Today’s visit on a very hot 36 degree day. 35 minutes drive through vineyards was the Chateau.
First built in the late 12th century with more than 10 different families that have lived here. In 1576 the future king of France (Henri of Navarre) dined here. In recent years the castle had 22 years of vandalism and looters before the Guyot family bought the Chateau in 2011 and brought it back to life.
After a dinner of fondue and French saucisson we headed down to the local village of Ginstet for their community fete that is being held over a couple of days. The evening was a dinner for the community followed by Cabaret show and then light display on their chapel.
It was a fun evening and nice to see how the villages get together as a community.
An earlier start today so we could get to Sarlat in the morning, which was 1 1/2 hours drive away. Saturdays they hold a market. Wow! What a market, it was massive and seemed to fill the whole town, full of gifts, clothes and local produce. It was also full of people, clearly a very popular place to go on a Saturday.
At a mild 28 degrees we had a couple of hours relaxing by the pool. The water is now the same temperature as the air!
About 15 minutes drive from us is this beautiful local swimming lake. We spent most of the day enjoying the water and then pain, fromage and saucisson in their cafe. Tres bon!
Tonight we drove 35 minutes to the medieval town of Isdigeac.
We wandered the historic streets and took a look around St Felicien, the villages church.
We had a drink in the square before heading down across the river to the food market which is held every Thursday evening in the summer to allow the local community and tourists to gather together, chat, listen to music and eat and drink.
Our closest city to where we’re staying and this morning we had an explore. About 25 minutes drive and we found the centre then wandered the streets.
Steeped in history including the famous Cyrano, man with the big nose that wasn’t actually born in Bergerac but they seem to have adopted him as the character here.
We enjoyed a coffee and a pastry from a local Bulangerie for lunch.
Home for a cool off before out tonight.
