La Figue: Luxury 4 person apartment with private terrace and large swimming pool + sauna.

The Environment

Domaine l'Ancien Vignoble is situated on a quiet country road, in a hilly and wooded

area in the southeast of the Dordogne, on the edge of the French village of Saint-Julien-de-Lampon, about 500 meters from the Dordogne River. From your private terrace adjacent to the apartment you have a wonderful view to the valley of the Dordogne River and the superjacent castle Roufillac.

The part of the Dordogne Perigord Noir is named, is one of the most attractive regions of France with stunning scenery, rivers, lakes and numerous caves and castles. In the books of Walker are Saint Julien de Lampon is a small, friendly village all the basic amenities are within walking, walking distance away. Every Thursday morning market in the town square. Church, bank, post office, grocery store, bakery, bar-pizzeria-tabac, butcher, health center, tennis courts and finally some restaurants make life in Saint Julien de Lampon very enjoyable.

Recreational, sporting and cultural fields, the environment a lot to offer. In the immediate vicinity of the cottage you can excellent cycling, hiking, horseback riding, golf, tennis, swimming and canoeing. In the holiday season in the village canoes, bicycles and mountain bikes for hire. In the vicinity there are many restored historic towns, castles, gardens and caves.

The beautifully restored medieval Sarlat has many restaurants, terraces and cultural activities, such as street theater and exhibitions. The Saturday market in the old town is well worth a visit. From the gite is o. M. Sarlat accessible via landscaped paths (old railroad).

The fortified town of Domme gives you a magnificent view of the Dordogne valley.

Village Le Bournat in Le Bugue, here is an outdoor museum with ao a farm, home, school, shop, sawmill, costumes, utensils and tools and machines that give an impression of life in previous centuries.

Rocamadour is best known as a place of pilgrimage, where one of the knees climbed the stairs to the hilltop church with the Black Madonna.

La Roque Gageac is known as one of the most picturesque villages in France.

Les Eyzies-de-Tajc the capital of Prehistory, is a small place in the Périgord Noir. It lies on the river Vézère, a tributary of the Dordogne. In and around this town are numerous prehistoric caves

Souillac with its Byzantine dome, the market on Friday and several cultural festivals is worth it.

If you are interested in castles you will surely attract your in the Dordogne region. You will find more than a thousand, to the nearby castle Fenelon Sainte Mondane and Les Milandes castle, made famous by Josephine Baker. Other interesting castles are: Chateau Hautefort, Chateau Beynac, Chateau Castelnaud, Château La Treyne, Belcastel Chateau and Chateau Castenau

Worth seeing are the numerous prehistoric caves. The most famous is that of Lascaux II, you can visit the replica of the real cave of Lascaux. The Rouffignac Cave has more than 250 petroglyphs, the entrance is an electric train. Grotte de Cougnac is also known for its many petroglyphs.

Roc St. Christophe, the largest overhanging rock crevice in Europe and has been inhabited since prehistoric times. This is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Caves with stalactites include Grotte du Grand Roc, Grotte de Cougnac, Grotte de Domme and the Gouffre Padirac, you can sail here on an underground tributary of the Dordogne.

Gardens to be visited: Les Jardins d'eaux Carsac, Jardins de Cadiot at Carlux, Jardins d'Eyrignac, the castle gardens at Chateau Hautefort and Les Jardins de Marqueyssac.

Fans of the books by Martin Walker, in which he describes the adventures of Inspector Bruno, were even more enthusiastic about the highlights described by Martin Walker.