Three miles north of the spot where the river "The Vézère" the river "The Dordogne" instroomt, lies the village Paunat. It is very strategic for a pleasant stay in the Périgord noir: All tourist attractions are fast and easy to achieve while the rest looked very good has been retained.
Paunat has about 200 souls. The houses of the village, almost without exception, very well restored. Because the village is located in a small valley, the streets sometimes very style which is a walk through the village alternately.

 

Economic activity has Paunat barely. There is a restaurant, Julien, where men in a beautiful environment can eat and what can buy groceries and bread ( see the photo on the right of the church). For some shops and restaurants is Limeuil, 4 kilometers away, the most closely. Le Bugue, about 9 kilometers away, the nearest large town, with a large supermarket, various shops, a very nice market on Tuesday morning and an SNCF station.

Although only small houses Paunat still two cultural treasures: the hunebed (a cemetery from the late Magdalenien, 10,000 BC.), And the church. The Church of Paunat is the remnant of a 12th-century Benedictine abbey. The architecture has the appearance of a large okerkleurig castle. Of the 2 domes covered are 1 the torenkamer. This is a very rare element. The church has reinforced a verdedigingsruimte above the choir and the dwarsbeuk. The church is freely available and there are regular services.

Evening market Paunat

The people of Paunat organizing in the summereveningmarket where even a meal can be eaten, there is an annual broccantemarkt, a vuurwerkvoorstelling and musical performances in the church. In the winter the truffelmarkt organized.

The climate of the Périgord noir is an ideal warm dry summers and mild winter. The spring is characterized by excessive plant and bloemengroei and in the autumn, the temperature usually still wonderful and the colors and smells unmatched. For tourists who are not bound to the season is a visit in the spring or autumn highly recommended.
The terrain is extremely varied. Green sheltered valleys, steep klifwanden, breathtaking views, dense eikenbossen, vast fields of corn, tobacco, strawberries and nut trees and beautiful villages. The rivers Dordogne and Vezere sway here ever through, sometimes quietly and sometimes running as swirling, wild currents. In the Aquarium of Le Bugue (13 kilometers from La Renardière) is the underwaterlive of the Vezere very nice to see.
 



 

In this country, the sights really accumulation: sturdy castles and ornate palaces, museums, prehistoric sites and theme parks.
The Périgord noir also very much underground sights: there are many caves discovered. Some have impressive druipsteenformaties. Others are excessively decorated by the prehistoric man, Lascaux is a wonderful example. The valley of the River Vezere houses not for nothing the capital of Prehistory: The village of Les Eysies.
 
The villages is the Périgord noir range from tiny hameau, no more than a collection of beautiful houses completely restored towns with a large tourist attraction. Sarlat is a very famous example. In most villages is an active social life: there is a market anywhere, broccantemarkt, vide-grenier, musical performances and fireworks show. If you want to see how life in the Périgord noir was a century ago, the open-air museum at Le Bugue, Le village du Bournat, certainly worth a visit.

As in the rest of France, we in the Perigord of good food. There are countless restaurants ranging from simple to crowned with various michelinsterren. The absolute dishes include duck and goose. In particular, the liver, Foie gras is a delicacy unmatched. In addition, there are many with strawberries, walnuts and mushrooms cooked. Try also certainly the local knoflooksoep, Tourrain once. Of course they drink at all these delights local wine: a Bergerac or a Bordeaux.

 

In addition to sightseeing, the Périgord noir also sporting challenges. Everywhere along the Dordogne and the Vezere can canoes or kayaks are rented for short or long trips. In the rivers may also at various places great swimming and fishing. There is cycled and hiked the steep slopes sometimes are only condition is required. There are several golf courses, there is much paardgereden, there are riding and hiking are organized. The mountains are used by parasailers and aboveground underground by speleologen. Finally, in many places complete outdoor parkoersen deported.