Discover Thenon: leisure and local history

If you’re looking for a hotel in Thenon, you can tailor your stay to suit a range of interests: climbing courses and zip lines sit alongside walking routes, historic buildings, markets and arts-and-crafts destinations. Practical details also vary: one route takes an hour, the market is held on Tuesday mornings, and part of the château can be visited. These specific details can help you plan your trip around your preferred activities and visiting times.

Outdoor activities: courses and circular trails

One standout leisure destination is L’Appel de la Forêt. The site has eleven independent, progressively challenging climbing courses, with more than 150 activity features and almost 50 zip lines. All courses are equipped with a continuous safety line. Alongside climbing, the site offers a 2.5-kilometre walking and trail route with free access, as well as a disc golf course.

The Boucle de l'étang is also 2.5 kilometres long, but it is an easy, one-hour circular walking route. It starts in Thenon, with a railway station nearby. The station’s proximity is an additional point of reference when considering the route.

The two 2.5-kilometre options differ in their practical details: the walking and trail route is freely accessible, while the Boucle is an easy circular walk that takes one hour. The same distance, then, offers two different types of route.

Church, château and creative destinations

The Church of Saint-Martial preserves a 12th-century apse, has a Latin-cross transept and features an 1882 altar made of Carrara marble. The apse is the architecturally distinctive end of the church, while the transept defines the shape of its floor plan. This distinguishes a medieval architectural feature, a form of architecture and a later-dated altar.

Le Château is another historical landmark: part of the keep and the surrounding wall can be visited. The visit is therefore limited to part of the site mentioned.

Along the main street in the centre of Thenon, the Rue des Arts et des Saveurs is home to producers, craftspeople, creatives and artists. The street brings together a range of local activities in one place.

Les Gobeurs de Rêves combines a picture-framing workshop with local crafts, an art gallery and a Créa’Broc shop.

Market and dining

A traditional market featuring local producers is held in Thenon every Tuesday morning. If you’d like to visit the market, you can use Tuesday morning as a set point in your day’s plans.

La Guinguette de l'Etang serves traditional home-style cooking made with local producers’ products, as well as artisan-made Périgord ice cream and organic wines. Current opening and offering details may change; check them before your visit.

Discover more destinations: Montaut, Saint-Cernin-De-L'herm, Campagne, Saint-Sulpice-De-Roumagnac, Grand-Brassac, Groléjac, Vitrac, Génis.

For the broader travel overview: Dordogne.