Our top Picks

Family vineyard with 240 hectares of vines in the heart of Grande Champagne – Premier Cru of Cognac. At the center of the estate stands Château Fontpinot, an elegant 18th-century building. The only house exclusively in Grande Champagne to hold the “Château” designation.

Plant jewel of the Périgord Noir near Sarlat. French-style gardens surrounding a 17th-century manor house. Rural atmosphere, perspective effects and plant sculptures.

Artisanal umbrella manufacturing in the city center.

The largest developed cave in the Périgord, known as the “Crystal Cathedral”. Immense underground vault, 50 m descent by gondola, sound and light effects.

Located in Les Eyzies, in the heart of the Périgord Noir, the Font-de-Gaume Cave is one of the most beautiful Paleolithic sanctuaries in the world and one of the last caves with polychrome paintings open to the public. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. On-site bookshop. Online booking only.

12 km from Royan, troglodyte site on the right bank of the Gironde Estuary. Dwellings carved by humans in the 19th century, in the heart of white limestone cliffs.