year. Th
he half-timbeering and sh
hutters are painted
p
greenn or “cow blood”
b
red. In
I
form
mer times, tthey were painted
p
with cow bloodd. That pracctice permitted to prottect the wo
ood from baad
weather.
to
ourisme-ainho
oa@orange.frr
www
w.ainhoa-tourrisme.com
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B ASQUE C OAST
musee.basque@
@musee-basqque.fr
LA BASTIDE--CLAIRENCE
E
CLASSIFIED
D AS “MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE OF FRANCE”
La
L Bastide Clairence has kept its origginal lay-out aand charm of
o a medieval village. Wh ile it has pre
eserved its apppeal
and
a continuees to celebraate its rich history, the village invitees you to diiscover its ttreasures, so
ometimes hid
dden,
may
m they be architecturaal, artists' sho
ops, or beauttiful panoram
mas.
labastideclaairence@gmaail.com
htttp://labastideeclairence-paays-basque.coom
B ASQUE C OAST - A CCOMMODATIONS NEARBY B IARRITZ

ACC
COMMO
ODATION
NS
NEARBY BIARRITZ
CHÂTEA
AU DE BRIND
DOS 5*
29 rooms including 5 suuites “Relais et Châteaux, TTables et
Auberges de France”,
Anglet; 4kkms from Biarrritz
Mrs Carm
men LLANOSS
contactt@chateaudeebrindos.com
m
www.cchateaudebrinndos.com
BEST
E
WESTER
RN LE GRAND
D HÔTEL 4*
*
57 rooms
Bayyonne, 9 kms of Biarritz.
Mrrs Catherine PERIE
P
info@legrandhotelbayonnee.com
www.legrand
w
hotelbayonnee.com
HÔTEL ATLANTHALL 4*
99 rooms
Anglet; 4kkms from Biarrritz.
Mr Olivieer ARROSTEEGUY, directo
or
info@bbiarritz-thalassso.com
www.bbiarritz-thalasso.com
LE BAYONNE HÔTEL & SPPA 4*
99 rooms
Bayyonne, 9 kms from Biarritz.
Mrr Matthieu CH
HA, director
info@biarritz-thalasso.com
m
www.biarritzw
-thalasso.com
m
COMPLE
EXE HÔTELIE
ER ET THALA
ASSOTHÉRA PIE
SERGE BLANCO 4*
90 rooms
Hendaye, 31 kms from Biarritz.
Mr Micheel GILLOT, director
michel..gillot@thalasssoblanco.com
m
www.thalassoblanco
o.com
HÔTEL
Ô
LOREA
AK 3*
46 rooms
Bayyonne, 9 kms from Biarritz
Mrr Pascal OND
DARTS
contact@hot
c
m
el-loreak.com
www.hotel-lo
w
oreak.com
LES FRÈR
RES IBARBOU
URE - TABLE ET HOSTELLE
ERIE 4*
13 rooms,, charming hootel with its fam
mous restauraant in
the heart of the Basquee country, “Rellais du Silence,
e, Tables
et Aubergges de France””; 1 Michelin star restaurantt.
Bidart; 6 kkms from Biarrritz
Mr Philippe IBARBOU
URE
contactt@freresibarrboure.com
www.frreresibarboure.com
HÔTEL
Ô
VILLA L'ARCHE 4**
8 rooms
Biddart; 6 kms froom Biarritz
Mrr Florian BOU
UGET, directoor
contact@villa
c
alarche.com
www.villalarc
w
he.com
HÔTEL D
DU FRONTON 3*
8 rooms
Bidart; 6 kkms from Biarrritz
Mrs & Mrr Diane et Alllan
contactt@hoteldufro
onton.com
www.hhoteldufronto
on.com
HÔTEL
Ô
BRIKET
TENIA 4*
15 rooms
1 Michelin
M
star restaurant
Guééthary, 9 kms from Biarritz
Mrr Martin IBAR
RBOURE, direector
contact@brik
c
ketenia.com
www.briketen
w
nia.com
HÔTEL DOMAINE DE
E BASSILOUR
R 3*
10 rooms;; Bidart, 6 km
ms from Biarritzz
Mrs Charrlotte VACHET, director
bassilouur@wanadoo
o.fr
www.ddomainedebasssilour.com
HÔTEL
Ô
-RESTA
AURANT SAN
NTIAGO 3*
25 rooms, Henda
aye, 31 kms fr
from Biarritz.
Mrr Philippe BERR
RA, manager
hotel.santiago
h
o@infonie.fr
www.hotel-le
w
e-santiago.com
m
LES BAS
SSES PYRE
ENEES
20 rooms,, Bayonne, 9 kms
k from Biarrritz
contactt@hoteldesbaassespyrenees.com
http://ho
otel-bassespyrrenees-bayonnne.com
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SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ
SAIN
NT-JEAN-DE-LUZ TOUR
RIST OFFICE
Mrs Isabelle FOR
RGET, directo
or
dirrection.ot@ssaint-jean-de--luz.com
www
w.saint-jean-de-luz.com
GRAND HÔT
TEL THALASS
SO & SPA 5*
*
52 rooms inclluding 3 suitess, authentic paalace on the
beach with a Spa.
Mrs Véronique ALLEGREE, sales managger
commerciaal@luzgrandhhotel.fr
www.luzgrrandhotel.fr
EL DU PARC VICTORIA 5**
HÔTE
20 room
ms including 5 suites and juunior suites situuated in
three different
d
buildin
ngs in the heaart of the parkk. “Relais
et Châtteaux”, Art deco atmospherre, swimming pool.
p
Mrs Maïka MAUREL
parccvictoria@relaischateaux.ccom
www
w.parcvictoriaa.com
HÔTEL LA RÉSERVE 4*
41 rooms inclluding 6 suitess. looking over the ocean,
“Akena, Châteeaux & Hôtelss Collection”.
Mrs Marie-Euugénie HERN
NANDEZ, dirrector
info@hoteel-lareserve.com
www.hoteel-lareserve.co
om
HÔTE
EL SPA HÉLIA
ANTHAL BY T HALAZUR 4*
100 roooms including 2 suites; Thallasso & Spa, direct
d
access to the beach.
Mr Niccolas LACRO
OUTS, directoor
heliaanthal@helian
nthal.fr
www
w.hotelheliantthal.fr
HÔTEL LA DEVINIÈRE 3*
3
8 rooms
Mr Bernard CARRÈRE, director
doo.fr
la.devinieree.64@wanad
www.hoteel-la-devinieree.com
HÔTEL
L HARRECTC
CHEA 3*
12 room
ms
Ahetzee : 10 kms from
m Saint-Jean-dde-Luz.
Mrs So
ophie MORA, director
conttact@hotel-h
harretchea.coom
www
w.hotel-harre
etchea.com
SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DEE-PORT AN
ND NEARB
BY
AUBERGE D
DE BIDARRAY
Y OSTAPÉ - 5*
5
22 suites, resttaurant with traditional cuisine; “Relais duu
Silence”.
Bidarray; 37 kkms from Biarrritz.
Mrs MORIZEE Alexandra, sales manage
er
direction.o
ostape@yaho
oo.fr
www.ostappe.com
HÔTE
EL LES PYRÉN
NÉES - 4*
18 room
ms including 4 suites “Châteeaux & Hôtelss
Collectiion, Tables et Auberges de FFrance”.
Saint-Jeean-Pied-de-Poort, 55 kms froom of Biarritz..
Mrs Saandrine ARRA
AMBIDE, direector
hoteel.pyrenees@
@wanadoo.fr
www
w.hotel-les-pyyrenees.com
HÔTEL ARC
CÉ 4*
22 rooms; “C
Charme Hotel””.
Saint-Etienne--De-Baigorry, 52
5 kms south from Biarritz.
Mr Pascal AR
RCÉ, directorr
reservationns@hotel-arcce.com
www.hoteel-arce.com
HÔTE
EL ITHURRIA 4*
28 room
ms; “Châteauxx & Hôtels Coollection”, 1 Michelin
M
star resstaurant.
Ainhoa,, 27 kms from
m Biarritz.
Mr Stééphane ISABA
AL, director
hoteel@ithurria.co
om
www
w.ithurria.com
m
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B ASQUE C OAST - A CCOMMODATIONS NEARBY B IARRITZ
he Basque Co
ountry, Saintt Jean de Luzz is at the bo
ottom of a baay on the Atlantic Coast.. At the seasside, the tow
wn
In th
has a large sandy beach, pro
otected from
m the ocean by three seaa walls built on Napoleoon III’s orderrs in order to
t
defeend the townn from incesssant attacks from the seaa; other wild
der beaches, suitable for surfing (Lafitténia, Cénitzz);
and thalassotherrapy centress for complete relaxatio
on. Taste Baasque cooking and locaal produce: Macaroons, a
recip
pe created bby Mr Adam
m in 1660, mouchous (sm
mall, light and
d fluffy macaaroons) and Kanouga (so
oft caramel in
i
darkk chocolate or coffee, so
ometimes with
w walnuts or roasted hazelnuts). You
Y can alsoo visit Saint Jean Baptistte
th
t
churrch where thhe wedding of Louis 14 and Mariee-Thérèse off Austria, Spanish Princeess, took plaace on the 9th
Junee 1660; Louis XIV square opposite the
t town haall; and the pretty
p
17th century housses, like the Maison Louis
XIV and the Maiison de l’Infaante.
B ASQUE C OAST - A CCOMMODATIONS NEARBY B IARRITZ
HÔTEL LA MAISON OPPOCA 4*
10 rooms
Ainhoa, 27 kms from Biarritz.
B
Mrs MASSSONDE
contactt@oppoca.co
om
www.o
oppoca.com
HÔTEL
Ô
ARGI EDER 4*
26 rooms
Ainnhoa, 27 kms from
f
Biarritz.
Mrr Bruno DOT
TTAX
argi.eder@wa
a
anadoo.fr
www.argi-ede
w
er.com
HÔTEL ARRAYA 3*
20 rooms;; “Châteaux & Hôtels Collection”
Sare, 42 kkms from Biarrritz.
Mr Jean-B
Baptiste FAG
GOAGA, director
hotel@
@arraya.com
www.aarraya.com
HÔTEL
Ô
L'AUBERGE BASQU
UE 3*
12 rooms; “Châteaux & Hôtelsls Collection, Tables
T
et
Aubberges de Fran
nce”
Saint-Pée-Sur-Nivvelle, 17 kms ffrom Biarritz
Mrr & Mrs BEAU
U, director
contact@aub
c
ergebasque.ccom
www.auberge
w
ebasque.com
ROSA EN
NIA, L’ARBR
RE AUX OISEA
AUX: UNIQU
UE, ONE-OFF CHARM IN THE
T
BASQUEE COUNTRY
Cambo-Lees-Bains, 22 km
ms from Biarritz.
contactt@lesnidsdho
otes.com
www.lesn
nidsdhotes.co
om
26
T HE PYRE
P
ENEE
ES AR
REA
PA
AU – JUR ANÇ
ÇON VINEYA RDS
mong locals: facing due ssouth, they settle on thhe
The Boulevard des Pyrénéees is one of the favouri te spots am
terraces of the ccafés in the shade
s
of the palm trees aas soon as th
he sun come
es out and addmire the Pyyrenean peakks
hey think, deepending on the season, about down hill skiing (in
n winter), abo
out walks in the mountaains and abouut
as th
excu
ursions in the nearby Jurrançon wine area (all yeaar round). The castle of Henri IV, thhe Maison Be
ernadotte annd
the Fine Arts M
Museum are all essentiall sites to vissit. The Basque coast iss 1 ½ hour away by motorway, annd
way.
Lourdes a one-hhour drive aw
PAU
U TOURIST OFFICE
accueil@tourissmepau.fr
www
w.pau-pyreneees.com
reeceptif@touriismepau.fr
P AU - J URANÇON V INEYARS
 TOURIST
T
TIC AND HISTORIIC SITES
CHA
ATEAU DE PA
AU
Equiipped with itts dungeon by Gaston Phœbus,
P
the n metamorp
phosed into a Renaissancce palace byy Henri II annd
Margguerite of N
Navarre, in 1553, the Pau castle pro
ovided shelteer for the birth of the fu
future Henri IV, who waas
rockked in a torto
oise shell craadle!
PAU
U NATIONAL
L FINE ARTS MUSEUM
Builtt in 1931, thhe museum is
i a remarkaable examplee of Art Decco architectu
ure. Its colleections offerr an extensivve
pano
orama of Eurropean artisttic creation from
f
the endd of the 15th century to 1970.
musee.beauxarrts@ville-pau.fr
www
w.pau-pyreneees.com
27

VISIIT WINE CHATEA
AUX AND
D VINEYA
ARDS
B ÉARN B ASQUE C OUNTRY - V ISIT & A CCOMMODATIONS
JURANÇO
ON, MADIR
RAN, IROU
ULEGUY
PAU PYRENEE
ES - BEAR
RN COUNT
TRY
PYRÉNÉ
ÉES BÉARNAISES TOURIS
STIC OFFER
Jurançonn wines, culinary specialities,
s
leisure
activitiess, heritage, culture, trraditions fro
om the
Oloron,, and from the valleys of Ossauu, Aspe,
Barétouus.
TOURIST OF
FFICE OF CŒ
ŒUR DE BÉAR
RN
contact@ccoeurdebearnn.com
www.coeurdebearn.com
m
www.ppyrenees-beaarnaises.com
TOURISST OFFICE OFF VIC-BILH MONTANÉRÉÉS
Guide ppresenting the Madiran wine
w road.
