House on Lac de Grolejac, near Sarlat, Dordogne, France

The lake house has recently been completely renovated in a quality style. It is located on the leisure lake of Grolejac which has a private and secure beach. The lake offers the possibility of fishing, pedal boat or boat, stroll through a beautiful marked circuit in the marshes. The fishing license and the necessary fishing equipment can be obtained on site. The lake is very calm and motor boats are prohibited.
A tennis court is located a 3-minute walk from the house. Grolejac is located very close to the Dordogne river and has 2 canoe bases and a beautiful cycle track on the old railway line serving Sarlat (10 kms) and Souillac (22 kms). The house is superbly well placed, just 10 km from the medieval town Sarlat, which allows you to visit the castles of Périgord, the beautiful buildings and all the attractions of the Dordogne valley. The Lascaux and Padirac caves as well as Rocamadour are all within an hour's drive from the house. Sarlat and its surroundings are renowned for their gourmet restaurants and gourmet markets. Canoeing is one of the flagship activities of the region and Grolejac has 2 canoe stations along the Dordogne river.
The house has its own parking lot. There is a garden in front of the setback from the road, a terrace and a large garden in the back overlooking the lake. The garden overlooks a small river which flows into the Dordogne and separates it from the lake. The shaded terrace under the balcony is equipped with a barbecue, a table and six chairs as well as 6 sun loungers.
The lake has its own, clean and sunny beach. During the summer period, access to the lake leisure center is € 2 per person between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. (free otherwise). During this period, you have to walk 1km to the entrance to the leisure base. Swimming is also possible along the beautiful beaches on the banks of the Dordogne.
Golf
A 9-hole golf course is located in Vitrac along the Dordogne about 5km from the house. Another Golf is at Souillac Country Club 20km from the house.
The nearest airport is Bergerac (1 hour drive), Toulouse (2 hour drive), Rodez (2 hour drive), Limoges (2 hour drive), Bordeaux (3 hour drive). Several regular and lowcost companies serve these different airports. Bus lines and rental cars are available at these different airports. The A20 motorway also serves Sarlat and its surroundings. A train from Paris stops at Gordon 10 km from Grolejac
The house is located in the village of Grolejac - 10 km from Sarlat; 10 km from Gourdon; 6 km from Domme; 30km from Rocamadour; 30km from Lascaux; 10km from Chateau de Beynac; 50km from the Lot Valley; 80km from Bergerac.
Grolejac has a small supermarket, a bakery, a butcher, 4 restaurants, a doctor, a nurse, the post office,…
For people with reduced mobility, the ground floor of the house being equipped with a double bedroom and a bathroom, access to the upper floor is therefore not necessary. The house is accessible from the outside via only three steps. The balcony is directly accessible from the living room without steps.
Composition of the house
Bedrooms: Bedroom 1 with 2 single beds.
Bedroom 2 with 1 double bed.
Bedroom 3 with 1 double bed.
Bathrooms: On the ground floor is a bathroom with sink, shower and toilet.
Upstairs is the bathroom with tub-shower, sink and toilet.
Kitchen: Fully equipped and recent, it contains an electric oven, a 5-burner gas stove, microwave, fridge-freezer, washing machine, dishwasher, toaster, coffee maker, kettle and all the necessary dishes and utensils.
Living-Dining room: The living room and the dining room are equipped with French windows overlooking the balcony facing the lake. The living room is equipped with a TV and premitting to have many French, English, Spanish, German, Belgian, Holondese, Polish channels, etc. , DVD, video and CD player and 2 comfortable sofas. The dining room is equipped with a table, 6 chairs and a sideboard.
Other: The balcony is equipped with a table and 6 chairs and serves the stairs to the low terrace in the shade and also equipped with a table, 6 chairs, 6 sun loungers and barbecue. The low terrace directly overlooks the garden. Board games, a library, local and regional maps are available in French and English.
The surroundings of the house
SARLAT is the capital of the Périgord Noir.
Let yourself go in the middle of the medieval period by strolling through the streets and alleys of the city and admire exceptional architecture. Magnificent landscapes, castles in abundance, visits to farms with tasting, picturesque villages, prehistoric caves, animal parks, wonderful gardens ...
Sarlat is also recognized for its weekly market on Saturday and the gourmet dinners of outdoor producers: one dinner each in the surrounding villages.

