6 Day Wine and Cooking Vacation in Bergerac, Périgord
Château les Merles, 3, Chemin des Merles, Mouleydier, Bergerac, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Wonderful Cooking Holiday in Dordogne
If you are a gourmet lover who wants to broaden your expertise about the famous French cuisine, aspires to become a specialist of the Périgord region, and wants to discover the exquisite taste of truffles, this program is definitely for you! Château les Merles has designed a holiday that includes a culinary trip to the Southwest of France, full of culinary delights and discoveries, on an idyllic chateau from the 17th century surrounded by nature and vineyards. So, pack your bag and enjoy the taste of Périgord's culinary!
Highlights
- Wine tasting
- 2 cooking lessons
- Trip to wine chateau
- Trip to Foie gras producer
- Visit local market, vegetable garden
- Breakfast buffet, lunch and dinner
- 5 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
Styles
5 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: Dutch, French, German
Group size: Maximum of 10 participants
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
15:00
Check-out Time:
10:00
Facilities
- Golf course
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
- Tennis court
- Dining area
- Fireplace
- Garden
- Restaurant
- Tour assistance
- Wedding
Château les Merles is a luxurious 4-star hotel between nature and vineyards. Château les Merles offers four different room types and four spacious villas to accommodate you. All of the rooms were recently renovated and combine a contemporary design with the elegance of the 17th century chateau.
Double room
The double room is in a modern design with a black wooden floor. This room has separable beds, TV, Wi-Fi, phone, bathrobes, welcome products, hair dryer, and satin slippers. You can enjoy the view on the golf course or the prune trees.
Double deluxe room
The double deluxe room is in a contemporary and stylish design. It is a spacious room with the view on the swimming pool. The room has TV, Wi-Fi, phone, bathrobes, welcome products, hair dryer, and satin slippers. To add one additional bed is possible.
Suite
This room is a spacious suite with an additional living room and a black wooden floor. The room has big windows with park view, TV, Wi-Fi, phone, bathrobes, welcome products, hair dryer, and satin slippers. To add one to two additional beds is possible.
Apartment
As part of the Château les Merles, this spacious apartment with two bedroom and two bath rooms with fully equipped kitchen and living room is also equipped with a private terrace with access to the park. The apartment has TV, Wi-Fi, phone, bathrobes, welcome products, hair dryer, and satin slippers. To add one additional child bed or baby cot is possible.
Program
Sunday: Arrival
Sunday is your arrival day at Château les Merles. They will welcome you with a glass of Méthode Traditionnelle and appetizers. In the evening, they will invite you for an aperitif in the restaurant and serve you a daily changing three-course suggestion du chef menu in the restaurant Les Merles.
Monday: Cooking lesson and wine chateau
Breakfast buffet awaits you at 08:30 in the morning. The cooking lesson starts at 09:30 and begins with an introduction and practice course about cutting techniques and the use of herbs. Afterwards, the multilingual chef de cuisine will instruct you how to cook a delicious three-course menu, which you will taste for your lunch. Château les Merles will give you all the recipes of the cooked dishes.
In the afternoon, you visit a local wine producer, where you will taste and get to know in depth the Bergerac wines. The dinner is a three-course menu in the restaurant.
Tuesday: Vegetable garden and cooking lesson
Tuesday starts with the breakfast buffet at 08:30. Afterwards, Château les Merles will guide you to their on-site organic vegetable garden. You will explore the ingredients that are used for the restaurant and your exquisite five-course dinner cooking lesson. You will have a two-course lunch menu.
In the afternoon, you are free to explore the beautiful region and in the evening, you will try the five-course menu that you learned how to cook in the morning.
Wednesday: Foie gras and leisure time
The breakfast buffet opens at 08:30 and at 09:30, the trip to a Foie gras producer begins, where you learn all that is to know about this specialty of Périgord and become a specialist yourself. Afterwards, Les Merles serves you a two-course menu and the afternoon is free for you to make your own plans.
In the evening, they will welcome you back in the restaurant with a delicious three-course dinner à la suggestion du chef.
Thursday: Market and theme afternoon
The breakfast buffet opens again at 08:30 and afterwards, at 09:30, Château les Merles will take you to a local market of the season, where you will have enough time to stroll around and discover all the typical French offers. The lunch consists of a two-course menu and in the afternoon, the chef de cuisine entertains you with a demonstration of regional dishes and their preparation.
In the evening, you will first have a wine tasting of the best Château les Merles wines and then the restaurant spoils you with an exquisite four-course dinner menu that consists of the most famous and successful local dishes.
Friday: Departure
In the morning, you can enjoy the delicious breakfast buffet for the last time and afterward, you will say goodbye as your tasteful stay at Château les Merles comes to an end. %Note: The program is a general one and can change depending on offer and weather conditions.
Included excursions
Wine chateau
You will have a trip to a local wine producer with a tour through the estate, explanations about their wine production and the Bergerac wines followed by a wine tasting of at least 6 different wines of the region.
Foie gras
You will have a trip to a local Foie gras producer with a tour that will explain the making of Foie gras in detail, how they treat the goose, how Foie gras can be differentiated and why it is so popular in the Périgord region
Local market
You will visit a local French market where you will have enough time to discover typical French specialties, because as you know, the French are famous for their markets and it is a must-have experience.
Location
Mouleydier, France
Château les Merles is located in the beautiful Dordogne region. It is 10 minutes away from the historic town Bergerac that is known for its excellent wines like Monbazillac. The chateau is also close to the Dordogne valley that is displays many famous chateaux and towns like Chateau Beynac and Sarlat. The Dordogne region that is known for its Périgord cuisine is definitely a must have been to for culinary interests.
Features
Activities
- Golf course
- Swimming
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
- Tennis court
- Wine tasting
General
- Dining area
- Fireplace
- Garden
- Restaurant
Services
- Free Wi-Fi
- Hair dryer
- Tour assistance
- Wedding
Food
During the program, you will be served five buffet breakfasts, four lunches, and five dinners. The drinks that are included are house wine, beer, sodas, coffee, tea, and one digestive after dinner.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
- Bike circuit VTT
- Canoe
- Country houses tour
- Gardens tour
- Golf initiation
- Medieval castles tour
- Prehistoric caves (Lascaux, Maxange) tour
- Running
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Vineyards tour
What's included
- 2 cooking lessons
- Wine tasting
- Trip to a wine chateau and foie gras producer
- Trip to the vegetable garden and a local market of the season
- 1 glass of champagne and appetizers
- 5 breakfasts, 4 lunches, and 5 dinners
- 5 nights' accommodation
How to get there
Recommended Airports
BOD
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
106 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flights to arrive at Bordeaux Airport (BOD). Then rent a car at the airport and drive to Château les Merles, which takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Arrival by train
Take train to Bergerac then take a taxi to the hotel.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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