Activities

Château des Vigiers is offering the best place in Dordogne-Périgord for leisure on-site as well as many possibilities for incentives around the culture, sport, wine or gastronomy. You are our guests, we will take care of the organization of your stay!

Sporting Activities

Golf – learn how to play golf with a PGA accredited golf professional in a stress free environment! Our team can suggest several fun and entertaining ways to learn how to play golf. Following the lessons, we can organize a friendly competition on our 6 hole academy course.
Bike riding – discover the Dordogne countryside through this fun and ecological means of transportation. The bike ride can be made more interesting by stopping off at a local wine-grower for a wine tasting followed by lunch at a typical local “auberge”.
Tennis (two tennis courts on site)
Snooker – play snooker, pool or billiards on our full sized snooker table (on site)
Go-karting – challenge your teams on a race track (20 minutes drive away)
Canoing on the river Dordogne – fun sport and accessible to all. A good way to discover the Dordogne – along its famous river. This activity can either be done as an outing or as a group challenge (10 minutes drive away).
Hair raising thrills: parachuting, hot air ballooning (nearby and on site)
10 pin Bowling (20 minutes drive away)
Quad biking (1 hour drive away)
Paint Balling (15 minutes drive away)

Relaxing activities

Sauna, steam room, Jacuzzi (on site)
Two fitness rooms (on site), relaxation, Yoga (by appointment only)
Outdoor heated swimming pools (May to September)
“Le Windsor” Night Club (20 minutes drive away)

Gourmet

Excursion to a local farm followed by foie gras or truffle tasting
Cooking lessons

Wine

Wine tasting in one of our Salons
Discover the methods and techniques used in wine making either as a lesson by a trained eonologist or through as a dinner accompanied by a selection of wines
Excursions: wine-tasting, lunch, visits to a prestigious wine property
Visit to the town of Saint-Emilion followed by wine-tasting in a Grand Cru property

Local heritage

Local village markets and antiques
Medieval towns and fortified towns (Bastides) of the region Saint-Emilion, Sarlat, Domme, Eymet, Monpazier
1001 Châteaux such as Monbazillac, Duras, Beynac, Castelnaud
Prehistoric sites: Grottes de Lascaux, Les Eysies, Gouffre de Proumeyssac etc…
Churches: Périgueux, Saint-Emilion, Abbaye de Cadouin
Other places of interest: Sardy or Marqueyssac Gardens, Village du Bournat (1900), Aquarium du Bugue, Trip on a gabarre on the river Dordogne