Getting There and Area Information
Getting There
By Car
Bergerac is 9 hour solid drive from Calais, its 7.5 hours from Roscoff, and 8 hours from Cherbourg ( Irish ferries )
By Plane
Ryanair flies to Bergerac from London Stanstead, Liverpool Bristol and East Midlands. www.ryanair.com
Flybe flies to Bergerac from : Birmingham,Exeter Bristol and Southampton. www.flybe.com
Nearest airport : Roumaniere, is only a 12 minute drive away at Bergerac.(Limoges is a 2hr drive away)
Cheap car hire is available at the airport.
Directions to River Villa 4 Place Du Port 24520 Tuilieres
From airport: Roumaniere
Go to the end of the airport road and turn right. At the next roundabout turn right to-wards Sarlat..
Follow directions Sarlat / Cahors. You will pass through- Creysse- Mouleydier. Once in Tuilieres you will see a sign on the right for 1000metre crossing ahead just before that sign there is a right turn onto small road, take this road at the crossroad turn left, take the next right to the port and river the house is on your right, you cannot miss it.
CAR:
The house is situated between Mouleydier and Lalinde just off the D660. East of Bergerac.
Ferries out of Dover Plymouth Portsmouth
Suggested route :
Calais – Rouen- Evreux - Dreux – Chartres- motor way A10 to Orleans- motorway A71 to Vierzon- motorway A20 to Limoges- get off motorway here and go cross country to Perigueux – Bergerac- Tuilieres.
From Perigueux there is no need to go as far as Bergerac as you can cut across.Follow signs towards Sarlat.
Area Information
Bergerac is still the major market place for the surrounding maize, vine and tobacco farms making it full of bustling local life and thoroughly enjoyable to visit. It’s the largest town in the Périgord Pourpre region, an area that gets its name form the purple grapes growing in its acres of surrounding vineyards, producing grapes for some of France’s best-loved red wines. However the most famous are the sweet whites produced at Montbalziac
Narrow alleys with leaning wood-frame and terracotta houses evocative of the 15th and 16th centuries dominate the carefully restored vieille ville, a calm and pleasant area to amble through with drinking fountains on street corners and stunning 17th century houses in the rue de l’Ancien-Pont.
Besides its wine, the region is highly regarded for gastronomy and produces wonderful geese and duck dishes rich in truffles, walnuts and strawberries. This is not the place for calorie counting
The house is ideally positioned for exploring this popular area of the Perigord, famous for it's excellent cuisine and fine wines. Old Bergerac is thronged with street restaurants. The area is well known for it's delightful villages, castles and pre-historic sites. There is just so much of real interest on the doorstep. Above all this house must have one of the finest positions in the Dordogne. Bergerac airport is ten minutes drive away. Golfers have a choice of four courses within reach of the house. There is a par-27 course at Sadillac, an interesting 9 hole course at Tombaboeuf, 9 hole course at Chateau Les Merles and a top class 27 hole complex at Château des Vigiers. There are over 140 vineyards in the vicinity to explore. Fishermen are able to obtain a permit in Mouleydier and relax fishing the Dordogne River on the doorstep. There are also many cycling and walking routes very close by.
River Villa is only 10 minutes from Bergerac International Airport, The Villa is overlooking the Dordogne River and the house is ideally positioned for exploring this popular area of the Perigord, famous for its excellent cuisine and fine wines. Old Bergerac is thronged with street restaurants. This area is well known for its delightful villages, castles and pre-historic sites. There is just so much of real interest on the doorstep.
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