Discover Le Bugue: Market, Culture and Trails

Le Bugue offers several specific themes to help you plan your trip: the weekly market, cultural and prehistoric sites, an aquarium, and walking and cycling routes. Market days, seasonal workshops, and signposted trails give you different points of reference.

Market, Cultural History, and Prehistory

The weekly market in Le Bugue takes place on Tuesdays and dates back to November 1319. If the market is part of your travel plans, you can use Tuesday as a specific reference point when planning your stay. This regular event differs from activities tied to a particular season.

Parc du Bournat centers on a recreation of a village in the Périgord at the beginning of the 20th century. The site covers 8 hectares and can be explored on foot or by horse-drawn carriage. Hands-on workshops in making your own pottery and calligraphy take place in a classroom styled after 1900; they may be available only in certain seasons. Bear this seasonal availability in mind if you would like to plan a workshop.

The prehistoric Grotte de Bara-Bahau near Le Bugue, close to Les Eyzies, offers a different historical perspective. It contains three rows of engraved animal depictions that are about 15,000 years old. The two sites represent very different historical themes: prehistoric animal depictions on the one hand, and recreated village life at the beginning of the 20th century on the other.

Aquarium du Périgord Noir – Univerland

Aquarium du Périgord Noir – Univerland covers more than 4,000 m² and has 70 tanks. You can discover more than 6,000 animals there. The aquarium includes an Alligator Park with alligators, caimans, iguanas, anacondas, turtles, and other reptiles. The animal displays may change. If a particular group of animals is a deciding factor for you, check the current displays before your visit.

Hiking and Cycling

Boucle des Cabanes No. 7 is an 8.4 km hiking route near Le Bugue through the landscapes of the Périgord Noir; it is marked on site with yellow trail markers. As the markers may depend on local maintenance, check that they are currently visible before setting out. Boucle du Cingle No. 6 is a 13.7 km hiking route starting in Le Bugue, with views of the village and surrounding countryside. The Cingle loop is 5.3 kilometers longer; the landscapes described for the two routes also differ. This lets you compare the hiking options by distance and landscape focus.

On the La Vézère à vélo cycling route, the section from Limeuil to Le Bugue is 6.5 kilometers long and crosses the river via a footbridge. As the route may change, check the current itinerary before setting out. This cycling stage is a separate planning option alongside the two hiking routes.

Decide which experiences you want to shape your stay, then compare hotel offers according to your personal criteria.

Discover more destinations: Champagnac-De-Belair, Les Eyzies-De-Tayac-Sireuil, Lempzours, Saint-Michel-De-Double, Ajat, Beleymas, Coursac, Boisse

For the overview of the wider region: Dordogne.