Two weeks of bliss in a lovely part of France. My wife and I took the brave step of sharing Lacouynes with both sets of parents well into their eighties. The house with its three generous and separate ensuite bedrooms, with terraces connected to the two ground floor rooms, gave us plenty of opportunity to enjoy quiet time apart, yet we could all come together in the large living room and particularly spend early evenings around the table in the outdoor dining area - barbequing is hard to avoid.
Bart and Jacqueline made us very welcome and had kept in touch beforehand to make sure we slipped immediately into enjoying our holiday. We lacked for nothing.
St Marcory itself is lovely but quiet, with no facilities to speak of (the advantages are the quiet, with beautiful skies and stars). Monpazier, however, turned out to be the favourite of our Bastide towns (not an easy choice!), and is only a few minutes down the road. The Thursday market is great fun for local produce and gifts, but the shops cater for all needs anyway. Most towns in the area have a full calendar of cultural and more light-hearted events and we also found two cracking restaurants in Monpazier - La Bastide and our favourite, La Privelege du Perigord (try and get a table on the terrace). That said, there are many others in the town that we didn't have time to try, that looked equally inviting.
With swimming in the river at Limeuil, glorious chateaus and wonderful wines, what is not to like!? 'We'll be back'