By: Billy Jarvis
Eymet is a town in Dordogne founded in 1270 by Alphonse of Poiters and like many of the French bastide towns, it was used as a defensive strategy against the English. The town has the usual bastide town layout where a central square and grid straight roads are present. It also has the remains of a defensive castle and fortified walls.
Eymet is one of the interesting places to visit if you’re planning to have a Dordogne holiday. It is an attractive unspoilt town with its thriving central square. There are three parts on your exploration of Eymet that you can enjoy discovering:
1. The bastide itself, the straight lines with medieval houses in colombage and stone where some of the houses bear charming ancient carvings and engravings can be seen.
2. The river frontage and the pretty bridge across the river together with the dappled banks of the Dropt perfect for family picnics. The route leads through several small villages and hamlets in the Eymet area like Cadelach and Fonroque.
3. A way that will lead you to through the vineyards to the north of Eymet via Sadilac, St-Capraise-d’Eymet, and Ste-Innocence.
Some of the activities you and your loved ones will surely enjoy include:
- Canoeing. Ideal for those who want to go further afield where you can choose your own routes and you can paddle past Beynac, Chateaux Castelnaud, and Milandes. The length of the routes varies from 3km up to 26km.
- Walking. For a healthy option in touring the town, you can join walking groups for scheduled walks to explore and enjoy the wonderful sceneries.
- Dining Out. Dordogne is one of France’s gastronomic regions where hearty dishes are created using only the finest ingredients such as walnuts, prunes, truffles, goose, and duck. Foie gras is a specialty of the region-its rich buttery taste is best eaten with a slab of bread or toast together with a glass of chilled sweet Monbazillac. A wide variety of restaurants both cheap and expensive are available to cater to different taste and budget.
Cycling. Bikes can be hired that suits ages 7 and up complete with all the safety equipments.
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