The impressive Chastang dam across the Dordogne river near Servières-le-Château in the Corrèze département is well worth a little d-tour to see. Although not open to the public nowadays due to heightened security, you can walk the 300m /328yds road along the top and appreciate the scale of the enterprise. This hydro-electric dam commissioned in the early 1950s holds back...

The Maison des Vins can be found in the former Couvent des Récollets just off the Quai Salvette in the historic centre of Bergerac. This beautiful old building is the perfect setting for an organisation devoted to the production of fine wines. As you enter from the Cloisters there is an audio-visual presentation called the “Wine Journey” about the surrounding...