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WALK 3

Flaugeac to the Château de Bridoire

Start/Finish Flaugeac, 130m Distance 12km Total ascent 160m Grade Medium Time 3hr 45min Maximum altitude 170m Maps IGN Série Bleue 1837 O Eymet 1:25,000 Access From Bergerac, take the D933, towards Eymet/Marmande for 13km, and then turn left onto the D15 into the hamlet of Flaugeac. Park at the side of the church. Signposting Good − wooden signposts and yellow waymarkers (mostly posts)

This is an attractive, peaceful walk in undulating countryside, with sweeping views of fields and vineyards. You pass through several sleepy hamlets and villages, as well as by the turreted Château de Bridoire, which has recently been renovated. There is an information board in the car park about the windmills around Flaugeac, so look out for these old towers without sails, and for millstones ornamenting the courtyards of farms. The towers are recognisable as mills as they always had two doors so that the miller could get in, whatever the position of the sails.