St Geniès - Our Local
Dordogne Village
St Geniès (pronounced "san-jen-ee-ess")
Within a 4km (5min) drive of your cooking course/holiday is the pretty Dordogne market village of St Geniès.
Here you'll find...
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an excellent butcher
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a petrol station and garage
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a baker and patisserie
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a rather good café restaurant serving great value local food
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a post office
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dentist
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doctor
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a hair-dresser
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a small bar
and, if that's not enough
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the Mayor and a central heating shop!
A stroll around this delightful little place will reveal a wealth of glowing detail...
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a 12th C. chapel replete with original frescos seemingly as fresh as the day they were applied
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the 400 year old stone-roofed church with its fairytale turrets
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ducks and geese enjoying the unaccustomed freedom of the little pond
There's even a typically busy open-air market...
Every Sunday morning there is a thriving market where you can buy anything from a pair of knickers to a box of Turkish delight, freshly made doughnuts to goose neck stuffed with foie gras!
An old advert
painted directly
onto a wall
The back of
the church
Local cheese for sale
on the market
The Chateau
The fresh fish stall
The Chapel
The Chapel houses
some fine
14th C. frescos
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• Expert hands-on tuition in English
• All cooking ingredients, equipment and aprons
• An evening meal on the day of your arrival
• Breakfast and lunch each day
• Dinner (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday)
• A meal at our favourite local restaurant on Friday
• Tea, coffee and wine
• En suite centrally-heated accommodation
• Entrance fees to places visited
• Private and secluded pool
• Internet and Email access
• Recipe pack containing all the dishes cooked during your stay
Learn how to cook pastries, breads and soups
Select and prepare the best fish and shellfish
Butcher common joints of meat
Cook classic French and Italian sauces
Construct modern dressings
Master the art of stylish contemporary food presentation
• Hands-on practical tuition with an experienced chef
• All ingredients
• Utensils
• Aprons
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Wine and beverages