CAVE DES PRODUCTEURRS DE JURAN
NÇON
cave@cave
edejurancon.ccom
www.caved
dejurancon.coom
contacct@tourismee-vicbilh.fr
www.ttourisme-vicbbilh.fr
CAVE D’IROULÉGUY
Y
Guided tours
BÉARN - PAY
YS BASQUE TOURIST BOARD
O
infos@tourisme64.com
m
www.tourisme64.com
contacct@cave-irouuleguy.com
www.ccave-irouleguuy.com

ACC
COMMO
ODATION
NS
HÔTEL P
PARC BEAUM
MONT MGALL
LERY 5*
80 rooms including 15 suites; “MGalllery, Tables ett
Auberges de France”.
Mrs Laurrence BOUTILLIER, sales manager
m
lb@hotel-parc-beauumont.com
www.hhotel-parc-beaumont.com
HÔTEL
Ô
VILLA NAVARRE 5**
30 rooms including 6 suites, “CChâteaux & Hôtels
H
Colllection”.
Mrr Stéphane CA
ARELLA, direector
reception@v
r
illanavarre.fr
www.villanava
w
arre.fr
QUALITY
Y HÔTEL PAU
A CENTRE 4*
4
70 rooms including 9 suuites
Mr Blas EESPINO, mannager
quality..pau-centre@
@orange.fr
www.hhotel-pau-cenntre.com
HÔTEL
Ô
RONCE
EVAUX 3*
39 rooms
Mrr Georges BR
RANDT, direcctor
hotel64000@
h
@gmail.com
www.hotel-ro
w
oncevaux.fr
HOTEL
LINA
Hotels grroup : 7 hotelss (Ibis, Novote
el) in Pau and Dax
commeercial@hoteliina.fr

www.hoteelina.fr
ACC
COMMO
ODATION
NS AROU
UND PAU
U
HÔTEL D
DU PARC 3*
51 rooms
Salies-De--Béarn: 65 km
ms from Pau
Mr Claudde SERVAJEA
AN Director
hotelduuparc@parto
ouche.com
www.hhotelsalies.com
m
HÔTEL
Ô
DU GOLF
O LE LODG
GE 3*
29 rooms
Salies-De-Béarn 65
6 kms from PPau
ALYSSON
N HÔTEL 3*
*
47 rooms;; “Châteaux & Hôtels Collection”
Oloron-Saainte-Marie, 32
2 kms from Paau
Mrs Gaellle DODARD
D, director
alyssonn.hotel@wanadoo.fr
www.aalysson-hotel.fr
HÔTEL
Ô
DU POURTALET 3**
10 rooms
Artouste, 55 kmss from Pau
Mrrs Alexandra CASADEBAIIG, director
contact@hot
c
el-pourtalet.ccom
www.hotel-po
w
ourtalet.com
contact@le-lo
c
odge-salies.coom
www.le-lodge
w
e-salies.com
28
 COOKER
C
RY LESSO
ONS AND COURSE
ES
THE
E DOMAINE D
DE BASSILOU
UR COOKING
G CLASSES
At 3 km from thhe beaches of
o Biarritz and
d Bidart, a veery warm weelcome awaits you at thee Domaine de
d Bassilour, a
beau
utiful mansio
on of the Seccond Empire
e surroundedd by a park overlookingg the Pyreneees. Easily acccessible from
m
the A63, the plaace is quiet and nice, clo
ose to all maajor sites in the Basque Country. Thhe Hotel du
u Domaine de
d
h century faarmhouse, Behereko
B
Etchea. You ccan choose between 10
Basssilour is esttablished in a sixteenth
com
mfortable andd cozy room
ms, all differen
nt and furnisshed with ex
xquisite taste
e. You will eenjoy the elegant decor of
o
the living room. The park annd the break
kfast on the tterrace will surely
s
convin
nce you. Andd for a gourm
met stay, takke
ourses offereed in the be
eautifully rennovated and equipped kiitchen: prepa
pare a “wine
e and cheesee”
advaantage of co
even
ning, make a real Basquee cake, make
e a variety off "pintxos a la plancha” or manage a real gourm
met meal, theen
enjo
oy your creattions. - 12 peeople max.
baassilour@wannadoo.fr
www
w.domainedeb
bassilour.com
m
DOM
MAINE DE LE
ESPOUNE CO
OOKING CLA
ASSES
Dom
maine de Lespoune is a charming gu
uesthouse lo
ocated in thee Bearn area, close to tthe Pyrénée
es, 2h30 drivve
from
m Bordeaux, and close to
o Navarrenx, one of "plu s beaux villaages de Francce"
Nico
ole Everaertt is neither a chef, nor a professionaal but a real french Gou
urmande andd Gourmet, who loves to
t
makke people disscover the Frrench cookin
ng and southh west's flavo
ors. Guests will
w learn to ccook vegetables from heer
orgaanic garden, variations arround local duck
d
foie graas, salmon an
nd cod, emulsions of all kinds and esspuma in glasss
cup for aperitivee...
F
and English,
E
with a minimum of
o 2 persons
Friendly classes available in French
m
stayy of 2 nights at Lespoune
e is recommeended and allows to enjo
oy visit of loccal wineyard, French cigaar
A minimum
traditionel factory and ewe cheese.
c
co
ontact@lespo
oune.fr
www
w.lespoune.fr
29
P AU - J URANÇON V INEYARS - C OOKERY L ESSONS AND C OURSES
IN THE NEST
TS OF BÉARN
N IN LOUBIENG: A BALL FOR A NIGHT IN THE STA
ARS
Located
L
near tto Orthez, in Loubieng,
L
a stoone’s throw froom the vineyaard of Jurançon
n, these nests are in the heaart of an
estate
e
of over 10 hectares. Wooded by oaaks and pines they are baseed in the countryside. These giant balls arre hung 2
to
t 8 metres hiigh and to get up there you use a safety nnet stretching to the ground.. With a diam
meter of 3 metres, each
nest
n can accom
mmodate 2 peeople. They eaach feature a rround mattresss and custom-made quilt. FFar from the noise and
troubles
t
of thee town, you caan observe the fauna of the forest and enjjoy the calm.
Loubieng,
L
47 kkms from Pauu
Mr
M Didier CO
ORRE
did.corre@
@gmail.com
w
www.lesnidsd
dubearn.com
D
DOR
DOG
GNE - PÉR
RIGO
ORD
The
T Dordogne area is a land of man
ny assets : frrom gastrono
omy (foie gras, truffle…)) to historical heritage (from
the
t Lascaux ccaves to medieval village
es and castless - Beynac, Castelnaud…
C
…) - but also of outdoor activities succh as
canoeing,
c
gollf, cycling, fishing.
DORDOGNE
D
T
TOURIST BO
OARD
Mrs
M Micheline MORISSO
ONNEAU, leiisure marketting managerr
sla24individduel@wanado
oo.fr
w
www.dordogn
ne-perigord-ttourisme.fr
THE P
PREHIISTOR
RIC CA
AVES IN
I THE VEZ
ZERE VALLE
V
EY
D ORDOGNE - P ÉRIGORD
In the Vezerre Valley, over 200 Paleolithic sitees are know
wn, including the famouss decorated caves and rock
shelters
s
desiggnated by UN
NESCO as World
W
Heritaage Sites.
INTERNA
ATIONAL
L CENTRE
E FOR CA
AVE ART OF
O MONTIGNAC--LASCAU
UX
TOTAL IM
MMERSION
N IN PREHISTORY
The
T Centre Internationaal de l’Art Pariétal
P
(Interrnational Cenntre For Cavee Art), know
wn as “Lascaaux”, is currrently
nearing
n
completion at thhe foot of the
t hills ove rlooking Mo
ontignac, where the origginal caves are.
a The Lasscaux
caves
c
are am
mong the mo
ost importan
nt decoratedd caves from
m the Palaeo
olithic Age ggiven the sh
heer numberr and
quality
q
of thee works, and
d as such are
e the core fo
ocus of the Centre.
C
The future faciliity will be ge
eared around
d the
full
f reproducction of the cave, the fourth, most ccomplete rep
production of
o this top c entre of cavve art, harneessing
new
n image annd virtual tecchnologies to
o produce innnovative sceenes, thus en
nabling a full immersion in prehistoryy.
A "tour companion" in thhe form of a connected ddevice adaptts the tour programme
p
tto the age, laanguage and even
handicap
h
of tthe user.
The
T Centre International de l’Art Pariétal Montiggnac-Lascaux
x is poised to
o set the be nchmark in terms
t
of touurism
and
a culture ffor the show
wcasing and vulgarisationn of cave arrt, based on paintings annd engravinggs in the Lasscaux
caves.
c
Open
O
to the public: December
D
15th 2016.
CENTRE INT
TERNATION
NAL DE L’ART
R PARIÉTAL
L (INTERNA
ATIONAL CENTRE
E
FOR CAVE ART)
Mr
M Guillaumee COLOMBO
O, director
g.colombo@
@semitour.co
om
w
www.projet-laascaux.com
30
 TOURIST
T
TIC SITES
S
co
ontact@pole--prehistoire.ccom
www
w.pole-prehisttoire.com
NAT
TIONAL MUS
SEUM OF PREHISTORY
Tuckked into thee cliff overlo
ooking the Vézère Vall ey, near thee main centtres of Paleoolithic cave painting, this
museum holds aan outstandinng collection
n of objects from the mo
ost prestigio
ous prehistorric sites in th
he Dordognee,
that were occuppied by mankkind 400-500
0,000 years aago : the Combarelles an
nd Fond de G
Gaume cavess, the Poisso
on
a Micoque, La Ferrasie, the shelters at Moustier and Laugeriie-Haute…
sheltter, the prehhistoric site at
Arch
haeological ccollections thhat are uniqu
ue in the wo rld. Open all year round.
reservation.preehistoire@cuulture.gouv.fr
www
w.musee-preh
histoire-eyzies.fr
LAS
SCAUX
Lasccaux’s cave, ffound in 19440, is a marvvel of prehisstoric art. Th
he facsimile is located 2000 metres aw
way from thhe
original grotto. T
The two repproduced galleries host thhe major parrt of Lascaux
x’s paintings. The tour is coupled witth
the prehistoric aart center off the Thot in Thonac.
SEMITOUR
E
co
ontact@semittour.com
www
w.semitour.co
om
www
w.les-grands-ssites-du-periggord.com
COM
MBARELLES
Thiss site accomm
modates aro
ound 800 pain
ntings on a 3300 metres gallery.
g
Horses, lions, bisoons, rhinoce
eros as well as
a
48 human
h
beingss are drawn. They dated from 12,0000 to 10,000 BC.
B The acce
ess is restriccted by appointment onlyy.
fontdegaume@
@monuments-nationaux.fr
http:///eyzies.monu
uments-nationaux.fr
FON
NT DE GAUM
ME
Lastt publicly acccessible cave with polychrome paintinngs : bison; horses,
h
mammoths, reinddeer. Open all
a year rounnd
on reservation.
r
fontdegaume@
@monuments-nationaux.fr
http:///eyzies.monu
uments-nationaux.fr
ABR
RI PATAUD
Arch
haeological ddigs have reevealed that there weree more than
n forty encam
mpments thhere between 35,000 annd
20,0
000 years ago
o covering the
t Aurignacian, Gravetttian and Solu
utrean period
ds. Open all year round,, every day in
i
seasson.
paataud@mnhn.fr
www
w.mnhn.fr
LA ROQUE SAIN
NT CHRISTO
OPHE
Inhaabited for 555,000 years, it is a large cliff face of 900 metres high which consists of 5 levels. It dominates
d
thhe
Vézèère valley. N
Numerous civvilisations, frrom prehisto
oric times to the medieval times livedd in its 100 rock shelterrs.
The phenomenaal rock layeers were able to housee up to 1,00
00 men at a time. Herre you can discover ouur
anceestors' habittats, traces of
o their too
ols, their wo
ork, their arrt and culturre. This imm
mense naturral fortress, a
trogglodyte fort aand city playyed the partt of rampartss against thee Norman in
nvasions, makking anotherr of the manny
won
nders of the V
Vézère valley.
co
ontact@roque-st-christopphe.com
www
w.roque-st-ch
hristophe.com
m
31
D ORDOGNE - P REHISTORIC C AVES IN THE V ÉZÈRE V ALLEY
THE
E PREHISTOR
RY WELCOM
ME CENTER
With its numero
ous prehisto
oric sites ope
en to the puublic, the” Pô
ôle Internatio
onal de Préhhistoire” inviites scientistts,
ourists alike to
t participate in this greaat quest for human origiins. A 300 m
m² space is de
evoted to thhe
amateurs and to
pressentation of tthe prehisto
ory of the Ve
ezere Valley. It includes a large 3D model
m
of the region localiizing all of thhe
preh
historic sites. Films projeected on a biig screen preesents the different species of humann ancestors, their ways of
o
life and their nnatural envirronments. The
T ensembl e is compleeted by info
ormation staations and touch-screen
t
ns
availlable to the vvisitors.
THE
T
GOUFFR
RE DE PROUM
MEYSSAC PA
ARK (THE PA
ARK HAS A TOURISM
O
AND
D DISABILITY
Y LABEL)
Known
K
as thhe "Crystal Cathedral",
C
Proumeyssac
P
c is the largeest developed cave in Péérigord todaay. Access to
o this
huge
h
undergground vault whose walls are adornned with very tightly paacked and exxceptionally beautiful crrystal
formations
f
iss via a tunneel. You can also
a be loweered down into the cave
e in a rotatinng basket (11 people), which
w
offers
o
360° ppanoramic views of the formations.
f
T
This year, th
he park has a new play aand learn are
ea and a musseum
space.
s
proumeyssaac@perigord
d.com
w
www.gouffre-proumeyssacc.com
TOURIST
T
OFF
FICE OF LASC
CAUX-DORD
DOGNE, VALL
LÉE VÉZÈRE
Mrs
M Myriam GABIOLE, marketing
m
maanager
direction@
@lascaux-dord
dogne.com
D ORDOGNE - P ÉRIGORD - ACCOMODATIONS

m
myriam@lascaux-dordoggne.com
w
www.lascaux-dordogne.com
ACC
COMMO
ODATION
NS
HÔTEL LES GLYCINES & SPA 4*
26 rooms including 8 suuites and 3 eccolodges; “Chââteaux
& Hôtels Collection” cosy hotel.
