One of the great things about the Dordogne as a holiday destination apart from the beauty of the landscape, farmland and vineyards, is the fact that there is no shortage of things to do and see whatever your preference or … Read More
Travel
At your leisure Limeuil style
One of our favourite places in the Dordogne is Limeuil, listed as one of the most beautiful villages in France, because of it’s mix of dramatic architecture, great panoramic views across the valleys from Les Jardins Panoramiques de Limeuil – … Read More
Lunch in Bergerac… don’t mind if I do.
The nearest large city to Maison Caprera and popular with tourists is Bergerac, only a 25 minute drive away. Featuring in many ‘new life in the sun’ tv programs, Bergerac offers a combination of old and new. The historic old … Read More
A life balance break in Brantôme
As a treat and respite from house and garden preparation, and before our first guests arrrived in July, we took the opportunity to visit somewhere new to us. Brantôme came highly recommended when in the Perigueux region, as a picturesque … Read More
France beckons
It was May 2022, the time was right, we’d finally reached the other side of the education minefield. Who’d have thought our kids would actually end up with qualifications and paying jobs, there were times, as many parents will relate … Read More