Argentat: Holiday apartments and holiday homes
Accommodation in Argentat
The Fête de la pêche à la mouche et de la Dordogne takes place annually in Argentat, is free of charge and open to everyone. It includes demonstrations, introductory sessions and casting competitions.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Argentat includes this destination in their accommodation planning.
Culture and history
The Couvent des Récollets and its chapel were founded at the beginning of the 17th century as a mendicant monastery. Today’s Quai Lestourgie was the busiest of Argentat’s three ports.
A stone pontoon made of masonry is located on Rue du Bac and is one of the departure and landing points for the ferries. The Chapelle Saint-Sacerdos was built in 1868 to commemorate the death of the Bishop of Limoges, Sadroc or Sacerdos, around 720.
Landscape
The Réserve départementale de biodiversité d’Argentat-sur-Dordogne is classified as an Espace Naturel Sensible. Roche de Vic and Roc de Maille are mountains in the vicinity of Argentat.
Geographical setting
In the wider regional surroundings of Argentat are Château de Laborie and Château de la Barthe, both castles, as well as the Prieure de Coiroux as a ruin site, Abbaye Saint-Étienne d'Aubazines as a historic site, Puy d'Aubassin as a summit, and Île des Escouanes as an island.
Activities
“Les ruelles secrètes d’Argentat” is a 1 km-long geocaching activity by Tèrra aventura.
Argentat Dordogne Canoë Kayak offers three two-hour activities in Argentat year-round, each supervised by a professional, in the areas of canoeing, kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding. For the canoeing and kayaking options, routes of 7 km and 18 km respectively are offered, with a bus ride back to the starting point.
For the higher-level travel overview: Corrèze.
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