Les-Eyziess-de-Tayac
Mr Pascaal LOMBARD
D, director
glycines.dordogne@
@wanadoo.fr
ordogne.com
m
www.lees-glycines-do
LE VIEUX LOGIS
S 4*
23 rooms
r
includingg 9 suites, “Reelais & Châteaaux”, 15 kms
southhwest of les Eyyzies. 1 Micheelin star restauurant.
Trém
molat, 22 kms from Les-Eyziies-de-Tayac.
Mr Bernard
B
GIRA
AUDEL, direcctor
vieeuxlogis@rellaischateaux.ccom
ww
ww.vieux-loggis.com
HÔTEL D
DU CENTENA
AIRE 3*
21 rooms including 9 suuites,” Relais et
e Châteaux”
Les-Eyziess-de-Tayac
Mr BELLIIARD, directo
or
hotel.centenaire@w
wanadoo.fr
www.hhotelducentennaire.fr
HÔT
TEL LE LASC
CAUX 3*
10 rooms
r
Monntignac, 25 km
ms from Les Eyyzies-de-Tayacc.
Mr Jean GRENVILLE, directorr
otel.lascaux@
@gmail.com
ho
ww
ww.hotel-lasccaux.jimdo.coom
HOSTELLLERIE LA ROSERAIE
O
3*
14 rooms
Montignacc, 25 kms from
m Les Eyzies-dde-Tayac.
Mrs Katiaa GUEDJ, dirrector
hotelro
oseraie@wannadoo.fr
www.laaroseraie-hottel.com
LE MOULIN DE MITOU 3*
17 rooms;
r
“Relais du Silence”
Auriaac-Du-Perigord
d, 31 km from
m Les Eyzies.
Mrs & Mr BEGUE
moulindemito
ou@hotmail..fr
lem
ww
ww.hotel-lem
moulindemitoou.com
HÔTEL D
DE LA FERME
E LAMY 3*
12 rooms;; “Charme Hootel, Hôtelleriee familiale, Rellais du
Silence”
Meyrals, 7 kms from Lees Eyzies-de-T
Tayac
Mr Micheel BEYER, dirrector
contactt@ferme-lam
my.com
www.feerme-lamy.co
om
LIVE
E THE CHÂTEAU LIFE WH
HILE PERCHE
ED IN THE
TREES
CAMPING LE PARAD
DIS 5*
200 pitches of at least 100 m² each. At Le Paradiss, Ellen
and Gé haave thought off everything too make sure yoou
have an uunforgettable holiday!
h
All thiss, in a park th at
respects tthe environmennt and that is embellished w
with
p
species.
more thann a hundred plant
Saint-Léonn-Sur-Vézère, 14 kms from Les Eyzies-de--Tayac
Mrs Mr EEllen & Gé KU
USTERS, dire
ector
le-paraadis@perigord.com
www.lee-paradis.fr
CAM
MPING SAINT
T AVIT LOIS
SIRS 5*
Two new additionss are the "Luxxury Safari" tennts (35 m²)
and the "Madras" cottages (3 bbedrooms + livving room).
Theyy complement the already w
wide range of
accoommodation, which
w
includes 3 star serviceed apartments,,
woodden chalets an
nd a gîte in a ttypical Perigouurdine house.
Saintt-Avit-De-Viala
ard, 16 kms fro
rom Les-Eyziess-de-Tayac
Nico
olas LEGER, director
d
co
ontact@saint-avit-loisirs.coom
ww
ww.saint-avitt-loisirs.com
32
Direcctly inspired byy the buildingss of Monbazilllac, Milandes
and Hautefort, thee Puybeton esttate features five
f châteaux
in Nojals-et-Clotte, built using larrch wood and pin Douglas
p of the
in the grounds of a medieval casstle, of which part
moat is still visible..
Mr Rémy
R
BECHE
EREL, remi.beecherel@gmaail.com
co
ontact@chate
eauxdanslesarrbres.fr
ww
ww.chateaux
xdanslesarbrees.fr
V ILLA
AGES AND
MEDIE
EVAL CAST
TLES
There are manyy of them inn Aquitaine, particularly in the Dordogne – it is said that Périgord is the land of a
usand and onne castles - and
a they havve lived thro
ough the cen
nturies; their stone tells yyou all about the region's
thou
histo
ory, upheavaals and anecd
dotes.
From
m the Périgo
ord to the Baasque Counttry, Aquitainee is dotted with
w villages with
w remarkkable architeccture that arre
well worth a vissit. Awarded
d the "Loveliest Villages iin France" laabel, they are characterissed by at leaast two listeed
sitess or monumeents.
SARLAT
T AND THE DOR
RDOGNE VALLEY
Y
SAR
RLAT-LA-CAN
NEDA
67km
m south-eastt of Périgueuux, north of the Dordognne valley and
d east of the Vézère valleey, Sarlat la Canéda
C
is onne
of the jewels of Périgord Noir.
N
Visitingg the town lets you seee almost a thousand yeears of arch
hitecture witth
bled streets, grey slate ro
oofs and warm, white Péérigord stonee. From the Middle Agess and the Renaissance, thhe
cobb
city has preserveed an outstaanding monumental herittage which haas been subject to exem
mplary restorration. Due to
t
the density and consistency of its old buildings, Sarllat has achieeved an outstanding placce in Europe. Explore this
auth
hentic settingg on foot: Thhe cathedral,, the chapel of the White Penitents, the Lantern of the dead, the Présidiaal
courrt, the Gisso
on, Maleville, Plamom hottel and the M
Maison de la Boétie.
Sarlaat’s famous food (foie gras,
g
ceps, Saarlat potato es…) invite you to gath
her round itts tables. It surprises annd
charrms you thro
oughout the seasons with
h the diversiity of its events and colo
ours: Its foie gras and tru
uffle market in
i
wintter, Christmaas market, night-time eve
ents in summ
mer and man
ny other even
nts throughoout the year.
SAR
RLAT TOURIS
ST OFFICE
Mrs Katia VEYREET, leisure maarketing manager
k.vveyret@sarlaat-tourisme.com
www
w.sarlat-tourissme.com
CASTLE
ES AND FORTRES
F
SSES
CHÂ
ÂTEAU DE BEYNAC
In addition to itts food and its prehisto
oric sites, Péérigord Noirr is renowne
ed for its m
many château
ux. About teen
kilom
metres from
m Sarlat stands one of th
he prettiest and very well
w preserve
ed, stronghollds in the re
egion, Beynaac
châtteau. Perched on a rock peak, it tow
wers over thhe Dordognee river and the houses w
with slate roofs and whitte
facad
des in Beynaac-et-Cazenaas, one of the
e prettiest vi llages in Fran
nce.
Durring your visit, you are to
old the storyy of this fortrress built by Adhémar de
e Beynac in tthe 12th centtury, includinng
famo
ous characteers such as Aliénor
A
d’Aqu
uitaine, Richaard the Lionheart and evven Simon dee Montfort. From the to
op
of the tower in Beynac chââteau, admire the lovelyy landscape below
b
with another of tthe châteaux
x in Périgorrd
Noir, Castelnaudd, on the othher side of th
he Dordognee.
www
w.beynac-en-p
perigord.com
CHÂ
ÂTEAU DE BIRON
Within the bounndaries of Péérigord Pourrpre and Ageenais, Biron château
c
look
ks over the llarge neighbo
ouring forestts
from
m its promo
ontory, 7kmss South of the bastide of Monpaziier. It is now a Historiical Monume
ent. Begin by
b
adm
miring the keeep, which waatched over the
t border w
with Agenaiss in the Middle Ages whicch was then under Englissh
rule. Then explo
ore the build
dings built du
uring the Rennaissance, th
he mullion windows and their slim tu
urrets and thhe
two-storey chappel. The maiin attraction of the visitt is undoubtedly the imp
pressive, 22 metre long,, 18th centurry
vaultted kitchen. The well-preserved Biro
on château h as been used
d as a settingg for several films.
co
ontact@semittour.com
www
w.semitour.co
om/site-tourisstique/chateaau-de-biron
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D ORDOGNE - P ÉRIGORD - V ILLAGES AND MIEDEVAL C ASTLES
The following caastles are onnes not to be
b missed annd are exam
mples of the architecturee of the Middle Ages, thhe
Renaissance and
d the spirit off the 18th and
d 19th centurries.
CHÂTEAU DE BOURDEILLLES
Whether
W
youu arrive in Bourdeilles
B
frrom Brantôm
me or Ribéraac, you are greeted by thhe sight of th
he powerful keep
of
o the Bourddeilles châteaau, which ovverhangs the Dronne in Périgord Verrt. As you appproach, you
u will noticee that
this
t octagonaal building, 35
3 metres hiigh, towers over a seco
ond Renaissance building.. Led by you
ur guide, eveen at
night
n
during tthe summer,, go back in time
t
and imaagine life in the
t 14th century and thenn in the 16th century…
D ORDOGNE - P ÉRIGORD - V ILLAGES AND MIEDEVAL C ASTLES
contact@seemitour.com
w
www.semitour.com/site-to
ouristique/chaateau-de-bourdeilles
CHÂTEAU LE
ES MILANDE
ES
Located
L
in thhe town of Castelnaud-la
C
a-Chapellle, o
on the left baank of the Dordogne,
D
Miilandes châte
eau is particuularly
known
k
for having belongged to Josephine Baker. With an aud
dio system in
n the backgrround which combines music
m
and
a history, yyour visit fo
ollows in the footsteps o
of Josephine Baker. From
m the main loounge with itts huge firepplace,
to
t the modeern bathroo
oms, through
h the diningg rooms and the kitchen, a permaanent exhibition tracingg the
extraordinary
e
y destiny off a young girrl from Misssouri who became a star of Paris reevues. See her
h show ouutfits,
including thee famous bannana belt wo
orn at the FFolies Bergèrres. Then he
ead into thee gardens forr a birds of prey
show.
s
josephin-less-milandes@w
wanadoo.fr
w
www.milandess.com
CHÂTEAU DE CASTELNA
AUD
Listed
L
as a H
Historical Mo
onument in 1966, Castel naud castle overlooks th
he Dordognee valley and has a great view
over
o
the châtteau and villaage of Beynaac to the norrth and the hanging
h
garde
ens of Marquueyssac oppo
osite in the curve
c
of
o the river. Owned by the
t Rossillon
n family, thee château built from the 12th to the 15th centuries has had three
t
major
m
renovaation works which now make
m
it one of the most visited sites in Périgord Noir.
Completely
C
ddevoted to the
t art of war
w in the M iddle Ages, this fortified
d castle is a children’s drream come true:
Powerful
P
keeep, machicolation, reconstructions o
of large-scalee war missile
es and a sign ificant collecction of weaapons
and
a armour iin the Museuum of War in
n the Middlee Ages.
chateau@castelnaud.com
m
w
www.castelnaud.com
CHÂTEAU DE HAUTEFORT
30kms
3
Northh of Montignnac and Lascaux cave, in the 17th cen
ntury, the me
edieval fortrress of Bertrand de Bornn was
converted
c
into a holiday home, comb
bining medieeval defencess with a classsic main buillding. Admire
e the long faacade
framed
f
by ro
ound towerrs, walk under the arch es of the sttreet-level gallery and ssee the decaadently furniished
reception
r
ro
ooms: The lo
ounge decorrated with FFlemish period tapestrie
es, the largee reception room with huge
fireplaces
f
annd even thee Gentleman
n’s bedroom
m with its canopy
c
bed. On Wednnesday evenings in sum
mmer,
dramatisation
d
ns in period costume re--enact the deestiny of the Marquis of Hautefort
H
annd his family.
contact@chhateau-hauteefort.com
w
www.chateau--hautefort.com
CHÂTEAU DE MONBAZILLLAC
Perched
P
on a hill overloo
oking the Do
ordogne valleey, Monbazillac Château is a must-seee on the Bergerac wine trail.
Property
P
of M
Monbazillac cellar since 1960, this 166th century building
b
has unique
u
and ooriginal architecture, a mix
m of
defence
d
systems, with itts allure and
d moats, andd Renaissancce style, with bay windoows.The patth leading to
o the
château
c
givess you the best view of th
he building a nd its terracces with a wiide panoram
ma over a seaa of vineyard
ds. At
the
t end of yo
our route, ennjoy a Monbaazillac wine-ttasting sessio
on.
monbazillacc@chateau-m
monbazillac.co
om
w
www.chateau--monbazillac.com
CHATEAU DE LOSSE AND GARDENS
Losse
L
castle dominates thhe Vézère vaalley which iss still known
n as the Valle
ey of Man. Suurrounded byy walls lined with
a deep moatt, the medievval fortress which
w
was b uilt straight out of the river,
r
was reeplaced in 15
576 by a pleaasure
palace.
p
The ccastle is a claassified historrical monum
ment and the gardens are classified as "Jardin Rem
marquable".
chateaudelo
osse24@yaho
oo.fr
w
www.chateaud
delosse.com
BRANTÔME
The
T Dronne river circless Brantôme with its cleaar waters. The
T town dates back to Charlemagn
ne who is said to
have
h
come and found thee famous abb
bey in 769 to
o place theree Saint Hilairre’s relics. Yoou should alsso tour the town
t
at
a night, wheen lights inflam
me the riverr and monum
ments of thatt “Venice in Périgord”.
