Enjoy the comfort of a 2-bedroom accommodation with bathroom to discover the activities organized in the village 300 meters from the campsite on the occasion of the annual chestnut fair :
Throughout the weekend:
- roasted chestnuts
- Apple juice pressed on the spot – wine "bourru" (intermediate between grape juice and wine) (*)
- products of "Remarkable Sites of Taste": garlic, cognac, prunes, cheeses, sardines, jams, olives, etc....
- sales of chestnuts and derived products
- local products, artisans
- exhibition on the wood industry
- construction of a leaf-planer hut
- demonstration of the turner on wood
- Market with porcini mushrooms (if growing)
- free visit of the House of the Chestnut
- special menus in the restaurants in the village
- 12:00 «Omelette with porcini mushrooms» meal
- 2:00 pm, guided tour of the village by Dominique Pauvert, doctor in art history
On Saturday:
- weekly local market
- Chestnut variety exhibition and competition for the largest and smallest chestnuts
Sunday:
- animation by the folk group «les Croquants d'Escornabiou»
- 9:15 am, Mass in the presence of the brotherhoods, then parade and ceremony of enthronements by the Brotherhood of the Chestnut of Villefranche du Périgord
- 11:00 am, exhibition of old vehicles
- 3:00 pm chestnut spit contest
- 5:00 pm Contest prizes
(*) Alcohol abuse is dangerous to health, use in moderation