Laurier - Au Coin des Arbres

Laurier is a 3-bedroom country gîte for five guests at Au Coin des Arbres, a small hamlet of self-catering gîtes set in meadows and woodland on the southern edge of Biron, in the Périgord Pourpre. The lane in is a no-through road, the fields fall away towards open countryside, and the Château de Biron's silhouette rises 2 km north.

The ground floor is one long, open room: a fully equipped kitchen with dishwasher, oven, and microwave, a dining table that seats five comfortably, and a sitting area built around a wood-burning stove. A separate WC and basin sit off the entry. Upstairs, three bedrooms share a single bathroom with a rain shower and heated towel rails: two zip-and-link doubles (configurable as twins) and a single, set up to flex between five adults, three adults and two children, or a multi-generational mix. Electric radiators back up the woodburner in winter; fans, thick stone walls, and blackout shutters keep the rooms cool in summer.

The rear terrace looks over the meadow, with a Weber BBQ, seating, and the option to merge into Genévrier's terrace through an adjoining door when the two gîtes are taken together. The hamlet's 13m shared infinity pool is open from May to September, with sun loungers, a pool house, and a safety fence; the covered communal dining terrace with built-in BBQ and a fishpond view is where most evenings settle. Bicycles, ping-pong, a board-games library, and a games field for badminton, volleyball, and disc-golf round out the afternoons.

Bergerac airport is a 40-minute drive. The medieval bastide of Monpazier, with its 13th-century arcaded square and Thursday morning market, is a 10-minute drive; the Château de Biron itself sits 2 km along a wooded path, reachable as a 30-minute walk. The Dordogne valley, its canoeing rivers, vineyards, and prehistoric caves, opens up within an hour.