The surroundings of Monflanquin

The landscape around Monflanquin looks a bit like Tuscany with hills, fields, acres and trees. The direct surroundings of Monflanquin are very suitable for walks and tracks; there is a Grande Randonnée passing through the village and there is a Petit Randonnée of about 20 kilometer that can be started at Les Bourdeaux. In the living room for our guests you can find descriptions of walks in the neighbourhood.

On walking distance of Les Bourdeaux there is a manège were horses can be hired for horse riding tours.

In Castelnaud, 15 kilometers west of Monflanquin, you can find a 9 and 18 holes golfcourse. In the village of Tombeboeuf you will find a smaller, but very nice golfcourse, owned by an English couple.

Near Monflanquin there are some nice bastide villages to visit like Monpazier, Villereal, Eymet. Issigeac and Villeneuve sur Lot. In all those villages there is a market at least once a week. Penne d'Agenais, about 20 kilometer south of Les Bourdeaux, is a beautiful artist village with steep streets and nice shops.

Penne d'Agenais Monpazier

On a short distance of Monflanquin you can visit various castles like Chateau Biron, Chateau Bonaguil and, a little bit further away, Chateau Monbazillac, famous for the sweet desert wine. Along the river the Dordogne you will find more beautiful castles.

Biron Monbazillac

For the lovers of wine there are three interesting wine areas in the neighbourhood, the Duras area, the Cahors area and the Bergerac area. Along the wine routes in those areas you find farms and castles where you can taste as much wine as you want. A little bit further away, but still not to far away from Monflanquin, you can visit the famous Bordeaux area.

About fifty kilometers north of Monflanquin lies the Dordogne region, with a more rough landscape and beautifull places to visit like Sarlat, Bergerac and Rocamadour. The surroundings in the Dordogne are very suitable for nice walks and we also recommend a canoe-trip on the river Dordogne.

Agen, capital of the Lot-et-Garonne, is a nice town about fourty kilometers south of Monflanquin. For the kids there is a Walibi water world.

Agen

VISIT SAN SEBASTIAN IN SPAIN:

Stay two days in San Sebastian: a beautiful town with grandeur, to get a taste of the Spanish life.

Just over the French/Spanish border, after a three hours drive from Monflanquin, you will find the pleasant town San Sebastian. This town with broad boulevards is situated on the coast and has, in the middle of the town, beautiful beaches (Playa de La Concha and Playa de Ondarreta). The old city centre, near the fishing harbor, has an enormous amount of tapas bars and nice restaurants; the modern part of town has big boulevards and beautiful shops. If you want to leave Monflanquin and enjoy the Spanish way of live for a short period of time, we advise you to stay overnight in San Sebastian and book a room in advance.

Hotel Parma is a quiet hotel, situated next to the old city centre and has rooms of 70 to 100 Euros. When you stay in this hotel you can do everything by foot; the various beaches, the old city centre and the modern part of town can all be reached while walking. For more information on Hotel Parma: www.hotelparma.com

San Sebastian