Land of Culture & Heritage

Ideally located equidistant from the medieval cities of Périgueux, Bergerac and Sarlat, in Dordogne, the Golf de la Marterie is also adjacent to the Lascaux caves, the Vezere Valley or Valley of Man, and the 1001 castles which make the landscape of the region.

The exceptional setting which surrounds the Golf de la Marterie is truly a chosen land of cultural tourism and nature, where the French 'Art de Vivre' expresses at its best.

Multiple activities are possible during your stay in the region :

• Typical outdoor and flea markets : Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, Bergerac, Eymet, Issigeac, Périgueux...

• Visit of medieval towns, villages and bastides : Périgueux, Sarlat, Monpazier, Domme, Eymet, Lalinde, Villefranche du Périgord, Beaumont du Périgord, Saint-Léon sur Vézère, Limeuil...

• Visit of castles : Jumilhac, Puyguilhem, Castelnaud , Marqueyssac , Beynac...

• Prehistoric sites and underground cavities : the famous Lascaux caves in Montignac, the caves of Font de Gaume and Bara-Bahau, the Proumeyssac Chasm, the Roque Saint-Christophe, the National Museum of Prehistory...

• Religious edifices : Abbey of Cadouin, the Cathedral of Saint-Front de Périgueux, the Romanesque churches of Ribéracois, the Echourgnac Abbey...

• Rivers : the Dordogne, of course, but also the Vezere, the Isle, the Auvezere, the Dronne, the Bandiat, the Loue, the Coly, the Ceou...

• Remarkable Gardens : the Gardens of Eyrignac, the French gardens of the Château d'Hautefort, the romantic gardens of Marqueyssac, the Gardens of the Imagination in Terrasson...

• Recreation wilderness : swimming, hiking, bicyling, horseback riding, boating, and of course... Golfing ! (The Golf Pass Dordogne enables you to discover all 7 golf courses in the Dordogne at reduced fares.)

• Degustations : Perigord black truffle, foie gras, mushrooms, nuts and chestnuts, strawberries, the wines of Bergerac...