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Domaine de France

Facilities

The swimming pool is open to visitors at their own risk, if the gates have been opened. Parents and guardians are requested to be vigilant with children. No children will be permitted in the pool area without a responsible adult.

Domaine de France has gardens and parkland available for visitors to explore. The River Merlet, a small  tributary of the nearby River Lot, borders the property.

There is a basic orienteering course ,a treasure hunt and space for boules.

The games room in the barn is equipped with table tennis, billiard table and many board games.

Activities and Places of Interest

Penne D'Agenais is one of the most picturesque bastide villages in the region, boasting 5 restaurants or cafes as well as numerous craft businesses, such as pottery and art studios. The village is home to the impressive Basilica, Notre Dame de Peyragude, which overlooks the village and the River Lot.The slides show some of the places of interest in the region all within 1 to 2 hrs drive.

Villeneuve sur Lot, a 10 min drive away, is the nearest town with a wide choice of eating houses, museums, twice weekly markets and plenty of entertainment in the high season.

Domaine de France is 30 mins from Agen, the Prefecture of Lot et Garonne and commercial centre for the surrounding fruit growing region. There is plenty of shopping, a wide choice of restaurants, Top 14 rugby to watch and Parc Walibi is nearby.

Motor boats and canoes/ kayaks are available for hire from Port de Penne.

There are plenty of marked popular walks to follow in the countryside around Penne.

Wine tasting and sampling the superb gastronomy (canard, foie gras and so much more)  of Lot et Garonne are good reasons enough to base your holiday at Domaine de France. In the region area you will find chateaux, including Bonaguil, Beynac and Biron; other medieval towns, including Cahors, Monflanquin, Pujols,Domme, Belves, Monpazier and Sarlat; caves, including those at Fontirou, Gouffre de Padirac and Domme; unspoilt countryside, rivers and caves, beautiful gardens (eg Water lilies at Temple sur Lot) and small unspoilt villages - several classed as 'most beautiful villages in France' . Much of the most beautiful rural architecture in France, or perhaps to be found anywhere, is to be seen here - ancient houses, barns, pigeonniers and churches simply form part of the unchanging landscape. The Lot and Garonne, Lot, Tarn et Garonne and south Dordogne area of France offers the perfect combination of things to do and see, a perfect place to relax and unwind, and lots of interesting things to see. Even if you can only spend a few days or a couple of weeks learning to appreciate the beauty and tranquility of the Lot-et-Garonne area, you will leave with memories of a world that you thought no longer existed.

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