Sports Activities

Tennis de TablePromenades à cheval Promenade à bicyclette

On the Spot : Table tennis, Horse riding (see page "holiday ideas"),
walks, bike rental

Nearby : Horse riding lessons, Horse riding, Tennis, Water skiing,
parachute jumping, golf...

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Organization of Yoga afternoons
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Initiation au Yoga

Relaxing

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In summer, relax around the swimming pool, sunbeds and sunshades are provided...
In winter, enjoy a tea or a glass of wine in our library or bar, both with a fireplace...

Organization of Yoga afternoons
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Initiation au Yoga
All year around, we can organize for you relaxing massages and beauty treatments

Massage et soins bien-être

Exemple of treatments :

Facial skin care : 55 euros

Hymalaya Salt Scrub : 40 euros

Relaxing massage : 61 euros

Ayurvedic massage: 81 euros

Chinese massage : 61 euros Face, head and neck massage : 58 euros Manicure : 32 euros

Pedicure : 41 euros

Make up : 24 euros

Shampoo + Blow drying : 25 euros

Brides' package : 50 euros Future mom's package (leg scrub + relaxing and freshening massage) : 88 euros

Available everyday with appointment only. Provided by qualifides beauticians

Music Hall Entertainment evening at Cabaret "Le Petit Paradis"

in Pont du Casse (20 mn driving)
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Gastronomy

Cooking lessons provided by our Head Chef :

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Recreation Gourmande de Guy
We propose you the following themes :
  • On tuesdays : Secrets of Foie gras
  • On Wednesdays : Different preparation of Salmon
  • On Fridays : Desserts and decorations
  • On Saturdays : programme "à la carte"
  • Lessons available in French or English.
    Upon reservation, minimum 2 participants
    Equipment and recipe provided
    Personnalized dates and themes upon request


    Package including 1 cooking lesson + Lunch with beverage : 70 euros / person
    or
    see page "Holiday ideas"

    Visit of the Foie Gras Museum

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    Visit of vineyards

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    Visit of a Prune Farm

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    Culture and tradition

    THE BASTIDES & CHATEAUX OF THE LOT AND GARONNE

    (click on the name of the village to go to the website)

    PENNE D’AGENAIS

    Penne d'Agenais


    MONFLANQUIN

    Monflanquin


    MONPAZIER

    Monpazier
    A Brief History
    Monpazier was founded in 1284 by King Edward I of England with the help of Pierre de Gontaut, Lord of Biron, and it was only during the reign of King Charles V of France (1366-1380) that the bastide became definitively French. In 1574 treachery allowed the Huguenot captain, Geoffroi de Vivans, to gain control of Monpazier and in 1594 was it was one of the sites of the Peasant’s Revolt (la révolte des Croquants).

    The Bastide
    Four hundred metres by two hundred and twenty, the town is perfectly quadrilateral and the streets run parallel to the longest sides from one end of the town to the other. These are crossed by four transversal streets thus dividing the town into rectangular compartments. The central Place des Cornières is surrounded by medieval and seventeenth-century houses.

    What to see
    The Place des Cornières, St Dominique’s Church, The Chapter House


    BIRON

    Biron
    Origins
    Biron Castle, listed as an Historic Monument was the site of one of Périgord’s four baronies (the other three were : Beynac, Mareuil and Bourdeilles).
    The Gontaut-Biron family who owned the castle for eight centuries made many transformations to the building between the twelfth and eighteenth centuries. It is now owned by the Dordogne département.

    What to see
    Amongst many splendours most notable perhaps are : the twelfth-century keep, the two-storied chapel in which can be seen two tombs sculptured with recumbent figures, the Renaissance apartments and an immense vaulted kitchen.

    GAVAUDUN

    Gavaudun


    TOURNON D’AGENAIS

    Tournon d'Agenais


    LAUZERTE

    Lauzerte
    Originally, the hill on which Lauzerte is located was a Gaulish oppidum or administrative centre. Its present name dates back to approximately 1000 AD. Derived from the Latin lucerna (lamp), it designates an ideal position, visible - like a light - from a distance.
    At the end of the 12th century, the Count of Toulouse was gifted the hill in order to build a castelnau, a city protected by a castle.
    Halting place on the pilgrimage route to Compostela, a thriving market town, populated and wealthy - witness its medieval houses - Lauzerte remains to this day one of the most beautiful and the most typical of the hill top castelnaus to be founded in the south of France.
    Located in the heart of the Chasselas table grape appellation (certified area), where Quercy melons are also grown, Lauzerte does indeed look out over a mouth-watering landscape, its pathways meandering between limestone plateaus and gentle valleys. As the seasons unfold, the latter take on the colours of the fruit trees, sunflowers, sweet corn, vines, lavender…
    In the upper part of the village, a typical example of medieval architecture, houses are arranged around the church of Saint Barthélemy and the square, Place des Cornières, one of the finest in the region. The ramparts are a reminder of the role played by Lauzerte, alternately seized by the English and the French during the Hundred Years War. Early Gothic or Renaissance houses are a reminder that the medieval city was also much prized by rich magistrates and prosperous merchants. They knew full well how to defend the privilege of their quality of life. Today, Lauzerte follows in their footsteps, to the great delight of its many visitors.

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    Château de l'Hoste - 82150 Saint-Beauzeil, France
    Tel: + 33 (0)5 63 95 25 61 - Email: mail@chateaudelhoste.com