Inspirational stay
slow tourism
3 July 2025
Need some inspiration for a slow tourism break?
Then you’ve come to the right place! With this slow tourism tour, take a break from the daily grind, explore the Verteillac countryside and share some time with our craftspeople!
Leave your car behind and set off into the countryside for 3 days of gentle cycling! Meet new people, discover new landscapes and learn new skills!
We’ll help you put your adventure together to suit you!
Contact us for details of the tour and contacts of the craftspeople and producers you might meet along the way.
Here’s just a small sample of what you can explore!
Day 1: Meet the producers!
Set off with your bikes from Verteillac!
Ps: if you don’t have a bike, don’t worry, there’s a hire point at the Verteillac swimming pool in season!
Don’t hesitate to contact the Centre Sport Nature to book your bike.
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Off to the plains of Verteillac! Pedal through this undulating landscape and meet the local producers.
Don’t forget to take a gourmet break!
Stop off at one of our producers along the way! Meet beekeeper Hervé, Louise and Georgina’s “Les Biquettes de Cercles“, or Natacha and Angélique’s “Univers des sens” farm. In Verteillac, stop off at the Halles de la Meyfrenie or at the truffle farm “L’or des Anges“.
Passing through La Tour-Blanche Cercles, stop off at Terres Blanches to discover the only windmill in the Périgord Vert! Contact the association of friends of the windmill for a visit and why not take home some traditional flour.
Bringing the kids? Don’t forget to stretch your legs on the Terra Aventura trail, or come and meet the farm and forest animals and birds of prey at the Parc Sauvage, opposite the windmill.
Pss: don’t forget your cosy nest!
Head for Vendoire!
Head for nature and the Tourbières de Vendoire! Come and recharge your batteries on this natural site with its many nooks and crannies and plenty to surprise you!
Keep an eye out for the programme of events, and maybe you’ll come across a demonstration of peat extraction!
On the way, take a break at Julia’s “Pot et Cie” and discover stoneware pottery.
In Saint-Martial Viveyrol, stop off at “Maison Lemonie” to find out more about the production of walnut and hazelnut oils.
In La Chapelle-Grésignac, continue your craft adventure with a visit to a wool spinner and stained glass artist!
In the heart of Grésignac, explore the ruins of the old parish church!
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An artistic adventure
This final day will be all about crafts!
Painting, basketry, pottery, modelling and much more to develop your artistic soul!
In Nanteuil Auriac de Bourzac or Bouteilles Saint-Sébastien, meet Damian Tirado or Cyril and Marie for a visit or a workshop!
Don’t forget to find accommodation for your stay!