Combine
the pleasures of staying in this beautiful country farmhouse with a
perfect training venue for runners, cyclists and triathletes. The
varied and challenging terrain of the local area offers both flat
and fast road routes with hardly a car in sight! to hilly and
testing chemins through woodlands and meadows.
You'll find plenty of mountain bike opportunities as well: explore
an excellent network of well marked routes through spectacular
countryside along rural chemins and bridleways.
For keen swimmers and triathletes, choose between a beautiful
heated swimming pool or the open waters of the Dronne, a slow
winding river ideal for both experienced and novice swimmers.
CLIMATE IN SOUTH WEST FRANCE:
In
this corner of France we are generally regarded as enjoying a
'Micro Climate'; tucked well into the Bay of Biscay and generally
out of the way of weather fronts coming up from the Atlantic. They
say we have the second highest levels of sunshine in France and
certainly you'll find the light is always clear and fresh.
Spring comes early and temperatures can be in the 20's from March
onwards: the skies are a piercing blue while the migrating birds
pass overhead.
Summer sees temperatures peaking on occasions up to 40 degrees,
when, thankfully, the pool is there to keep you cool!
Autumn is another wonderful time of the year in this Perigord
region when colours of the autumn trees and hedgerows are
exceptionally beautiful and the days are warm but the nights take
on a chilly air.
Even winter brings a quiet and sometimes cold air, misty days where
the scent of burning oak hangs over the valleys until the sun burns
through the winter skies and Spring is just around the corner once
again.
