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Bombel. 24290, St Amand de Coly, Dordogne, France | GPS: N45° 01.915 / E 001° 15.295 | Tel: 0033 (0)553 302405
St Geniès,
Our Local Dordogne Village
St Geniès (pronounced "san-jen-yess")
Within a 4km (5min) drive of your cooking course/holiday is the pretty Dordogne market village of St Geniès.
Here you'll find...
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an excellent butcher
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a petrol station and garage
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a baker and patisserie
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a good café restaurant serving great value local food
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a post office
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dentist
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doctor
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a hair-dresser
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a small bar
and, if that's not enough
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the Mayor and a central heating shop!
A stroll around this delightful little place will reveal a wealth of glowing detail...
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a 12th C. chapel replete with original frescos seemingly as fresh as the day they were applied
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the 400 year old stone-roofed church with its fairytale turrets
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ducks and geese enjoying the unaccustomed freedom of the little pond
There's even a typically busy open-air market...
Every Sunday morning there is a thriving market where you can buy anything from a pair of knickers to a box of Turkish delight, freshly made doughnuts to goose neck stuffed with foie gras!
