Discover Sadillac – Find hotels for your stay

If you are looking for a hotel in Sadillac, you can view the destination through two distinct interests: architectural history and the Boucle de Sadillac, with its different ways of getting around. The local sights offer specific historical topics; the circular route adds nature observation and vineyards to this perspective. Before your trip, you can weigh up whether architecture and historical context, or a tour with a set distance and time commitment, should take centre stage.

Church, Château and Fountains

Église Sainte-Anne was a Benedictine priory church and was mentioned in 1365 as part of the Châtellenie de Bergerac. The Romanesque church has a choir with a semi-dome vault, a rounded covering. Its sculpted capitals feature, among other things, hippocamps, owls, a human head, snakes, grapes, a horse’s head and fish. Église Sainte-Anne has been listed as a historic monument since 24 June 1948. The Romanesque classification describes the architectural style, while the semi-dome vault is a specific feature of the choir. The two dates refer to different milestones: a historical mention and its later listing as a monument.

The Château de Sadillac is built against the apse of the church. It was constructed in the 16th century on the remains of a 13th-century priory. Its history of construction therefore links an older priory with the later château. Sadillac also has two notable fountains dating from the 13th or 14th century.

Moulin de Citole

The Moulin de Citole is a windmill built in 1765. The building and mechanism have been restored; the work was completed in July 2023. Guided tours of the Moulin de Citole introduce visitors to the miller’s craft, the world of windmills and watermills in the southern Bergeracois, and how the mill works.

The Boucle de Sadillac and its timings

The Boucle de Sadillac is an 8 km circular route starting in Sadillac. It is classified as easy and is suitable for walking, horse riding, mountain biking and nature observation. Along the way, you can discover a well-preserved natural landscape; the route also passes the Bergerac vineyards. The 8 km refers to the length of the circular route; the time estimates vary by activity.

The circuit takes about 2 hours 30 minutes on foot, 1 hour 20 minutes on horseback and 1 hour 10 minutes by mountain bike. In a direct comparison, the walking option takes the longest and the mountain-biking option the least time; horse riding falls in between. The easy rating and the time estimates answer different planning questions: the rating indicates difficulty, while the times give an idea of the time required for each activity. This also lets you assess the tour based on how much time you want to allow for each way of getting around.

The Chemin de meunier includes a there-and-back detour to a medieval fountain. The routes differ in form: the Boucle is a circular route, while the Chemin de meunier takes you on a there-and-back detour to the fountain.

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