Your contact:	Piotr and Petra Lencki
Telephone:	+33 553740475 or +420 777224441
Email:	Click here to contact Domaine d'Eyssal

Domaine D'Eyssal is a 15th century traditional stone manor, fully restored with a spacious and comfortable interior. It is set in a hectare (two and half acres) of enclosed grounds in a peaceful rural area overlooking the Périgord countryside.

In the main house, up to nine guests can sleep in four bedrooms on two floors, and an adjoining cottage has room for one or two more.

The house is built around a fenced courtyard. Along the side of it is a covered terrace with a summer kitchen, a barbecue, and a dining table to seat up to ten. The entrance to the cottage is off the terrace; it includes a double bedroom and a shower room.

Also within the courtyard is a ping-pong table and a place for small children to play. The bilingual owners live in a separate cottage on the property and are always happy to help their guests.

Overlooking the surrounding fields, vineyards, and woodlands, the large main garden has extensive lawns for strolling and playing games like badminton or petanque, and many mature trees providing shade. The 6 by 12 metre swimming pool is surrounded by a terrace with wooden sunbeds.

The house is tastefully decorated and furnished with antiques. All rooms have stone walls and exposed wooden ceiling beams. The kitchen is fully equipped and includes a gas oven and stovetop, microwave, fridge-freezer and dishwasher.

The spacious dining room has a table to seat ten in front of a large fireplace; it opens onto a large terrace overlooking the valley. In the spacious living room, armchairs and sofas surround an open fireplace. A television with a DVD player and a stereo are available.

The house has three bedrooms on the ground floor, two with double beds and one with a double and a single bed, and two bathrooms and a separate toilet. A 15th century stone spiral staircase leads upstairs to the fourth bedroom, which has a double bed.

Special features:	• Pool on the property • Bilingual assistance available on site
Swimming pool:	6x12 metre fenced outdoor pool

The house is set in a quiet hamlet surrounded by woods and fields which one can explore on foot. Two kilometres away is the village of Saint-Georges-de-Montclar, which has an excellent bakery and a small shop.

The medieval town of Bergerac and its airport are 15 kilometres from Domaine d'Eyssal. Bergerac has an excellent range of shops, restaurants, cafés and supermarkets, and holds a market on Wednesday and Saturday, selling fresh regional produce and specialties.

Among the sights to see in Bergerac's narrow medieval streets is the Cloître des Récollets, a 16th century monastery overlooking the Dordogne river.

Bergerac is the centre of a famous winemaking area, and the owners of Domaine d'Eyssal can suggest vineyards to visit, where one can sample and buy the wines. Within a short drive there are several castles worth visiting, including the 16th century Château de Monbazillac and its vineyards, the medieval Château de Lanquais, the Château de Montréal, and the Château de Bannes.

Among the places to visit within an easy drive of Domaine d'Eyssal are the medieval towns of Issigeac and Monpazier, which date back to the Hundred Years War, a turbulent period which left its mark all over this region. Some of its history is recalled in an exhibition at Château de Castelnaud.

Typical of the fortified towns from that time is the medieval village of Beynac, which is perched high above a cliff, dominated by a castle. Across the valley are the Château des Milandes and the Château de Marqueyssac, whose gardens alone are well worth seeing.

The medieval city of Sarlat is spectacularly preserved and a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. The region is also very rich in prehistory, with sites along the Vézère valley including the world famous Lascaux, where the first cave paintings were disovered.

Also within easy reach is the city of Périgueux, which has a pedestrian area featuring great shopping, and plenty of buildings dating from the Roman and medieval periods.

The city of Saint-Émilion is also well worth visiting. Also a World Heritage site, its origins go back to prehistoric times and it has been a centre of winemaking since the second century AD. It is one of the main red wine areas of the Bordeaux region.

The swimming pool	The ping-pong table in the courtyard
The dining room	The stone spiral staircase
The kitchen	The first bedroom
The second bedroom	The third bedroom
The fourth bedroom	The town of Bergerac
The château of Monbazillac