Shabby Chic Corner

Top choice in The Dordogne


Wonderful Nathalie has a lovely sewing atelier and shop around the corner, and a quaint, country-French-style salon de thé (tearoom) here. She bakes everything from scratch, and the place is open (and packed) for Sunday market days.


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