CultureDordogne

Jazz it up in the Dordogne

Spring means jazz in the Dordogne, with March opening the new season of Jazz en chai — staged March to November in the chais (wine cellar) of Bergerac wine growers.

Here we pick four properties close to hand.

Reduced in price by nearly €150,000 this is a beautiful pale-blue shuttered eight-bedroom maison de maitre with a pool and hammam in Bergerac.

http://www.frenchestateagents.com/french-property-for-sale/view/55246AI24/house-for-sale-in-Bergerac-dordogne–france

In the historcal centre of Bergerac, this seven-bed three-storey towmhouse with a pool could make a great B&B.

http://www.frenchestateagents.com/french-property-for-sale/view/64803FG24/house-for-sale-in-Bergerac-dordogne–france

Thirty minutes from Bergerac, this is a charming three-bed stone property with a pool and beautiful views – for only £250k.

http://www.frenchestateagents.com/french-property-for-sale/view/73013CH24/house-for-sale-in-Sourzac-dordogne–france

Oozing charm and character, this five-bed detached stone house comes with a one-bed gite tower – in Beaupouyet.

http://www.frenchestateagents.com/french-property-for-sale/view/69232JHE24/house-for-sale-in-Montpon-dordogne–france