La Tour des Vents

Top choice in The Dordogne


Chef Damien Fagette creates elaborate périgourdine meals using the freshest seasonal ingredients, and friendly staff serve them to the dining room or terrace with panoramic views of Bergerac wine country. Dishes include foie gras with local strawberries, port gelée and balsamic vinegar.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby The Dordogne attractions

1. Musée du Tabac

3.8 MILES

Inside the 17th-century Maison Peyrarède, the displays span 3000 years of history and include a collection of ornate pipes.

2. Musée de la Ville

3.85 MILES

Wonderfully musty displays of vintage winemaking equipment and scale models of local river boats.

3. Château de Lanquais

10.55 MILES

This château, with portions dating from as early as the 12th century, though much of it is in the later Italian Renaissance style, is fully kitted out…

4. Cloître de Cadouin

20.29 MILES

This Unesco-listed 12th-century Cistercian abbey and its Gothic cloister hide in the forest just south of the Dordogne, along the River Bélingou.

5. Grottes de Maxange

22.54 MILES

Discovered in 2000 in a stone quarry, this cave system is packed with stalagtites and mineral deposits.

6. Place des Cornières

22.78 MILES

From the town’s three gateways, Monpazier’s flat, grid-straight streets lead to the arcaded market square (also known as place Centrale), surrounded by an…

7. Bastideum

22.84 MILES

This small interpretative centre is a good stop for history buffs interested in reading up on bastides, or, for a bit more family fun, playing one of the…

8. Château de Biron

23.21 MILES

Eight kilometres south of Monpazier, this much-filmed château is a glorious mishmash of styles, having been fiddled with by eight centuries of successive…