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Winter in the domain

Winter has settled into the Périgord countryside, and we’re treated to a new setting. The flora and fauna are in slow motion, and the house is in cocooning mode.
It’s time to bring you the best of the season with new services.
Slowing down, recharging your batteries, boosting your energy and indulging yourself (really!) are the promises of the new year.

Winter has arrived in the Périgord countryside, offering us its new scenery. It’s a special time of year for those who know how to observe, feel and enjoy nature’s bounty. The peaceful Périgord countryside gives you the chance to recharge your batteries and re-energise in a natural, unspoilt environment, offering sublime winter landscapes with colours faded by frost and bad weather.
The fauna and flora live in slow motion, and the house operates in cocooning mode: crackling fires in the fireplace, soft, cosy plaids, winter duvets and soft cushions, a selection of teas, coffees and hot chocolate, board games, games of chess in the wooden Annexe, magazines and books from the library, small dishes simmered or very tasty aperitifs around the hearth..
How sweet it is to winter.
It’s time to bring you the best of the season by introducing new services.
A special welcome, as if to extend Christmas, will set the tone for your stay. We’ll deliver bread and pastries every morning for your breakfast, just as the day begins to dawn.
To make your taste buds even more tantalising, we can offer you cookery courses in truffles and Périgord foie gras, prepared on site by our chef
But we can also offer you the advice and lessons of a sports coach, in addition to the fitness room with all the equipment at your disposal, or along the fitness trail in the woods on the estate.
Our other services, whether included or optional, remain unchanged.
Slowing down, recharging your batteries, boosting your energy and indulging yourself (really! are the promises of the new year, a year we hope you’ll find beautiful and happy!

La salle de fitness avec vue sur parc
La salle de fitness avec vue sur parc

TF1 and Laurent Mariotte – Spring 2020

For us, in Périgord, the art of living is first and foremost a story of gastronomy, and with just a few months to go before the opening of our establishment, we were proud and delighted to be able to host the filming of Laurent Mariotte‘s fine cookery show “Petits Plats en Équilibre” for three weeks to record its summer edition.
We were also delighted to be asked for a second time by TF1 to conduct interviews for its latest summer programme, “Sur la route des vacances”, in the park and on the grounds of La Réserve, with producers who had come to present their work.
These were great experiences that we won’t forget, based on a shared passion: local cuisine.

“Petits Plats en Équilibre” à La Réserve avec Laurent Mariotte et TF1

» “Oysters Bordeaux style, Green bean salad with walnuts, Pike-perch fillet with watercress, Pulled pork with BBQ sauce, Sarlat potatoes, Rice with coconut milk… all the gourmet recipes presented by Laurent Mariotte at La Réserve can be viewed on TF1+.

The animals of La Réserve

Much more than a simple holiday home, La Réserve is first and foremost a natural area with woods and pond sheltering a varied and mostly sedentary wildlife. Deer, wild boar, hares, pheasants and a variety of birds live peacefully alongside our farm animals nearby. The animals live in a vast area on the edge of the property, fenced off around the old tobacco drying shed that has been refurbished to house them.
Shaping the countryside with their peaceful presence, our animals add to its soul and help bring it to life.
In the pastures, summer is an ideal time to meet them. They linger and graze “à la fraîche”, well into the night.
Here, the Charmois sheep live in perfect harmony with the Ouessants, mallard ducks, Toulouse geese, chickens, guinea fowl and the donkeys Zita, Ninon and Solo, and Beeckett the goat found one winter’s morning among the sheep at the apiary… Her former owners can rest assured: she’s in good health, and well on her hooves!

They are all very gentle and no longer shy away from the presence of humans, provided that certain rules are respected. Make no mistake about it: only a duck and its two ducks live in the grounds of La Reserve, like three mascots, at the pond of the old farmhouse, which has been cleaned up and made safe, forming a charming welcoming committee. However, squirrels, hares and even a roe deer, having jumped the fence, could be seen stealthily disturbing the tranquillity of the premises in a lightning dash towards the forest.
When autumn arrives, La Réserve becomes the ideal balcony from which to watch the magnificent flights of goshawks heading south, in a well-organised seasonal ballet…

Christmas and New Year’s Day

The magic a country Christmas in the heart of Périgord.

A land of hospitality and culinary tradition, Perigord is at its best during the festive season, honouring the values of hospitality and conviviality for which it is renowned, with a sense of culinary heritage handed down from one generation to the next.
As always, we’ll be delighted to welcome you and help you enjoy the gentle Perigordian way of life for the duration of your holidays!
We’ll be happy to advise you and give you the best addresses for preparing festive tables and special occasions.
In anticipation of your visit, we’ll be setting the scene with a beautiful Christmas tree.
The magic is already here…
And during your stay, we’ll give you a very special welcome, in keeping with Perigord customs at the end of the year.
Our services will be more personalised than ever.

La Réserve - Maison Petit

From 2019

Air-conditioned 5* country cottage
with private pool in Dordogne