P
contact@perigord-dronnne-belle.fr
w
www.perigord
d-dronne-bellle.fr
34
LA ROQUE-GAG
GEAC
C LASSIFIED AS
A “MOST BEAUTIFUL VIL
LLAGE OF FRANCE
R
”
Nestled at the bbottom of higgh cliffs in a curve
c
in the Dordogne, La
L Roque-Gaageac is one of the pretttiest villages in
i
Fran
nce. Its prettty rows of houses
h
facingg the river d ate back to the Middle Ages
A
and thee Renaissancce, like Tard
de
Man
nor which still stands out. They show
w the imporrtance of inccome from fishing
f
and innland water shipping unttil
the early 20th century. It is
i still possible to explo
ore the villaage by river with a tou rist cruise on
o a barge, a
traditional flat-bo
ottomed boaat.
DOM
MME
C LASSIFIED AS
A “MOST BEAUTIFUL VIL
LLAGE OF FRANCE
R
”
14km
ms south off Sarlat, overrlooking the Dordogne, Domme is one of the prettiest
p
villaages in Fran
nce. A bastid
de
established in 12281 by King Philip the Hardy
H
to conntain the En
nglish advance, the villagee is part of the trapezoiid
pe which folllows the co
ontours of the
t summit of the hill surrounded by cliffs. It has a rich medieval annd
shap
Renaissance herritage.
do
omme-tourism
me@wanado
oo.fr
www
w.tourisme-do
omme.com
CLA
ASSIFIED A
AS “MOST BEAUTIFU
B
UL VILLAGE
E OF FRAN
NCE” :
Belvvès
www.perigordnoir-valleedordognne.com
Beyynac-et-Cazeenac
Casstelnaud-la-C
Chapelle
Lim
meuil
www.limeu
uil-en-perigorrd.com
Monpazier
www.payys-des-bastidees.com
Sainnt-Amand-dee-Coly
Sainnt-Jean-de-Côle
Sainnt-Léon-sur-V
Vézère
www.saintt-leon-sur-veezere.fr
35
D ORDOGNE - P ÉRIGORD - V ILLAGES AND MIEDEVAL C ASTLES
Likee many places in Périgord
d Noir, La Roque-Gagea
R
ac has been inhabited sin
nce the Prehhistoric era and
a has a lonng
histo
ory, with ruins of troglod
dyte forts (w
which can be visited) and the ruins of Évêques Chhâteau in Sarlat.
to
ourisme@cc-pperigord-noirr.fr
www
w.cc-perigord-noir.fr
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MODATIIONS
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SARLAT A
AND NEAR
RBY
HÔTEL CLLOS LA BOËT
TIE 5*
11 rooms inncluding 3 suittes, an old fam
mily mansion fr
from
the 19th C. iin Sarlat; “Chââteaux & Hôteels Collection””.
Mr Jean-Maarc LARDY, director
d
hotel@ccloslaboetie-sarlat.com
www.clo
oslaboetie-sarrlat.com
PLAZ
ZA MADELEIINE ET SPA 4
4*
39 roooms
Mrs & Mr FLORE
ENTIN, directtors
contact@plaza--madeleine.coom
ww
ww.hoteldelamadeleine-saarlat.com
HÔTEL DE
E SELVES 4*
40 rooms - Châteaux & Hôtels
H
Collectiion
Mr DUCAT
TEL, directorr
hotel@selves-sarlat.com
www.selvves-sarlat.com
m
RELA
AIS DE MOUSSIDIÈRE 4*
35 roooms includingg 4 suites
Mr DUCOURET,
D
, director
contact@hotel-moussidieree.com
ww
ww.hotel-moussidiere.com
m
HOTEL RE
ESTAURANT LA HOIRIE 3*
19 rooms, ttotally renovateed in 2015
Mrs Catherine MALEVILLE, directorr
jeanmarcclardy@gmaill.com
www.lahoirie.com
LUXURY HOLIDA
AY RENTALS IN SARLAT
LE DOMAIINE DE ROCH
HEBOIS 4*
40 rooms inncluding 2 suittes in 3 differeent buildings ,
“Châteaux & Hôtels Colleection”,
Vitrac - 6 km
ms from Sarlaat.
Mr Louis V
VAN DE WALLE, directorr
info@rochebois.com
www.rocchebois.com
MAN
NOIR D’HAUTEGENTE 4**
16 roooms - “Châteeaux & Hôtels Collection”in an elegant
manssion from the 13th century.
Coly-en-Périgord- 20 kms from SSarlat.
Mr Patrick
P
HAME
ELIN, directoor
ho
otel@manoir--hautegente.ccom
ww
ww.manoir-haautegente.co m
DOMAINE DU CHÂTEA
AU DE MONR
RECOUR 3*
21 rooms
Saint-Vincennt-de-Cosse - 12
1 kms from Sarlat.
S
contact@
@monrecourr.com
www.mo
onrecour.com
m
HÔT
TEL CLÉMENT V 3*
10 roooms
Belvees, 35 kms of Sarlat.
Mrs Muriel FISCH
HER, directorr
ent5.com
contact@cleme
ww
ww.clement5.com
HÔTEL LA VILLA ROM
MAINE 3*
17 rooms; C
Châteaux & Hôtels
H
Collectioon
Carsac-Aillac, 10 kms from
m Sarlat.
Mr VACELLET, Mrs VELUT, directors
contact@
@lavillaromaine.com
www.lavillaromaine.co
om
HÔT
TEL-RESTAUR
RANT LA BE
ELLE ETOILE 3*
15 roooms
La Rooque-Gageac, 10 kms from Sarlat.
Mr Régis
R
ONGAR
RO, directorr
ho
otel.belle-etoile@wanadooo.fr
ww
ww.belleetoile.fr
Holidday rentals in the
t black Periggord
Mr Philippe
P
LECE
ERF, managerr
sarrlat.travel@gmail.com
htttp://sarlat.travvel
PERILOC FRENCH TOU
URS
Holiday Renntal Accomodaation - Bed & Breakfast
B
in
Dordogne - Périgord Noir.. Small group and private toour in
France
contact@
@periloc.com
m
www.perriloc.com
36
P ÉRIG
GUEUX
X
AND
D NEA
ARBY
PÉR
RIGUEUX TO
OURISM OFF
FICE
Mrs Magali MA
ANIÈRE, sales manager
service.receptiff@perigueuxx.fr
www
w.tourisme-peerigueux.fr
 HERITAG
H
GE SITES IN THE MAJOR
M
C
CITIES
PÉR
RIGUEUX, SA
AINT-FRONT CATHEDRA
AL
Saintt Front catheedral is a UN
NESCO classsified site on the way to Santiago de Compostelaa
It is composed o
of two strucctures : the “old church““ from the 8th and 9th ce
enturies, andd the 12th ce
entury churcch
h cupolas, whhich was alm
most entirely reconstructeed in the neo
o-Romanesque style.
with
to
ourisme@perrigueux.fr
www
w.tourisme-peerigueux.fr
VESUNNA - THE
E GALLO-ROMAN
O
MUSEU
UM IN PÉRIG
GUEUX
Disccovered in 11959 in the Gallo-Romaan district o
of Périgueux,, the Villa Vesunna
V
conntains perfectly preserveed
remains of its reesidential ro
ooms set aro
ound its centtral courtyarrd. It was this magnificennt structure that inspireed
the famous
f
architect Jean No
ouvel in a fab
bulous museeographic pro
oject.
veesunna@periggueux.fr
www
w.perigueux-vvesunna.fr
37
D ORDOGNE - P ÉRIGUEUX AND N EARBY
a the Périgo
ord Museum
m of Art and Archaeologgy
Creaated 2000 yyears ago, Péérigueux is a land of histtory : stop at
with
h prehistoricc artefacts which
w
will tak
ke you back to the origins of human
nity. Go backk to the sple
endour of thhe
Museum, deesigned by th
era of the Romaan Empire inn Vesunna Gallo-Roman
G
he architect Jean Nouvel. Imagine thhe
h century meedieval wall, with only Mataguerre
M
T
Tower remaining, wande
er around thhe Renaissance town witth
15th
prettty private m
mansions. And
d enjoy Périggord cuisinee in restauran
nts with terrraces openinng onto the town
t
squares,
the Mimos Festival at the staart of Augusst and the N ew Orleans Music Festivval, a tributee to the nativve of the areea
o established the French quarter in New
N Orleanss, Louisiana (USA)
who
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COMMO
ODATION
NS
HÔTEL MERCURE PÉRIGUEUX
É
CENTRE 4*
66 rooms including 4 suuites
Périgueuxx
Mrs Céciilia JANNEAU
U, director
h6237@
@accor.com
www.m
mercure.com
CHÂTEAU
H
DES
S REYNATS 4
4*
50 rooms including 5 suites - 1 Michelin star restaurant
Chaancelade, 6 km
ms west of Pérrigueux.
Mrr DESPREZ, director
d
contact@cha
c
teau-hotel-peerigord.com
www.chateau
w
-hotel-perigoord.com
HÔTEL LE MOULIN DE
D L'ABBAY
YE 4*
20 rooms “Relais & Châteaux”
Brantômee, 26 kms from
m Périgueux.
Mrs Valérie GAUTHEEROT, Directtor
m
reservaation@moulin-abbaye.com
www.m
moulinabbayee.com
LE MOULIN DE
E VIGONAC 4
4*
10 rooms
Braantôme , 26 km
ms from Périggueux.
Mrr ALEXELINE
E, director
contact@mo
c
ulindevigonacc.com
www.moulind
w
devigonac.com
m
LE MOULIN DU ROC
C 4*
15 rooms,, 1 apartmentt - « châteaux et hotels colleection »,
1 Michelinn star restauraant.
Champaggnac-de-Belair, 34 kms from Périgueux.
Mrs Shirley CRUZ, manager
moulinduroc.com
info@m
www.m
moulinduroc.ccom
CHÂTEAU
H
-HÔTEL
Ô
"LE MA
AS DE MONTET" 4*
10 rooms, “Châteaux & Hôtelsls Collection”.
Pettit-Bersac 48 kms
k from Périggueux.
Mrrs Lise DANE
EELS, directorr
leemasdemontet@gmail.co m
www.lemasde
w
emontet.fr
HÔTEL LE CHÂTEAU
U DE LALANDE 4*
17 rooms,, “Châteaux & Hôtels Collection”.
Annesse-eet-Beaulieu 15 kms from Pérrigueux.
Mrs STAEBELL, directtor
erigord.com
reservaation@chateaau-lalande-pe
www.cchateau-laland
de-perigord.com
HOSTELLERIE
O
L'IMAGINAIR
RE 4*
7 rooms includingg 1 suite,
Terrrasson-Lavilled
dieu, 55 kms ffrom Périgueuux.
contact@l-im
c
maginaire.fr
www.l-imagin
w
aire.fr
LES JARD
DINS DE BRA
ANTÔME 3*
7 rooms
m Périgueux.
Brantômee, 26 kms from
Mrs Floreence DUPUY
Y, director
lesjardiinsdebrantom
me@gmail.com
www.leesjardinsdebrrantome.com
INT
TER HÔTEL LE MOULIN ROUGE 3*
63 rooms; 1 Michelin star resttaurant
dieu, 55 kms ffrom Périgueuux.
Terrrasson-Lavilled
Mrr Jean-Jacquess DARCISSAC
C, director
contact@hot
c
el-dordogne--perigord.com
m
www.hotel-do
w
ordogne-periigord.com
AUBERG
GE DE LA TRU
UFFE 3*
20 rooms
Sorges, 20
0 kms from Péérigueux.
Mr Mrs NOTTELET, directors
contactt@auberge-d
de-la-truffe.co
om
www.aauberge-de-la-truffe.com
CASTEL
A
PEYSS
SARD
4 rooms, Spa and
d restaurant
Pérrigueux
contact@caste
c
elpeyssard.com
m
http://www.cas
h
stelpeyssard.ccom
38
B ERG ERAC VINE YARD
DS
AND
D NEA
ARBY
VISIT WIN
NE CHAT
TEAUX AND
A
VINEYARDS
S IN
Berge
erac, Pé
écharma
ant, Mo
onbazilla
ac, Sausssignac
TOU
URIST OFFIC
CE OF BERGE
ERAC
prromotion@beergerac-tourisme.com
www
w.bergerac-to
ourisme.com
CON
NSEIL INTER
RPROFESSION
NNEL DES VINS DE BERG
GERAC (CIVR
RB)
« Laa Route des V
Vins de Berggerac » - map
p dedicated tto wine châtteaux to visitt
civvrb.poletouristique@vins--bergerac.fr
DOR
RDOGNE TO
OURIST BOAR
RD
co
ontact@dordogne-perigorrd-tourisme.ffr
www
w.vins-bergeraac.fr
www
w.dordogne-p
perigord-tourrisme.fr
MAIISON DES VIN
NS DE MONB
BAZILLAC
Win
nemaking of M
Monbazillac and Bergerac appellationn is made by the Maison des Vins. Freee tastings.
mttv.mbz@orannge.fr
http:///maisondesvvins-monbazillac.jimdo.com
m
39
D ORDOGNE - P ÉRIGORD - B ERGERAC VINEYARS AND NEARBY
t
itself makes
m
referennce to water and drew its wealth frrom the river. In the 18tth
Berggerac: the naame of the town
and 19th centurries, the tow
wn was an im
mportant riveer shipping port
p
on the route
r
of the “gabares”, the
t large, flattbotttomed bargees that ferried goods betw
ween the Maassif Centrall region and Bordeaux. Inn Bergerac, barrels of thhe
winee produced on the surrrounding slo
opes were lo
oaded: the wines
w
of Bergerac, Péchharmant and
d Monbazillacc.
Than
nks to the reestoration of
o the old tow
wn, built aro
ound the port, you can take
t
a pleasaant stroll thrrough squarees
such
h as the Place de Myrpe where the statue
s
of Cyrrano de Bergerac standss, or betweeen the magnifficent timberrfron
nted houses. On Wednessdays and Saaturdays, aro
ound the Sain
nt Jacques Church,
C
a ressting point fo
or pilgrims on
o
the way
w to Santiago de Com
mpostella, a market
m
full off local colourr is held.
