La Rouquette

Exhibition by jenny webb

Jenny Webb has a show in the Salle de Carbonnier, in Castillonnes

from 14th to 22 August

Open every day from 10am – 12.30pm and 4pm to 7pm

Exposition du 14 –22 Août 2010

Ouvert   Tous les jours e 10h00 à 12h30 et de 4h00 à 19h00

A new restaurant has just opened on the river just over the Lot into St Sylvetres called Au Fil de l’Eau

http://www.saint-sylvestre.net/?p=1022

It’s run by Fabien – previously of Chez Fabien in Penne d’Agenais – and has lunch and evening menues

Sit outside under the parasols overlooking the river Lot

Unbelievable rock-clung village on the Dordogne. River trips, caves and terrace bars

There are also 2-ornamental gardens within the same area

Jardins de Marqueyssac near our French villa

Marqueyssac
http://www.marqueyssac.com/pages_gb/presentation_f.html
Eyrignac
http://www.eyrignac.co.uku

Nearby is the Chateau Castlenau which is supposed to be the most visited in France – not sure if that’s a recommendation – featuring all sorts of medieval military equipment and armaments
http://www.castelnaud.com/uk

And of course, swimming and canoeing in the Dordogne

There are carting tracks near our French villa in either Lavac or Caudecoste near Agen

There are 7 restaurants in Penne d’Agenais; four on the outside of the fortified town walls, two inside the walls

Penne d’Agenais is the nearest village to La Rouquette French villa and barn conversion holiday home. In fact the La Rouquette self catering holiday home over looks the village of Penne

There’s a thermal spa in the centre of Casteljaloux about 2 miles from the Casteljaloux golf course

You can just turn up and have 2-hours for Euro.40. Take a towel and swimming costume – shorts not allowed 05 53 20 59 00
http://www.eurothermes.com/casteljaloux/casteljaloux.asp

If the weather’s poor, there are 2-health centres:

Aphrodite in Villeneuve; Turkish bath, Jacuzzi, sun beds and treatments. 5 rue du Generale Blaniac. 05 53 71 22 08

Thermal spa in the centre of Casteljaloux featuring a Nordic Pavilion with icy showers, saunas and cold well, a Far Eastern Pavilion with a Japanese bath and lights, an Oriental Pavilion with hammam and Turkish baths, an indoor and outdoor pool plus bubble pools, massage pools and Jacuzzis

You can just turn up and have 2-hours for Euro.40. Take a towel and swimming costume – shorts not allowed 05 53 20 59 00
http://www.eurothermes.com/casteljaloux/casteljaloux.asp

From our French villa, there are a couple of places where you can do ballooning, both near La Roque Gageac, on the Dordogne about an hour’s drive north:

Chateau des Milandes for Euros.180 per person for about a 45 minute flight
http://www.perigord-dordogne-montgolfieres.com

Montgolfiere-du-Perigord which cost Euros.200 for an hour. They also seem to do 2-3 hour excursions around chateaux as well
http://www.montgolfiere-du-perigord.com
05 53 28 18 58

About 45-minutes drive from our French villa is a big water leisure area the on the confluence of the Tarn and Garonne with the Canal du Midi and TGV running along side. There’s an enormous outside leisure pool and boats, windsurfing and sailing for hire

Come back via St Nicolas de la Grave and Auvillar, supposed to be one of France’s prettiest villages