As we are in the north eastern most part of the Dordogne, Manzac Ferme is an ideal base to visit a wealth of locations in not only the Dordogne, but also the Limousin and Poitou-Charentes regions as well. Angoulême, Limoges and Perigueux are each approximately one hour away by car.
NONTRON: really is a lovely town with excellent shops for all day to day needs. The town is famous for knife manufacturing and is well worth a slow walk round. There is a classical street market on Saturday morning’s when the town centre is alive with people.
ABJAT-SUR-BANDIAT: our most local village has an excellent bakery and a speciality meats/butcher both of which are open on Sunday mornings. The village also has a post office, church and the Hotel Berthet, where the friendly owners offer drinks and meals.
St ESTEPHE: in the height of summer if you fancy a fresh water lake swim, there is a beautiful lake here with a beach and canoes etc. all FREE and less than 5 miles from Manzac!
PIEGUT - PLUVIERS: possibly most famous these days for it’s bustling street market on Wednesday’s, but it’s medieval tower and some varied shops, cafes and restaurants make it worth a visit.
MONTBRON: a delightful little town just into the Charentes, where some of the narrow back streets have a varied amount of shops and a good tourist office.
LA ROCHEFOUCAULD: the huge Renaissance chateau dominates this town, it has been owned by the same family for over 1,000 years. The town centre has some pretty little streets where some excellent quality shops and restaurants can be discovered.
St JEAN de COLE: - An absolute must place to visit! Widely regarded as being the village with the most beautiful roof tops in France, the whole village comes alive in early May each year when the flower festival takes place.
BRANTOME: One of the high-spots of tourism in the Dordogne, standing beautifully on the banks of the River Dronne. Brantome is a bustling town and described as the Venice of France. Market days Friday are always busy. Definitely well worth a visit.
ROCHECHOUART: the site where a 6,000 million tonne meteorite crashed into the earth. As a direct result of this, many of the old buildings are built from the blackened, squashed shattered and heat transformed rock