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AU DES VIGIE
ERS & COUNTRY CLUB 4 *
87 rooms including 11 suites; “Golf & Country Clubbs “,
1 Michelinn star restauraant.
Monestierr, 20 km from
m Bergerac.
Mrs Léonnie BIASOTT
TO; sales man
nager
leonie@
@vigiers.com
m
www.vvigiers.com
LA CHARTREU
USE DU BIGN
NAC 4*
12 rooms including 2 suites, “CChâteaux & Hôtels
H
Colllection, Relais du Silence”
Saint Nexans, 9 kms from Berg
rgerac.
Mrrs Brigitte VIA
ARGUES, ow
wner
info@abignac.com
www.abignac.
w
.com
CHÂTEA
AU LES MERL
LES 4*
15 rooms including 2 suuites
Mouleydieer, 10 kms froom Bergerac.
HÔTEL
Ô
DE BOR
RDEAUX 3*
40 rooms
Berrgerac
Mrr Jean-Philippe
e MANANT, director
contact@hot
c
m
el-bordeaux--bergerac.com
www.hotel-bo
w
ordeaux-berggerac.com
info@lesmerles.com
m
www.leesmerles.com
LA MÉTA
AIRIE 4*
9 rooms, “Châteaux & Hôtels Collecttion, Châteauxx
Demeuress de Tradition et Grandes Ettapes des Vignnobles,
Relais du Silence”
Mauzac-eet-Grand-Castaang, 30 kms from
fr Bergerac
Mr Charlles BERTSCH
HY, director.
info@la-metairie.co
om
www.laa-metairie.com
HÔTEL
Ô
EDWARD 1ER 3*
12 rooms; “Châteaux & Hôtelsls Collection”
Moonpazier, 45 kms
k from Berggerac
Mrr & Mrs Arjan
n et Marije CA
APELLE, dire
ectors
info@hoteled
dward1er.com
m
www.hoteled
w
ward1er.com
m
LA GENT
THILLOMMIÈ
ÈRE
4 rooms, “Châteaux & Hôtels Collecttion”, 1 Micheelin star restauurant.
Sainte-Sabbine-Born, 32 kms from Berrgerac.
Mrs.Mr A
Anne et Vinceent LUCAS
accueil@genthillom
mmiere-etince
elles.com
www.genttilhommiere--etincelles.com
m

WIN
NE TOUR
RS
VINE STOCK
K RENTAL AT
T DOMAINE LA QUEYSSIE
E IN SAUSSIG
GNAC
Tour
T
and tassting session with 3 bottlles of wine aand the rentaal of 6, 12, 18 or 24 vinee stocks. Bed
d & Breakfastt and
dinner.
d
contact@m
monvignoble.ffr
w
www.monvign
noble.fr
THE
T
HOUSE O
OF WINES IN
N BERGERAC
C
Training
T
sesssions for tastting, food and
d wine pairinng.
Wine
W lovers school : 4 seessions of 2 hours each ((French/English)
contact@dordogne-perrigord-tourism
me.fr
w
www.vins-berrgerac.fr
WINEMAKER
R FOR A DAY
Y AT CHÂTEA
AU HAUT GA
ARRIGUE - FE
EELY
On
O an organnic-farmed, biodynamic vineyard, C
Caroline Feeely, a WSET
T* accreditedd trainer an
nd winemakeer at
Château
C
Hauut Garrigue near
n
the ren
nowned Châtteau Monbazzillac, is offerring the “Wiinemaker forr a day” package,
including a w
wine tasting course, luncch and the ccreation of a unique ble
end of wine. (French/Engglish) *Winee and
Spirit
S
Education Trust
caro@terroir
c
rfeely.com
w
www.terroirfeeely.com
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 GARDEN
G
NS
LES JARDINSS DU MANOIR D'EYRIGNA
AC
PPérigord No
oir, north-easst of Sarlat, the Manoir d’Eyrignac gardens
g
are oone of the best
b
examplees
ttopiary art and
a other French style garden trad
ditions. Listed as Historiic Monumen
nt, they werre
ddesigned in the
t 17th and 18th centurries and conttinue to deligght visitors to
today.
In
of
co
ontact@eyriggnac.com
www
w.eyrignac.com
m
LES JARDINSS DE L'IMAGINAIRE
C
Created in 1996, the Jarrdins de l'Imaaginaire, labeelled a "Remarkable Gard
rden" and ovverlooking thhe
V
Vézère, offerr a lovely trrip in Périgorrd Noir. The Franco-Am
merican Kathhryn Gustafsson, a famouus
landscape arrchitect, succcessfully inntegrated veery contemporary archhitectural lin
nes into thhe
Périggord landscaape, illustrating a dialogue
e between M
Man and Natu
ure.
im
maginaire@ville-terrasson.com
www
w.jardins-imagginaire.com
ch
hateaudelossee24@yahoo.ffr
www
w.chateaudelo
osse.com
JARDINS DE MARQUEYSS
SAC
T
Today, Marqqueyssac is th
he most visitted garden in
n Périgord. 9km
9
from Saarlat, imagine
e 150 000 feeet
of
pperfectly shaaped boxwo
oods, plantedd in the 19tth century on
o a rocky outcrop ove
erlooking thhe
D
Dordogne Valley.
V
Happily lose yourrself in the kilometres
k
of
o winding paaths, on the
e sides of thhe
cliffss or on the pplateau, in thhe undergrow
wth or bordeered by Med
diterranean vegetation,
v
annd enjoy view
ws across thhe
curvves of the Do
ordogne, on the Roque-G
Gageac and o
over the forttresses of Caastelnaud annd Beynac.
Everry Thursdayy evening in July and August,
A
from 7pm to midnight,
m
200
00 candles illluminate th
he gardens of
o
Marqueyssac, wiith the sound
d of live mussic.
jarrdins@marquueyssac.com
www
w.marqueyssaac.com
LES JARDINS PA
ANORAMIQUES DE LIMEU
UIL
Locaated at the ssite once occcupied by a fortified
f
casttle at the higghest point of
o one of thee ""Most Beaautiful Villagees
of France"", thesse panoramicc gardens ovverlook the cconfluence of
o the Dordogne and Vézzère rivers.
inffo@perigord
d-patrimoine.ccom
www
w.jardins-pano
oramiques-lim
meuil.com
 OTHER
O
« REMAR
RKABLE GARDENS
G
S » IN DO
ORDOGN
NE
JARD
DINS DE LA C
CHARTREUSE
E DE CONTY
Y
Ch
hartreusedecconty@orangge.fr
JARD
DINS DU CHÂ
ÂTEAU DE MONTRÉAL
ch
hateaudemonttreal@hotmaail.com
LE JA
ARDIN DE LA
A DAILLE
- SAINT GE RMAIN DE BE
ELVÈS
www
w.chartreuse-de-conty.com
m
- MUSSIDAN
www
w.best-of-periigord.tm.fr
- FLLORIMONT-GAUMIER
G
www
w.jardinladaillee.net
LES JARDINS D'E
EAU - CARSAC AILLAC
lessjardinsdeau@
@wanadoo.frr
www
w.jardinsdeau..com
LES JARDINS DE L'ALBAREDE
E
- SAINT-CY
YBRANET
jarrdins.albaredee@wanadoo..fr
www
w.jardins-albarrede.com
- EYM
MET
araudel@free.ffr
POU
UTHET
JARD
DIN DE PLAN
NBUISSON - LE BUISSON
N-DE-CADOU
UIN
co
ontact@bambbous-planbuissson.com
www
w.bambous-planbuisson.co
om
PAR
RC ET JARDIN
N DE BUIS DU
U CHÂTEAU DE CAUDON
N - DOMME
caaudon@hotm
mail.com
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D ORDOGNE - P ÉRIGORD - G ARDENS
LES JARDINSS DU CHÂTEA
AU DE LOSS
SE
55km from Montignac
M
and
d Thot – Esppace Cro-magnon, the gardens
g
of LLosse Castle overlook thhe
V
Vézère. Builtt on a terraace and labellled “Remarkable Garde
ens”, they prrovide a beaautiful settingg,
ssurrounding the Renaisssance châteaau since the 16th century. You are completely at leisure to
t
stro
oll around thee gardens annd park and enjoy
e
the exhhibitions orgganised in the
e towers.
PARC DU CH
HÂTEAU DE LA
L BOURLIE
vera@chateeaudelabourlie.com
w
www.chateaud
delabourlie.co
om
JARDINS DU CHÂTEAU DE
D HAUTEFO
ORT - HAUTE
EFORT
contact@chhateau-hauteefort.com
w
www.chateau--hautefort.com
D ORDOGNE - P ÉRIGORD - G ARDENS - COOKERY LESSONS
LES JARDINSS DE CADIOT
T - CARLUX
contact@leesjardinsdecadiot.com

w
www.lesjardin
nsdecadiot.com
CO
OOKERY LESSONS
L
S AND CO
OURSES
ETINCELLES
RESTA
AURANT 1 MICHELIN
I
STA
AR - VINCEN
NT LUCAS
LA GENTILH
HOMMIÈRE
The
T chef Vinncent Lucas, is happy to share his paassion for fin
ne cuisine an
nd offers coooking classess. You will know
k
everything
e
abbout local sppecialities coo
oked in a mo
odern manneer.
accueil@geenthillommierre-etincelles.ccom
w
www.gentilhommiere-etinccelles.com
RESTAURA
ANT 1 MICH
HELIN STAR - ALAIN GARDILLOU
RESTAURANT LE MOULIIN DU ROC
Le
L Moulin duu Roc, hotel 4*
Alain
A
Gardillo
ou, Chef, invvites you into his kitchenn for a simple and adaptted cookery course,... in just a few hours
h
discover
d
a wide range of ideas, techn
niques and tipps on a chossen theme. Faabien, the soommelier willl present yo
ou his
choice
c
of winnes and spiritts to accomp
pany the dishhes which haave been pre
epared.
info@moulinduroc.com
w
www.moulinduroc.com
THE “AUBER
RGE DE LA TRUFFE” COO
OKING CLAS
SSES IN SORG
GES
Auberge
A
de lla Truffe, hottel 3*
Here,
H
the truuffle has become a passio
on ! A passio
on which Pieerre Corre lo
oves to sharre with his ge
ests by preparing
dishes
d
for thhem which have
h
all the rich flavourss of the reggion. The frie
endly atmos phere doesn
n't stop withh the
enjoyment
e
off dinning. "Truffle" and "FFoie Gras" w
weekends aree on offer.
contact@auuberge-de-la--truffe.com
w
www.auberge-de-la-truffe.ccom
CHÂTEAU LE
ES MERLES 4*
4
Hotel
H
4*
Cooking
C
classs with Cheff Bas Holten at Château Les Merles, a 17th centu
ury building with a uniqu
ue contempo
orary
design;
d
all thee rooms are modern, we
elcoming andd comfortable.
La
L Bruyère B
Blanche resttaurant is jusst as invitingg, with its reefined dishess of organic vegetables from
f
the esttate’s
own
o vegetable garden. As for the bisttro, stop forr some food in a relaxed and friendlyy atmosphere
e.
info@lesmeerles.com
w
www.lesmerlees.com
LA TREILLE
In the Dordo
ogne valley near Sarlat, La Treille, hhotel 2*-resttaurant, offers 8 bedroooms and a restaurant
r
w
where
Philippe
P
helpps you discover the thousand and o
one flavours of the Périggord region : foie gras, truffles, walnuts,
duck
d
breast, confits…
hotel@latreeille-perigord
d.com
w
www.latreille--perigord.com
m
42
LES
L
L
LAND
DES
oast: 100 km
ms
Unspoilt beaches, lakes dotted along the co
of sand
dy beaches lying alongsside dunes and
a
the hugge
Landes de Gascogne pine forestt.
A won
nderful destination for llovers of cyycling, surfingg,
windsurfing, sailing,, golf and suurf-casting (aangling in thhe
w
ocean waves).
A distinctive architectural herritage: the tyypical Landees
h a lowere
ed roof facinng west to protect againsst
house has
the ocean wind an
nd rain, an oak structure, and walls
o a mixture of straw andd whitewash..
made of
A famo
ous spirit: Armagnac.
LANDE
ES TOURIST BOARD
contaact@cdt40.co
om
www
w.tourismeland
des.com
LA BASTIDE D’A
ARMAGNAC
Regaarding its ro
ole of fortifieed city, we have inherite d the wholee woven parccels, its mainn square witth its covereed
walkkways destinned for comm
mercial activvity, its admiinistrative ceenter (todayy the town hhall) with itss attributes of
o
pow
wer : a “setier” (a tool forr measuring grains and c ereals) and the
t prison.
co
ontact@touriisme-landesdaarmagnac.fr
www
w.tourisme-landesdarmagn
nac.fr
DES
SPIAU-WLER
RICK MUSEUM
130kkm south o
of Bordeauxx, in Mont-d
de-Marsan, eexplore the only French museum exclusively dedicated to
t
figurrative Frenchh sculpture between 18
880 and 19550. Labelled the “Museu
um of Francce”, the Desspiau Wléricck
Musseum displayys its collections, with over
o
a millio n modern sculptures,
s
around the w
work of two
o artists from
m
Mon
nt-de-Marsann, Charles Despiau and Robert
R
Wlér ick.
musee.despiau..wlerick@mo
ontdemarsan..fr
www
w.tourisme-m
montdemarsan
n.fr
ECO
OMUSÉE DE L’ARMAGNAC
In th
he heart of « bas Armagnnac » the Ch
hâteau Garreeau has the pleasure
p
of in
ntroducing yoou to an exccellent Brand
dy
: Armagnac.
ch
hateau.garreauu@wanadoo.fr
www
w.chateau-garrreau.fr
DOM
MAINE D'OG
GNOAS
The guided visitt begins by lo
ooking at th
he countrysidde, where th
he Midou rivver, used to transport eaux-de-vie.
e
It
then
n continues in the old winery whe
ere the olddest Gasconyy still (1804
4) has pridee of place. Here, led by
b
amb
bassadors of choice, you are an hono
oured guest and, introdu
uced to the tasting sessiion (7 armaggnacs, Floc de
d
Gasccogne and, ffor food loveers, the famo
ous Grands Millésimes chocolates),
c
you
y will reallly get a feel for the spirrit
of Armagnac.
