Villages of Perigord

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SAINT-LÉON-
SUR-VÉZÈRE
This listed village, in the heart of the Valley of Mankind,has placidly
resisted the passing of time.Enjoy some shade as you stroll around
the narrow streets, lined with distinctive pale stone buildings.
©PhilippeRoy
ESSENTIALS
VISITS
Guided Tours
Mid June
to mid-September
Daily 11a.m.-4 p.m.
(except Saturdays)
Charge:4€
Tourist Office
+33 5 53 62 14 15
OnaVolungeviciute
Ceramicworkshop
5,quartier Saint-
Jacques
+33 5 53 52 66 94
HOTELS-RESTAURANTS
Saint-Jean-de-Côle
Le Saint-Jean
Le Bourg
+33 5 53 52 23 20
Menus: 18-34€
La Perla café
Place de l’Église
+33 5 53 52 38 11
Menus:16-21€
ÀTable
Le Bourg
+33 5 53 62 18 90
Menus:16-21€
Nearby
Les Arômes
11, rue Eugène-le-Roy
24460 Négrondes
+33 5 53 52 53 58
Rooms 46-75€
Lunch menu:13,50€
ÔBois Dormant
Lieu-dit Bosvert
24800 Lempzours
+33 5 53 07 64 33
Rate per night:
Tent or yurt:from 70€
Tree-house from100€
SEMINARS,WINE CELLAR
Cheval d’Or
Mr&Mrs Monzka
Lieu-dit Montgeoffroy
+33 5 53 62 85 05
EVENTS
Saint-Jean
Thursdays
Classical music
Late afternoon
Thursdays: July
andAugust
Organised by the Saint-
Jean-de-Côle Church
Gourmet Périgord Tourist Office
19,rue du Château,24800 Saint-Jean-de-Côle
+33 5 53 62 14 15
TownHall (mairie)
5,rue de la Mairie,24800 Saint-Jean-de-Côle
+33 5 53 62 30 21
For further
information
RestorationAssociation.
Full rate: 15€
Free under 16 yrs
The Floralies
2nd weekend of May
Throughout the village
Full rate: 4€
FURTHER AFIELD...
BRANTÔME (9 km)
Encircled by the waters
of the Dordogne River
in a frame of luxuriant
greenery, the “Venice
of Périgord” is worth
a visit, if only to see its
prestigious 1200-year-
old Benedictine Abbey.
BOURDEILLES (30 km)
An old bridge across
the Rive Dronne, quaint
stone-roofed houses,
and the powerful outline
of a medieval castle…
it’s impossible to resist
this post-card-perfect
village!
HAUTEFORT (20 km)
At the gates to the Black
Périgord region, east
of Périgueux, the village
is overlooked by a
magnificent monumental
chateau, one of the rare
XVIIth century castles
to be seen in the
Dordogne region.
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