Tamniès: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
Tamniès is situated on a rocky spur overlooking the Grande Beune valley. The Plan d'eau de Tamniès is a five-hectare leisure lake with a 4,500-square-metre sandy beach.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Tamniès should consider Tamniès itself as a destination.
Nature
The Beune valley associated with Tamniès lies within a Natura 2000 site and the Grand Site Vallée Vézère; its distinctive flora and fauna are being catalogued.
The Sentier d'interprétation de la Gargagnasse makes it possible to discover the distinctive flora and fauna of the Beune valley, as well as Tamniès's tangible and intangible heritage.
The Boucle du Pech Malat is a moderately difficult, 12.2-kilometre circular hiking trail starting from Tamniès and taking around four hours.
Water
At the Étang de Tamniès, supervised swimming and a bar are available every year from the end of June to the end of August.
At the Étang de Tamniès, an amphibious wheelchair, an accessible fishing jetty, a circular path and a fitness trail are available on the opposite shore from the beach.
Culture and History
The Romanesque church of Tamniès has a 12th-century choir. It is listed in the inventory of historic monuments and was recently restored.
The church in the centre of Tamniès dates from the 13th century and formerly served as a watchtower.
Tamniès has bories and other buildings typical of the Périgord Noir, including the former priory church with a stone-slab roof, which is listed in the inventory of historic monuments.
Next to the church in Tamniès is a museum introducing visitors to prehistory. It displays artefacts discovered and loaned by residents of the municipality.
The Arbre de la Liberté in Tamniès was planted on 14 July 1790.
Getting Around
The Étang de Tamniès can be reached via the D704 between Sarlat and Montignac: turn towards Tamniès there and follow the signs to the Étang de Tamniès.
For the higher-level travel overview: Dordogne.
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