Why book here ?
Dordogne - Holiday in History
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900 year old farmhouse in a former monastery
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Dinner available with advance booking
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French breakfast included: homemade yogurt, jams, bread, cakes and pastries
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5 to 10 min walk to many restaurants
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Huge garden, big saltwater pool, 2 covered terraces, numerous romantic sitting areas
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Cosy rooms with shower rooms, luxury bed linen, add`l pool towels, bathrobes, cosmetic products, tea facilities, cleaned every day
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Two lounges, Nespresso machine incl capsules, a very large tea selection and a refrigerator
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Lockable storage for bicycles
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Library with large selection of books in many languages
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Direct parking next to the house
Our Rooms
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Retro style with modern comfort
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Top quality bed linen from LINVOSGES & Luxury bathroom products
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Add`l towels for the salt water pool and bathrobes
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Tea utensils, a wide selection of teas, coffee machine, fridge in 2 two lounges
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Rooms with access to the garden, walk-in shower, towel dryer and terrace
OUR SERVICES
Breakfast
... à la française is included in the room rate.
Some days we cook for our guests.
Traditional. Local.
Gramophone Music
Enjoy a music event with original shellac discs from the beginning of 20th century. Yves Montand, Edith Piaf, Charles Trenet, Josephine Baker, Glenn Miller …
Garden
Colourful and greening, with 2 covered terraces for a BBQ and numerous cosy sitting areas.
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A good cup of tea at any time
Take a seat and enjoy a good cup of tea. You will find tea making facilities in your room.
Pool
A 12 to 5m pool in the middle of the garden surrounded by sun loungers and chairs. Come and relax with your pool towels and bathrobes you`ll find in your room.
Free Wifi
In most areas of the house. Please note: Bandwidth/quality of reception may vary due to the thick walls of the hundreds of years old building.
Daily Housekeeping
Your room will be cleaned and prepared for the new day after breakfast every day.
Laundry Service
You can choose a laundry in-house service or a self-service in the village
Library
We have a selection of books in different languages available. If you´d like to take one with you thanks you for leaving one in exchange.
Guest Fridge
In a second lounge you will find a fridge which is available for guests according remaining space.
Picnic in the Garden
Enjoy a picnic on one of the two covered terrace or in the various sitting areas.
BBQ Equipment
A gas barbecue is at your disposal incl. gas bottle.
GALLERY - come in and chill out
Salt water pool 12 x 5 meters
The green frog prince is awaiting you. The pool surrounded by various corners of long chaires, banks.
Junior Suite CHARLES TRENET: natural stones, origine poster, a fridge, nespresso machine, a private terrace, art deco furnitures and lampes.
THINGS TO DO
Prehistoric Caves
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Caves Font-de-Gaume, Combarelles, Rouffignac, Cap Blanc, Sorcier, Abri de Poisson. Lascaux. An innumerable number of prehistoric caves you´ll find in Les Eyzies and in the proximity. Paintings, sculptures, flint stones. More than you can imagine..
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Châteaux
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Beynac, Marqueysac, Milande, Hautefort ...Visite Richard the Lionheart and Josephine Baker. Medieval villages with their stone houses, manoirs, châteaux, more than you could ever visit.
Cookery Courses​
Fun, informative and tasty
Authentic Local Recipes
One day and half day courses​
Cook Dordogne
Walking Tours
Walking in the Nature in Périgord Noir means Walking in History. Just step out of the garden portal and start one of the fantastic trials right from La Ferme de Tayac !
Bike Tours
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Great bikes incl. the best brand of France, service, guided and non-guided tours, histories, maps, hundreds of hints for places to visit - choosing AQUITAINE BIKE
Horse Riding
There are several horse farms near by. Enjoy the green hilly area on the back of a horse.
Charcuterie Fromage Wine
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Le Périgord, Savoir Vivre à la Française. Trappe d`Echourgnac, Cabécous, Rocamadur, Pécharmant, Bergerac. Not to forget: le foie gras of a canard or goose. We have a huge number of addresses from manufacturers and farm shops for you.
Canoeing
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350m nearby the Vézère with several Canoeing options awaiting you.
Dordogne Canoeing by 15min.
Dordogne traditional boat tours with a Gabarres.
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Gardens & Parks
Balanced climate brings an exceptional vegetation. Marqueyssac, Eyrignac, Losse, Milande, Hautefort, Campagne and their châteaux. Medieval, panoramic, exotic, greening and flowering wonders of nature to visit, to experience, to smell.
GUEST REVIEW
“I don't believe I have ever been so well looked after. There is absolutely nothing that's too much trouble for Eleonore. The rooms are lovely with supply of both towels for shower and pool as well as robes to wear . Such a beautiful place with such good and kind owners... Can't wait to come back.” Richard, GB
Useful Information
Restaurants
nosco, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac
Le Mirandol, Sarlat-la-Canéda
La Dinette, Les Eyzies
Chez Julien, Paunat
Restaurant Cro Magnon, Les Eyzies
Laugerie Basse, Les Eyzies
Le Centenaire, Les Eyzies
Auberge de Layotte, Tursac
Crêperie L´Abreuvoir, Le Bugue
Auberge du Coq, Fleurac
Restaurant du Château, Campagne
Le Bistrot du Château, Campagne
Auberge Médiéval, Audrix
La Belle Etoile, La Roque-Gageac
Auberge d´Espérance, Le Buisson
Les Chevaliers de la Tour, Sarlat
Le petit Leon, Saint Leon sur Vézère
Restaurant de l`Abbaye, Cadouin
Restaurant du Passeur, Les Eyzies
Museums & Caves
Cave - Grotte Font-de-Gaume
Cave - Grotte Combarelles
Cave - Grotte de Bernifal
Museum Lascaux Caves
National Museum of Prehistory
La Roque Saint-Christophe
La Maison Forte de Reignac
La Madeleine
Gouffre de Proumeyssac, Audrix
Abbey Cadouin
Cave - Grotte du Sorcier
Park Bournat - Back to 1900
Flora and Fauna
Hoopoe
Wallcreeper
Châteaux & Castles & Parks
Château de Beynac
Château de Commarque
Gardens of Marqueyssac
Château de Castelnaud
Château de Hautefort
Château et Jardins des Milandes
Château et Jardins de Losse
Relevant Articles
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