Do you fancy a picnic afternoon in Périgord on these beautiful days? We have selected 6 ideally located places for you! From the stylish to the unusual and the vines, find out our favourite places…
#1 – The stylish picnic
Grab your meal and sit in the magnificent park of Château Michel-de-Montaigne for an inspiring lunch where the philosopher Michel Eyquem de Montaigne wrote Les Essais.
It is possible to order your picnic slate
Château Michel-de-Montaigne
Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne – Tel: 05 53 58 63 93
Château Michel-de-Montaigne
#2 – The refreshing picnic
Next to the Tuilières’ locks in Mouleydier. After lunch, go to the dam to observe the “fish lift”.
Tuilières' locks
#3 – The bucolic picnic
In the Domaine Haut-Montlong, you will find a picnic table on the Vine Path (free pedagogic walk), but also a charming little copse and a little river.
Domaine Haut-Montlong
Pomport – Tel: 05 53 58 81 60
Friendly tasting and picnic
Gourmet snack
#4 – Picnic in the vines
In the Vignoble des Verdots, order your picnic backpack and go taste it peacefully at the heart of the vines with a bottle of wine from the estate.
Vignoble des Verdots
Conne-de-Labarde – Tel: 05 53 58 34 31
#5 – Picnic with the children
Really appreciated by the locals and unknown by the tourists, the Parc de Pombonne offers a playground for the kids and a lake to go swimming. And, coffee time at the Guinguette!
Concerts during the night in high season.
Parc de Pombonne – Route de Podestat, Bergerac
The park and its lake
#6 – The unusual picnic
At the Domaine du Siorac, you can order your picnic wheelbarrow: no, you’re not dreaming! Local products and great wines from the estate to taste at the heart of the vines in the woods.
Domaine du Siorac
Saint-Aubin-de-Cadelech – Tel: 05 53 74 52 90
The picnic wheelbarrow
So, you want to try? Your ideal picnic is waiting for you!