Domme
The bastide of Domme a remarkable site with ramparts which surround the village and various doors which allowed access, like the Porte des Tours, which shows how much the king wanted to divert the possible attackers by imposing aesthetic constraints on the builders of fortifications.
The charm of Domme is undeniable, there reigns a particular atmosphere, calm and serene which soothes the soul as much as the exceptional panorama over the Dordogne valley which reveals both the castle of Montfort, the village of Roque Gageac and Beynac castle.

LA ROQUE GAGEAC
The village of Roque-Gageac, classified among the Most Beautiful Villages of France, is nestled between its cliff and the Dordogne. It enjoys a microclimate, almost Mediterranean, thanks to its southern exposure.
La Roque-Gageac aligns the white and ocher facades of its houses. Many small alleys lead to the foot of the cliff, from which one can enjoy a magnificent view of the river.
Next to the mid-cliff church and thanks to this natural solarium, there is an astonishing exotic garden made up of palm, banana, agave, fig, cactus, bamboo…
By extending your walk, you will discover the Manoir de Tarde, a vestige of the Renaissance that still dominates the heart of the village.

BEYNAC
The small village of Beynac in Périgord is also one of the most beautiful villages in France. It is clinging to the rock pierced by caves, surrounding it with its alleys haunted by a millennial past. We must seek in the silence of its stones the answers to the questions that we ask about our roots and discover the time when the peasants, weavers and basket makers, fishermen and gabarriers, animated the life of the countryside and the banks of the river Dordogne.

CASTELNAUD
The Château de Castelnaud, classified as a Historic Monument, overlooks the Dordogne valley and offers a magnificent panorama over the sites of Beynac, Marqueyssac and La Roque-Gageac. This fortified castle is entirely devoted to the art of war in the Middle Ages and has a large collection of weapons and armor, life-size reconstructions of war machines. In addition, models allow a better understanding of the different modes of attack and defense of a medieval castle.
The LOT region
La Maison du Lac is very close to the Lot region which also offers many sites to visit.

Rocamadour
This sacred city is clinging to the cliff in a superposition of houses and chapels. From the castle that crowns this audacious construction, there is a slope of some 150 meters at the bottom of which winds the Alzou river. On the way to Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle, the Saint-Sauveur basilica and the Saint-Amadour crypt, classified as World Heritage by UNESCO, are available to visitors after climbing the 216 steps of the pilgrim's staircase . The miraculous chapel, one of the 7 other chapels built in the hollow of the rock, shelters its jewel, the Black Virgin venerated for more than a millennium.

St-Cirq-Lapopie
The medieval village of Saint-Cirq Lapopie, which has 13 historic monuments, is also one of the most beautiful villages in France. Hanging on a cliff 100 meters above the Lot, Saint-Cirq Lapopie is one of the major sites in the Lot valley.
Chief town of one of the three viscounts of Quercy, Saint-Cirq Lapopie was divided in the Middle Ages between several feudal dynasties. As a result, several castles and fortified houses constituted the seigneurial fort and dominated the village. Below the fort, the village streets, closed by fortified doors, have preserved many old houses whose stone or half-timbered facades were built between the 13th and 16th centuries.

The three beautiful villages three Autoire, Loubressac and Carennac can also be visited in one day.

COREZE REGION

COLANGE THE RED
What surprises any visitor arriving in Collonges is the red color of its stones. This site is nowadays a remarkable site, by winding its narrow lanes where traffic is prohibited there you travel in the past. The time of a visit you catch yourself dreaming to the rhythm of tales and legends, knights and princesses, at the time of lords and peasants. You expect to cross a sleigh, to do your market over the many stalls that give life to this village, to feast on local specialties such as straw wine, walnuts, foie gras among others.

TURENNE
Turenne is a medieval site positioned on a very steep and very strategic hill, at the crossroads of regions and trade and religious routes, between Limousin, Périgord and Quercy.