A
do
omaine.ognoaas@wanadoo
o.fr
www
w.domaine-oggnoas.com
LES VIGNERONSS LANDAIS TURSAN-CHA
ALOSSE
In th
he bastide off Geaune, thhe Tursan-Ch
halosse Landdes Wine pro
oducers welcome you evvery Thursday from Aprril
to September, bby appointmeent, for an informal show
wcase of theirr area and th
he culture off the south-w
west.
co
ontact@vigneeronslandais.ccom
www
w.vigneronslaandais.com
TOU
URIST OFFICE OF GABAR
RRET, SAINT-JUSTIN, LA
ABASTIDE-D’A
ARMAGNAC, VILLENEUV
VE DE MARSA
AN
co
ontact@landeesdarmagnac--tourisme.fr
www
w.tourisme-landesdarmagn
nac.fr
43
L ANDES
 TOURIST
T
TIC SITES
S

MU
UST-SEES
S
HOSSEGOR, ONE OF THE
E BEST SURFING SPOT IN
N FRANCE
Hossegor
H
weelcomes every year, stagges of the wo
orld champio
onship of surfing. Arounnd the lake and in the disstrict
of
o the golf, w
we can admire very beaautiful villas o
of the beginning of the 20th centuryy, characteristics of the style
basco-from
b
B
Bearn.
tourisme@
@hossegor.fr
w
www.hossego
or.fr
L’E
L COMUSÉE
E DE LA GRA
ANDE LANDE
E
Get
G on the ttrain in Sabrees to go back in time to the 19th cen
ntury on the airial of Marrquèze. There, resin worker,
miller,
m
cattlem
man(sheep dog),
d
men and women wiill share with
h you their universe.
ecomusee-m
marqueze@pparc-landes-de-gascogne.frr
www.paarc-landes-de--gascogne.fr
BOAT CRUISSE ON THE COURANT D’HUCHET
In 2, 3 or 4 hhours, enjoyy a guided to
our on a “gal upe” ( flat-b
bottomed traaditional boaat) on the Co
ourant d’Huchet,
the
t natural ccuriosity and the overflow
w of the lakee of Léon to
owards the ocean.
o
Togetther with a boatman,
b
expplore
this
t
"Amazonia from thee Landes" particularly
p
rrich in faunaa (200 specie
es of birds, otters, min
nks, grey herons,
cistudes
c
(torttoises) and quantity
q
of fishes) and in flora.
w
www.batelierss-courant-hucchet.fr
LE MUSÉE DE
E LA DAME DE
D BRASSEMPOUY
The
T small villlage of Brasssempouy sittuated in th e Landes arrea, hosts an
n archaeologgical site where the "Lad
dy of
Brassempouy
B
y " famous mammoth
m
ivory figurine,, carved for 25 000 yearrs, has been found. Today, Brassempouy
presents
p
his story in a neew museum space
s
: The H
ooded lady.
House of ho
musee.maissondame@waanadoo.fr
htttp://prehisto
oire-brassemp
pouy.fr
L ANDES

ACC
COMMO
ODATION
NS
HÔTEL LES PRÈS D'E
EUGÉNIE 5*
33 rooms - “Relais & Chateaux”;
C
3 Michelin
M
stars
restaurantt in Eugénie-Lees-Bains
guerardd@relaischatteaux.com
ww.micchelguerard.ccom
HERVÉ
E
GARRA
APIT 5*
8 rooms in Villeneuve-de-Marsaan
Mrr Hervé GARRAPIT, direcctor
hotelrestaura
h
oo.fr
nthervegarraapit@wanado
www.herve-g
w
arrapit.com
HÔTEL LE RELAIS DE LA POSTE 4*
16 rooms including 4 suuites, “Relais & Châteaux, 2
Michelin sstars restaurannt, in Magescqq
Mr Jean C
COUSSAU, Director
D
coussauu@wanadoo.fr
www.rrelaisposte.co
om
HÔTEL
Ô
RESTAURANT DES LACS D'HALCO 4*
19 rooms including 4 suites; “RRelais du Silennce”, in
Haagetmau
Mrr Jacques DEM
MEN, directoor
contact@hot
c
eldeslacsdhallco.fr
www.hotelde
w
slacsdhalco.frr
HÔTELLLERIE LA PET
TITE COURO
ONNE 3*
10 rooms , in Saint-Criicq-Chalosse
Mr & Mrss VAN ES, directors
info@lapetitecouro
onne.fr
www.laapetitecouronnne.fr
INT
TER - HÔTEL
L LES THERM
MES DE L'AVENUE
V
3*
99 rooms , in Da
ax
Fréédéric PUYTH
HORAC, direector
frederic.puyth
f
horac@therm
mes-avenue.com
www.thermes
w
s-avenue.com
m
LA VILLA
A MIRASOL 4*
4
7 rooms, 1 restaurant in Mont-de-Maarsan
LE CHÂTEAU DE
D BUROS 3**
22 rooms, in Escalans
Mrr & Mrs DE WIT,
W directorrs
chateau.de.bu
c
uros@wanadooo.fr
www.chateau
w
deburos.com
m
contactt@villamirasol.fr
http://vvillamirasol.fr
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 THE
T
COA
ASTLINE
LE GRAND HÔTEL DE LA
A PLAGE 4*
33 rooms
Biscarrosse
Mr Alexandrre MICHEL, director
d
contact@llegrandhoteld
delaplage.fr
www.legraandhoteldelapplage.fr
HÔTE
EL LES HORT
TENSIAS DU L AC 4*
11 room
ms, 6 suites, 8 duplex, « Chhâteau & Hôteel de
Collectiion »
Hosseggor
Mr Pattrick BAYSSE
ELIER, directoor
receeption@horte
ensias-du-lac..com
www
w.hortensias-du-lac.com
HÔTEL LE PAVILLON BLEU
L
4*
20 rooms inclluding 1 suite; “Tables et Auuberges de
France”
Hossegor
Mrs Jenny LA
ARTIZIEN, Manager
M
pavillon.bleeu@wanadoo
o.fr
www.pavillonbleu.fr
HÔTE
EL LES ÉCHASSES 4*
8 room
ms - Golf & Surrf Eco Lodge
Saubionn
VILLA SEREN 4* HOTEL SPA
HÔTE
EL RESTAURA
ANT LA CAR
RAVELLE 3*
11 room
ms
Biscarrosse
Mrs Nicole CHARL
LOTTEAUX,, director
lacarravelle.40@w
wanadoo.fr
www
w.lacaravelle.ffr
conttact@lesechaasses.fr
www
w.lesechassess.fr
HÔTEL 202 - 3*
23 rooms - 2 suites
Hossegor
Mr Jérôme LLACROIX, director
contact@hhotel202.fr
www.hoteel202.f
HYPE HÔTEL 3*
14 room
ms
Biscarrosse
Mrs Lisa MARTINE
EZ
@hypehotel.ffr
info@
www
w.hypehotel.ffr
BAYA HÔTE
EL & SPA 3*
*
75 rooms
Capbreton
Mrs Anne RA
AVIER, directtor
baya.directtion@gsante..fr
www.bayahotel.com
VILLA
A DE L’ÉTANG
G BLANC 3*
7 room
ms
Seignossse
Mr & Mrs
M SULPICE
E, director
conttact@villaetangblanc.fr
www
w.villaetangblaanc.fr
APART'É - LES COTTAG
GES DU LAC 3*
162 flats
Parentis en Boorn
curiot@lesscottagesdulaac.fr
www.lesco
ottagesdulac.ffr
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L ANDES - A CCOMMODATIONS
27 rooms inclludin5 5 suitess
Hossegor
Lénaïg & Phillippe LAGASSE
contact@vvillaseren.fr
www.villa-seren.com

CO
OOKERY LESSONS
L
S AND CO
OURSES
LES
L PRÉS D
D’EUGÉNIE
E
RESTAURA
ANT 3 MICH
HELIN STARS
S - MICHEL GUÉRARD
G
Hôtel
H
les Préés d’Eugéniee 5*, La Gran
nde Maison, L’Impératricce, le Couve
ent des Herbbes, Les Loggis des Grivees, La
Maison
M
Rose.
A unique intrroduction to
o Eugénie’s th
hree kinds o
of cuisine: 3-SStar Michelin
n, Slimming aand Earthy, all
a studied ussing a
compendium
c
m of appetisinng recipes wh
hich will allow
w you to explore all the secrets and tricks used by our chefss.
Our
O cookingg school’s magnificent lab
boratory offfers a numbeer of week-llong session s of cookeryy lessons several
times
t
a year.
guerard@rrelaischateauxx.com
w
www.michelgu
uerard.com
L ANDES C OOKERY L ESSONS AND COURSES
RELAIS
R
DE LA POSTE
E
Hôtel
H
Le Relais de la Posste 4*
RESTAURANT 2 MICHELIN
I
STA
ARS - JEAN COUSSAU
C
Jean COUSSSAU is keen to share with
w you his long experience and lo
ove of cuisinne. He is de
elighted to invite
enthusiasts
e
aand seasoneed cooks aliike to join him in the kitchens of Le Relais de la Poste
e for a frieendly,
entertaining
e
ccookery classs.
Immerse youurself in our gourmet re
estaurant’s kkitchens for just
j
a few ho
ours, slip onn your chef’ss hat and lett our
Chef
C
show yo
ou the tools of his trade.
coussau@w
wanadoo.fr
w
www.relaisposte.com
LES
L CLEFS D'ARGENT
T
RESTAURAN
NT 1 MICHELIN STAR - CH
HRISTOPHE DUPOUY
Learn
L
hwo to
o cook new recipes with
h chef Christtophe Dupou
uy. From 9:15 am, you w
will go to the market withh the
chef
c to choose the ingred
dients for the menu. Dreessed with an
n apron, you
u will help thee cook and his
h team.
lesclefsdarggent@orangee.fr
w
www.clefs-darrgent.com
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L
LOTET-G
GARO
ONN
NE It is in the Lot eet Garonne area
a
that you will admiree vestiges off the past : roman
r
chrucches, medieval villages likke
Eym
met, Damazann, Villeneuvee-sur-Lot, Viaanne, Monflaanquin... You
u can also en
njoy a houseeboat cruise either on thhe
Lot and Baise rivvers or the Canal
C
de Garronne.
LOT
T-ET-GARON
NNE TOURIST
T BOARD
actour47@touurisme-lotetgaaronne.com
www
w.tourisme-lo
otetgaronne.com
CHA
ATEAU DE BO
ONAGUIL
To the
t north-eaast of Fumel,, at the crosssroads betw
ween the Ageenais, Périgo
ord and Queercy areas, Bonaguil
B
is thhe
arch
hetype of thee medieval Frrench fortress. Built betw
ween 1480 and
a 1520, it boasts no few
ewer than thirteen towerrs
and turrets alongside its dunngeon shelterring vast hall s, tunnels an
nd undergrou
und chamberrs.
ch
hateau.bonaguuil@tsf47.nett
www
w.chateau-bon
naguil.com
NÉR
RAC & THE C
CASTLE OF HENRI IV
Nérrac stretchess along the Baïse
B
Valley, a charming, small navigab
ble river. Built on the lannd of a Gallo
o-Roman villaa,
the town prosppered in the Middle Age
es and the R
Renaissance., Henry IV forged his rreputation ass the “Greeen
Gallant”, leavingg the legend of Fleurette
e, the gardenner’s daughter who drow
wned in thee waters of the
t Baïse of a
brokken heart.
A visit to Néracc is based arround its river, the Baïsee. From the esplanade of
o Saint Nicoolas church, Pont-Neuf or
o
the view from PPetit Nérac, a suburb of the town, thhe Vieux Pon
nt and old taanneries whiich are now an art gallerry
and restaurants. A little higher, only one
e wing of Hennry IV’s châtteau remains, which housses a museum
m.
accueil@albrett-tourisme.co
om
www
w.albret-tourisme.com
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L OT - ET -G ARONNE - G ASCONY
 TOURIST
T
TIC SITES
S
MONFLANQU
UIN
CLASSIFIED AS “MOST
T BEAUTIFUL
L VILLAGE OF
F FRANCE”
About
A
fifteen kilometres north of Lot Valley, the bastidee of Monflan
nquin stand out, perche
ed high abo
ove a
laandscape of round hills and
a orchard groves. Thee checkerboaard layout off this village, listed as one
e of the pretttiest
in France, forms a beauttiful oval, corrresponding to the boun
ndary of the hill. Its pedeestrian stree
ets and alleyss are
very
v
interestting: Half-tim
mbered or flo
orid stone faccades, buildings with chaaracter like tthe house of the Prince Noir,
N
many
m
small aaccess passagges between houses, cenntral square bordered byy arcades andd Saint Andrré church. Come
C
in the summeer for the Medieval Dayss’ costumed ffestivities for an even mo
ore memoraable souvenirr.
