Pontours: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

In the municipality of Pontours, the Dordogne runs for approximately 1.9 km. Anyone choosing Pontours as a destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment here.

Nature

The protected and designated landscape includes several special areas. The type 1 ZNIEFF “Barrage De Mauzac,Ilots Et Rapides De La Gratuse” covers 4.2% of the municipality of Pontours. The Dordogne is designated as a type 2 ZNIEFF and covers 4.3% of the municipality of Pontours.

The Dordogne River is protected by a prefectural decree for the protection of biotopes, which covers approximately 3% of the municipality of Pontours. “Coteaux calcaires de la vallée de la Dordogne” is one of two Natura 2000 sites through which habitats covering 4% of the municipality of Pontours are protected; the site covers 3,686 ha.

Things to do

The Boucle de Pontours is 15.0 km long and designated as a hiking and mountain biking route. It begins at the information sign in the centre of Pontours; from there, the route continues to the start of the circuit in the hamlet of Pontours Haut.

Culture and history

The ensemble consisting of the church and its surroundings in Pontours has been listed as a “Site inscrit” since 11 September 1950. Cadouin Abbey is a monastery in the vicinity of Pontours.

In the wider regional surroundings of Pontours, Château de la Gaubertie and La Renaudie are castles. Abris de Laugerie-Basse is a historical site there. Grotte de Font-de-Gaume, Grotte des Combarelles and Village troglodytique de La Madeleine are caves in the wider regional surroundings of Pontours.

Other places in this selection: Monsaguel, Cubjac, La Gonterie-Boulouneix, Borrèze, Annesse-Et-Beaulieu, Coursac, Paunat, Cause-De-Clérans

To the higher-level travel overview: Dordogne.