Day 1: Meet at BOD Airport – 11am – Sight seeing / lunch in St. Emilion, wine tasting Chateau Bernateau.  Arrival Villa late afternoon.  

Day 2: A Prehistory Day in the Vezere Valley

Explore  the village of Les Eyzies, visit to the PIP (Pole International de la Prehistoire), presentation of prehistory in South West France, particularly in the Vezere Valley, drive up the Valley with commentary on remarkable sites en route. Lunch in Montignac, followed by afternoon visit to the Lacaux IV Cave replica. 

Day 3. Bastide and a Walnut Farm. 

Morning visit to the Castelnaud Walnut Farm and a pause for lunch followed by a walking tour around the village of Bastide village of Domme. 

Day 4: The Wonderful Dordogne River and Valley:

Morning  visit to the village and Medieval Fortress of Beynac, then on to the village of Roque Gaga’s for an afternoon excursion on the Dordogne River on a flat-bottomed boat known as “a Gabarre”, a replica of the boats used for transporting goods on the Drive to Castelnaud.

Day 5: Morning market Le Bugue for mystery basket menu afternoon visit to the historical town of Sarlat / walking tour around the old town with free time in the afternoon for exploration or shopping.

Day 6: Relaxing Day / Dinner off property Restaurant de la Poste.

Day 7: Josephine and a Goose Farm
We’ll end the week learning all about the regions geese and the afternoon visiting the estate and gardens of Josephine Baker.  Ms. Baker (an American Born French Dancer) received the Resistance Medal for her heroism during the German occupation of France and recently received the Paris burial honor.  Her Chateau des Milandes was the recipient of the “Madison des Illustres” in 2012.

Day 8 Depart Villa 8am – to Bordeaux BOD – book return flights after 11:30am