L OT - ET -G ARONNE G ASCONY -T OURISTIC S ITES
contact@co
oeurdebastid
des.com
w
www.coeurdeebastides.com
m
AGEN FINE ARTS MUSEU
UM
Established
E
inn 1876, Agenn Museum of Fine Art is one of the best
b in the South-West. Located in the
t historic heart
h
of
o Agen in fo
our private mansions
m
from the Renai ssance perio
od, it displayss a collectionn of paintinggs and sculpttures,
from the Miiddle Ages to
furniture
f
andd European earthenware
e
o the 19th ce
entury.
musee@ageen.fr
w
www.agen.fr/m
musee
VILLASCOPIA
A
Built
B
1600 yeears ago in Castelculier,
C
a few kilomeetres from Agen,
A
Lamarq
que Gallo-Rooman villa waas re-born under
u
the
t name Villascopia. This scenovission show ccombines theatre and cinema technniques to taake you bacck to
Aquitaine
A
fro
om the 4th century:
c
Put on your pollarised glassees to see the
e images in 33D and enjoy the show, with
5+1
5 surroundd sound and poetic staging, of the Gaallo-Roman life of Paulin de Pella.Eacch summer, you
y can takee part
Roman banq
in the Nightss at Villascoppia, a sumptuous Gallo-R
quet followed
d by scenovvision and a torchlight
t
guuided
tour
t
of the ruins of the old
o villa.
info@villasccopia.com
w
www.villascop
pia.com
GENS DE GA
ARONNE
Experience
E
tthis new sceenovision an
nd discover how the inh
habitants of the fisherm
men village of
o Couthuress sur
Garonne
G
useed to live annd still live with
w the Garronne river during
d
the fllows. The sttory takes place in the fifties
f
(English).
(
gensdegaro
onne@valdegaaronne.com

w
www.gensdegaronne.com
VISIIT WINE CHATEA
AUX AND
D VINEYA
ARDS DU
URAS, MAR
RMANDE, BUZET
B
DURAS
D
WINE
E HOUSE - UNION INTER
RPROFESSION
NNELLE DES VINS DES CÔTES DE DU
URAS
In Duras (Cô
ôtes de Duraas AOC win
nes), the Durras Wine ho
ouse gives yo
ou the tools to discoverr, understand
d and
visit
v
the vineeyard: advicee on routes, a permanennt exhibition,, bilingual oe
enology courrses in summ
mer, walks inn the
“vineyard
“
garrden”, tasting sessions fo
or one of th e 160 types of red, rosé
é, dry white and dessert wines offereed in
the
t shop.
contact@co
otesdeduras.com
w
www.cotesdeduras.com
BRULHOIS W
WINE CELLAR
R
Very
V
near Aggen, stop at Brulhois win
ne cellar to fiind local speecialities such
h as Agen pruunes, honeyss and chocollates,
not
n forgetting Armagnac and Côtes du
d Brulhois w
wines, one of
o the smallesst appellationns in the sou
uth-west. Tryy the
famous
f
“noirr” wine or the “doux grain
g
d’amouur” wine and, every Satturday, havee a chat with the local wine
growers.
g
accueil@viggneronsdubruulhois.com
w
www.vigneron
nsdubrulhois.com
BUZET WINE
EGROWERS
Anchored
A
to
o the hill slopes
s
above
e the Riverr Baïse, halffway betwee
en Bordeauxx and Toulouse, the Buzet
B
appellation
a
co
overs about 2000 hectarres not far frrom the Garo
onne.
tourisme@
@vignerons-buuzet.fr
w
www.vigneron
ns-buzet.fr
BERTICOT W
WINE CELLAR
R
Bio
B wines touurs (Wednessdays)
contact@berticot.com
w
www.berticott.com
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RELAIS ET CHÂTEAUX MICHEL TRA
AMA 5*
10 rooms inclluding 1 suite, “Relais et Châteaux”, 2
Michelin starss restaurant.
Puymirol, 60 kkms from Ageen.
Mr Michel TRAMA, direcctor
m
trama@auubergade.com
www.aubeergade.com
LE MOULIN
O
DE MADAME
A
4*
30 room
ms
Villeneuuve-sur-Lot, 30
0 kms from Aggen.
Mr Loïïc DUCLOUX
X, manager
reservation@lem
moulindemadaame.fr
www
w.lemoulindemadame.fr
CHÂTEAU D
DE LASSALLE
E 4*
17 rooms
Laplume, 50 kkms from Ageen.
Mrs Colette CHEVALIER
R, director
e.com
colette.cheevalier@chatteaudelassalle
www.chateeaudelassalle..com
HOST
TELLERIE DES
S DUCS 3*
20 room
ms
Duras, 90 kms from Agen.
Mr Jeaan-François BLANCHET, ddirector
hosttellerie.des.du
ucs@wanadooo.fr
www
w.hostelleried
ducs-duras.coom
HÔTEL HEN
NRI IV 3*
11 rooms
Nérac, 25 km
ms from Agen.
Mr Julien PA
AUL, director
reception@
@hotelhenriIV.fr
www.hoteelhenriIV.fr
HÔTE
EL-RESTAURA
ANT DU PRIN
NCE NOIR 3*
19 room
ms
Sérignaac-Sur-Garonne, 12 kms from
m Agen.
Mrs & Mr DUVERN
NEUIL, directtors
conttact@le-princce-noir.com
www
w.le-prince-no
oir.com
LES BASTID
DES DU GOLF
F D'ALBRET 3*
52 apartmentts
Barbaste, 32 kms from Ageen.
Mr Alain MEY
YER, director
contact@bbastides-albreet.fr
w
www.bastides-albret.fr
 COOKER
C
RY LESSO
ONS AND COURSE
ES
2 MICHELIN ST
STARS RESTA
AURANT
From
m Decemberr to March, the
t worksho
op offers custtomised coo
oking classes.
RELA
AIS ET CHÂT
TEAUX MICH
HEL TRAMA
Theyy are held inn an area sett aside in a resolutely co
ontemporaryy room, nex
xt to the kitcchens lorded
d over by thhe
supeerbe La Cornnue oven, deesigned for Michel
M
Tramaa
The students theemselves - 5 to 6 in a claass - decide w
what they waant to learn.
traama@auberggade.com
www
w.aubergade.ccom
LE CLOS
C
DU MURIER
S YLVIE PRA
AGOUT
15 minutes
m
from
m Villeneuve-sur-Lot, in the region o
of the medieeval fortified towns (basttides), Le Cllos du Murieer
has been restoreed out of thee ruins of an
n old "mansio
on" dating fro
om the 18th century. Youur hostess Sylvie
S
Pragouut,
a fo
ormer cookeer and passiionate about cooking ccan organizee on requestt, off seasonn, cooking classes like a
“macarons” worrkshop (A macaron is a little biscuit cconfected wiith a sweet meringue-bas
m
se and filled with ganachee,
butttercream or jam filling) inn French, Engglish or Spannish. - Max 6 people
sylviepragout@
@aol.com
www
w.france-cookkery-course.ccom
www
w.leclosdumurier.fr
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L OT - ET -G ARONNE - A CCOMMODATIONS - C OOKERING L ESSONS AND C OURSES
 ACCOMM
A
MODATIO
ONS
INC
COMIING AGE
ENCI ES
The
T exhaustiive list is available on : htttp://pro.tourrisme-aquitaine.fr
DO
ORDO GNE
FRANCE’S IM
MPRESSIONS
contact@vo
oyages-francee-impression.com
w
www.voyages--france-impre
essions.com
Tailor-made
T
tours for gro
oups (6 to 25/30 pax) annd FIT
IM0
024100018
Languages
L
sppoken: GB; NL
N
Périgord,
P
thee land of greeat riches: art, history, pprehistory, architecture,
a
gastronomyy, exception
nal sites (Fonnt de
Gaume,
G
Lasccaux caves, castles of Biron, Bourdeeilles, Brantôme), and of
o course thhe famous fo
ortified townns of
Monpazier
M
and Beaumonnt or the “T
Towns of Arrt and Histo
ory” such as Sarlat and Périgueux. Gastronomy
G
y and
wine:
w
duck annd goose farrms, tastings of Monbazilllac and Pécharmant.
I NCOMING A GENCIES
Tours
T
in Aquitaine combbining cooke
ery lessons, tasting of lo
ocal produce
e, visits to w
wine cellars, and discovery of
major
m
sites, including meeting local pe
eople.
MYPERIGORD.TRAVEL
joel.rivier@
@myperigord..travel
Tailor-made
T
tours for gro
oups (8 to 50 pax)
IM0
024130007
w
www.myperiggord.travel
Languages
L
sppoken: GB; NL
N
MyPerigord.t
M
travel : Yourr local touristt guide!
MyPerigord.t
M
travel is a DMC
D
specialisses in groupp excursions, taking you season by sseason throu
ugh Perigord
d and
itt's neighbouring counties' incredible cultural, hisstorical, natu
ural and hum
man wealth. G
Go on a jou
urney to disccover
the
t ancient hhistoric sites this large co
ounty is so w
well known fo
or.
PÉRIGORD WELCOME
info@periggord-welcomee.com
Tailor-made
T
tours for gro
oups and FIT
T
IM0
024100002
w
www.perigord
d-welcome.co
om
Languages
L
sppoken: GB; SP; D; I; RU
Tour
T
designeer in the grreat south-w
west for indi viduals and groups, "Périgord Welccome" puts together to
ourist
packages
p
andd tours with cultural, spo
orting and gaastronomic themes,
t
tailo
ored packagees to ensure an unforgetttable
holiday.
h
The agency prom
motes eco-frriendly servicce providerss, charming, authentic hootels and traaditional gourmet
restaurants.
r
Themed
T
packkages for gro
oups include one on the origins of hu
umankind, sh
howcasing icoonic prehisto
oric sites loccated
along
a
the Vézzère Valley (often
(
referrred to as the "Valley of Humankind"
H
and
a listed as a UNESCO
O World Herritage
site),
s
as well as the famous châteaux overlookingg the Dordoggne valley, with
w some grreat French cuisine
c
throw
wn in
for
f good meaasure.
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G IR
ROND
DE
3B VOYAGES
pieerre@3bvoyaages.fr
Tailo
or-made touurs for groupps
IM 033100069
www
w.3bvoyages.ffr
Langguages spokeen : GB ; SP
Leisure tourism,, business to
ourism and bespoke
b
dea ls. Discoveryy of the terrritory thankss to off-the beaten trackks
winee tours.
33T
TOUR
co
ontact@33tour.fr
Langguages spokeen : GB
IM033100027
www
w.33tour.fr
33Tour Bordeauux & Châteauux est une aggence récepttive spécialissée sur Bordeaux et sa réégion.
ble bordelaiss, 33Tour voous propose
e des circuitts
Déggustations dee Grands Crus, visite & découvertee du vignob
perssonnalisés à SSt Emilion, Margaux,
M
Pauillac et vous ouvre les po
ortes des plu
us prestigieuxx Châteaux.
IM033130011
www
w.aquitainetou
urisme.net
Langguages spokeen: GB, DE,SSP
DMC
C in the Souuth West off France, Aq
quitaine Tourrisme suggessts you perssonalized tripps and week
kends : Winee,
Gasttronomy, C
Culture, Sporrt, Indusrty ... in orderr to satisfy the require
ement of eaach customer. Aquitainne
Tourisme also o
organizes Congresses and
d Seminars eeverywhere in France. Its enthusiasticc and efficien
nt team with a
y
experiennce in tourissm will do evverything to m
t successfu
ul.
20 year
make your trip
BER
RNARD MAG
GREZ LUXU
URY WINE EXPERIENC
CE
conttact@luxuryywinetourism
me.fr
IM03310001
I
16
www.luxuryywinetourism
m.fr/
Tailo
or-made touurs for groupps of 2 to 10 people and FIT
Langguages spokeen: GB, Chinnese, Russian
Ourr incoming aggency organize Tailor Made
M
Luxury Wine Tourrs in Bordeau
ux region. T
Those Very Exclusive
E
Staay
and Unique Bordeaux Winne Experiencce take placce in top Chateaux
C
in Bordeaux w
where you can boast of
o
acco
ommodation in the veryy old Chate
eau, gastrono
omic dinnerr in private dining room
m, chauffeurr driven Rolls
Royce….
BOR
RDEAUX EXE
ECUTIVE TRA
AVEL
inffo@bxtl.fr
www
w.bordeaux-executive-travvel.com
High
h-end tailor m
made tours for
f groups and FIT
IM033120007
Langguages spokeen: GB;
“Borrdeaux Execcutive Travell” aims to se
erve demandding customeers with tailo
or-made luxuury sojourns. To this end
d,
the team
t
of travvel designers has the ability to createe dedicated programs
p
forr the guests w
while accom
mpanying them
m
all along their vissit. The team
m has acute profiles
p
withh no less than
n 5-year pracctice in manaaging high-en
nd services to
t
the travelling
t
customer. Theey attach greaat importancce to fulfill th
he client’s ex
xpectations, aand even surprise him, by
b
usingg their uniquue contacts to
t offer a priivileged acceess to some of
o the well-k
kept secrets oof the region
n.
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AQU
UITAINE TOU
URISME
au
ude.aquitainettourisme@orrange.fr
Tailo
or-made touurs for groupps
BORDEAUX EXCELLENC
CE - WINE TOUR
O
IN FRAN
NCE
mmarchandd@see-travell.com
w
www.bordeau
uxexcellence.com
Tailor-made
T
tours for gro
oups (from 2 pax min) annd FIT
IM0
033110010
www.vitivinitour.com
Languages
L
sppoken: GB; SP, D
Our
O
DMC expertisee for mo
ore than 20 years in the French SSouth Wesst region (La
Rochelle/Cog
R
gnac/Bordeaux/Dordogn
ne/Pays Basquue) on the fo
ollowing :
ovide a la caarte services to upscale sspecialists.
MICE,
M
we pro
Wine disccoveries
Leisure paackages them
med on Frencch art de Vivvre: culture & world heriitage, gastronnomy, well being
b
& naturre
Tailor-maade & exclusive high end programs fo
or VIP.
uise ship com
mpanies callin
ng in the porrt of Bordeauux.
Shore exccursion programs for cru
Semi privaate tours witth bilingual driver/guide
d
((English or German)
G
to the
t Bordeauxx vineyards and
a private tours
t
in Bordeaux area, Dorrdogne & Baasque countrry.
BORDEAUX
X SAVEURS VOYAGES
contact@bo
c
rdeauxsaveuurs.com
IM0
033110005
www.bo rdeauxsaveu
urs.com
Tailor-made
T
tours for gro
oups (2 pax min)
I NCOMING A GENCIES
Languages
L
sppoken: GB ; NL
N ; D; SP
Customised
C
tthemed holidays – wine,, gastronomyy, culture and sport.. Accommodatioon in 3, 4 and
d 5-star hoteels in
urban
u
areas o
or wine regio
ons and in gu
uest houses.
BORDOVINO
contact@bo
c
rdovino.com
m
IM0
033100028
www
w.bordovino..com
Tailor-made
T
tours for gro
oups, 2 to 50
00 people annd FIT.
Languages
L
sppoken: GB
Bordovino
B
iss a DMC prroviding wine tours in tthe 3 main wine
w
regionss of Bordeauux : Medoc,, Saint-Emilio
on &
Graves
G
but aalso the disco
overy of the Arcachon’s Bay !
From
F
pre-schheduled tourrs (small groups) to tailo r-made tripss (2 to 500 people)
p
EVAZIO
w
www.evazio.com
contact@evvazio.com
Tailor-made
T
tours for gro
oups, 10 to 100 people aand FIT.
IM0
033110001
Languages
L
sppoken: GB; SP
Incoming ageency based in
i Bordeaux
x, specialisedd in the orgaanisation of weekends aand stays for individualss and
groups:
g
itinerrant weekennds and breaaks, off the bbeaten track,, in the hearrt of nature, active, sporrtive and culttural.
Not-to-be-m
N
missed breakss and weeke
ends on the theme of oenology
o
and
d/or local gaastronomy. Lots
L
of ideas for
visiting
v
the ssouth west of
o France diifferently. Evvazio "Entrep
prise" Deparrtment will also help yo
ou organise your
business
b
tourrism project,, seminars an
nd incentive trips.
OPHORUS
chris@ophorus.com
Tailor
T
made tours for gro
oups
IM0
031130002
w
www.ophoruss.com
Languages
L
sppoken: GB, D
This
T incominng travel agenncy and tran
nsportation pprovider is specialized
s
in
n organizing ssmall group semi-privatee and
private
p
excursions and tours
t
departing from Bo
ordeaux. Thee English drivver guides w
will introduce
e their clients to
Bordeaux,
B
thhe Basque co
ountry, the Dordogne.
D
T
Their theme tours
t
include
e food and ggastronomy, prehistory, wine
tours,
t
culturaal tours, religgious tours…
…
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NÉES A TLA
ANTIQ
QUES
BIAR
RRITZ FOR EVENTS
co
ontact@biarrritz-for-eventss.com
www
w.biarritz-for--events.com
Tailo
or-made touurs for groupps from 6 to 800 people, and FIT.
IM064100001
Langguages spokeen: GB; D; SP
P
Business tourism
m in South West
W
France
e (4x4 cars, rallies, cultu
ural eveningss and celebrrations, prestige eveninggs:
f groups of
o 20 to 800 people. Orgganised them
med tours (vvineyards, hu
unting, Basquue
wineeries, châteaaux, casino) for
ruraal sports, smuugglers, painting…). Man
nagement connsultancy and convention
n set-up in BBiarritz and Pau.
P
Indivvidual themeed products (cookery, wine,
w
cyclingg, events) in
n guest housses or charm
ming hotels, coach tourrs.
Tourist tours, exxcursions annd holidays fo
or groups off 20 to 100 people.
p
dding planning. NEW: Ecology
E
coastal walk – B
Basque gamees and tradittional games – culture & gastronom
my
Wed
tourr.
PAS
SSION CÔTE BASQUE INT
TERNATIONAL
inffo@passion-ccote-basque.ccomm
www
w.passion-cote-basque.com
m
Tailo
or-made touurs for groupps, 8 to 2 000
0 people, andd FIT.
IM064110035
Langguages spokeen: GB; SP; I;; RU; EUS
TER
RRES BASQUES
cn
neumann@terresbasques.ccom
www
w.terresbasqu
ues.com
Tailo
or-made touurs for groupps (8 to 3500
0 people)
IM064120003
Langguages spokeen: GB; D; SP
P
For over 18 yeaars, we creatte projects in
n the Basquee Country, both
b
in Francce and Spainn, that deals with businesss
tourrism in all its forms: incenntive trips, executive com
mmittees,
prod
duct launchees, seminars, conventionss, conferencees, etc ...
PCO
O Terres de Congrès haas built its naame by mannaging and orrganising Co
ongresses sinnce 2000, ou
ur own onlinne
interractive platfo
orm for the managemen
nt of registraation, and accommodatiion personallised in the colors of thhe
even
nt.
TOU
URISME BASQ
QUE
to
ourismebasque@wanadoo
o.fr
www
w.tourisme-baasque.com
Tailo
or-made touurs for groupps from 10 pe
eople, and FIIT.
IM064100004
Langguages spokeen: GB; SP
Always aiming ffor excellennce thanks to
t the tech nical team with
w
their great
g
passioon for the job. Constannt
e concerned.. Participatio
on in each event.
availlability. Adapptability where prices are
- “T
Tourisme Bassque Business”: incentive trips incluuding a rally of Labourd (Basque couuntry), piratte trail, wateer
challenge and Baasque games..
ds to Santiago
o de Compo
ostela, Basque villages, wiine and food tours.
- “Tourisme Bassque Incominng”: the road
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I NCOMING A GENCIES
Desttination mannagement co
ompany operrating from Biarritz to San
S Sebastian
n, Pamplona and Bilbao.. Owner of a
4WD TOYOTA
A LAND CRU
UISER fleet for
f meetings or incentivee and adventure tailor maade trips.
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9 TH APRIL 20
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MARAT
THON DE BO
ORDEAUX MÉTROPOLE
For
F its seconnd edition, thhe Marathon of Bordeauxx Métropolee looks forwaard to meet all running lovers on 9 April,
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2016,
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whetheer they are competitors or simply aamateurs, seaarching for pleasure
p
andd well-being. The race co
ourse
will
w take thee runners ovver the heartt of the UN
NESCO world heritage site Bordeauxx-Port de laa Lune. Theyy will
then
t
cross seeveral neighbbouring cities and some wineries. Ovver and abovve the persoonal challengge and the unnique
sensations
s
prrovided by a night race, participantss will also taake advantage of the spleendour of th
he city lightss and
exceptional
e
hhistoric sites. A huge opp
portunity to have access to the city's rich heritagge
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www.maratho
ondebordeaux
xmetropole.ccom
4TH - 5TH JUN
NE 2016
WEEKEN
ND DES GRA
ANDS CRUS
Unique
U
oppo
ortunity to taaste in one place
p
a hundrred of great wines, the “w
weekend of the Grands Crus” offerss you
the
t opportunnity to particcipate in gala dinners, to visit propertties and to play a round oof golf.
contact@uggcb.net
E VENTS AND F ESTIVALS
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www.ugcb.nett
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2 -26 JU
UNE 2016
The
T world’s largest wine tourism attrraction
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BORD
DEAUX WINE
E FESTIVAL
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On
O the quayyside, listed as
a UNESCO
O World Herritage, anyon
ne with an interest in w
wine, gastron
nomy and culture
can
c take partt in the Bord
deaux Wine Festival. It's an opportun
nity to discover the beauutiful archite
ecture of thee city,
the
t surroundding vineyard
ds and the many
m
assets o
of a unique region.
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This 10th edition will be paying tribute to
o the
Great
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Wine Capitals, as well
w as Hongg Kong, Queebec and Bru
ussels.
On
O the agendda: an outdo
oor wine rou
ute to discovver, taste and
d share, walk
ks through thhe vineyards to visit the most
beautiful
b
châtteaux in the world, art exhibitions,
e
cconcerts, a giiant sound an
nd vision shoow and firew
works!
otb@bordeeaux-tourism
me.com
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www.bordeau
ux-fete-le-vin..com
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1 TH AUGUST
T 2016
24TH EDITIION OF THE DURAS WIN
NE GROWERS
S FESTIVAL
During
D
the FFestival of thhe winegrow
wers of Duraas, enjoy walks in the vin
neyards, meeetings with winegrowers
w
s and
musical
m
proggramme. Mo
ore than 150
0 references of wine aree offered to
o be tasted. Duras wine
egrowers Fesstival
brings
b
togethher each yearr more than 5,000 peoplle.
contact@paysdeduras.com
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www.cotesdeduras.com
32ND EDITION OF TH
10
1
SEPTEM
MBER 2016
HE MÉDOC MARATHON
Rated
R
by thee Americans as one of th
he top 10 maarathons in the
t world, the Médoc m
marathon is certainly
c
the best
for
f conviviality and atmosphere. Runners go thro
ough the villaages and pastt the châteauux with a fan
nfare, at leastt half
the
t competittors are in fancy
f
dress, and the winne/sport tessts and the "millipede"
"
eevening mob
bilise all the local
inhabitants, aamong otherrs (enrolments in Januaryy).
TH
infos@marathondumedo
oc.com
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www.maratho
ondumedoc.com
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1 TH SEPTEM
MBER 2016
THE BAN OF THE
E HARVEST OF
O THE JURA
ADE OF SAIN
NT EMILION
Last
L stage in the life of the vineyard: the future hharvest. Thee Jurade procclaimed officcially the begginning of harvest
time.
t
st-emilion.ttourisme@waanadoo.fr
w
www.saint-em
milion-tourism
me.com
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CELEBRA
29THH - 30TH OCTO
OBER 2016
ATE THE SPIIRIT OF ARMAGNAC
At the
t start of tthe stills in Gascony,
G
the
e medieval vvillage of Basstide d'Armaagnac revealss on the Placce Royale thhe
worrld of distillaation, its sm
mells, its colours, its tasste... the maarket where
e you will bbe able to buy
b and tastte
Arm
magnac branddy, will allow
w you to appreciate this unique brandy. Cooking demonstrattions of cheffs help you to
t
undeerstand how
w to match wine
w
and foo
od. The neigghboring villaages offer alsso festive w
weekends unttil December.
Man
ny stays combbining art dee vivre and gaastronomy aare offered by winegrowe
ers and by B&
B&B accommodations.
www
w.tourisme-landesdarmagn
nac.fr
11 - 12 DECEMB
BER 2016
OP
PEN CELLAR
RS ON THE RO
OAD OF THE
E JURANÇON
N WINES
Enjo
oy a wine tasting and visitt of a one off the 45 propperties alongg the Jurançon Wine Rouute..
co
ontact@vins-jjurancon.fr
www
w.vins-juranco
on.fr
O THER
R EVE
ENTS
S
13THH TO 14TH MA
AY 2016
OLD
D CAR RACE IN PAU
The Pau Grand Prix is one of the trulyy great moto
orsport even
nts. The mosst famous drrivers have come
c
here to
t
milton... The
e Historic G
Grand Prix continues
c
thhe
racee: Fangio, Stirling Moss, Jim Clark, Graham Hil l, Lewis Ham
legend for a w
weekend with fantastic races throu ghout the day
d and an exceptionall display of hundreds of
o
colleectors’ cars iin Parc Beauumont.
4TH TO
T 9TH OF JU
ULY 2016
FLAM
MENCO ART FESTIVAL - MONT DE MARSAN
Thiss festival rem
minds us just how close South-Weste
S
ern France is to Spain. Music
M
and daancing in the
e purest gypssy
stylee. http://arrteflamenco.landes.org
25THH TO 30TH JULY 2016
“MIMOS
S” MIME FEST
TIVAL - PÉRIIGUEUX
Creaated in tribuute to Marccel Marceau (who lived in the Dordogne in hiss youth), thee Mimos fesstival aims to
t
“mo
odernise” thee image of mime
m
by presenting innnovative form
ms of this arrt, with a sttyle somewh
here betweeen
nonvverbal theatrre, contempo
orary dance,, plastic arts and nouveau
u circus…
Onee of the two
o biggest mim
me festivals in Europe (aalong with Lo
ondon), it is the only onne of its kind
d in France. It
takees place in thhe town of Périgueux
P
an
nd most of tthe shows arre outdoors – in the tow
wn’s streetss, squares annd
parkks.
miimos@periguueux.fr
www
w.mimos.fr
26THH - 28TH AUGUST 2016
THE GRAND PRU
UNE SHOW - AGEN
The world-reno
owned Agenn prune is the star off the event. Producers' market, cconcerts, paarade, tastingg,
exhiibitions…"
cu
ulture@agen.ffr
www
w.grandpruneaushow.fr
9TH - 18TH SEPTE
EMBER 2016
LE TEMPS D 'AIMER - BIARRITZ
I
Festtival dedicateed to the classical
c
and contemporrary dance. This festivall is today tthe meeting place of thhe
chorreographic ccreation.
biaarritz-culturee@wanadoo.ffr
http:///letempsdaim
mer.com
QUIKSIL
4 TO
T 15 OCT
TOBER 2016
LVER PRO FR
RANCE - HOS
SSEGOR
The famous seasside resort of
o Hossegor, in the southh of the Land
des area, is the
t place to be to admirre well know
wn
f the Quikksilver Pro su
urf Competittion.
surfeers coming ffrom all overr the world, for
TH
TH
to
ourisme@hosssegor.fr
www
w.hossegor.fr
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E VENTS AND F ESTIVALS
Com
me and see tthis unique motor racing spectacle on the circu
uit through the
t mythicall town of Paau, feast youur
eyess on the legeendary cars and
a enjoy yo
ourself in onee of the niceest towns in south-west France, at th
he foot of thhe
Pyreenees.
ww.grandprixdepau.fr/hiistorique
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