Top Things to do in Monpazier
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The 5 Best Free Things to do in Monpazier, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Discover the best top things to do in Monpazier, France including Biere de la Bastide, Place des Cornieres, Monpazier, Bastide du Perigord, Monpazier Town Hall, Eglise Saint-Dominique.
Restaurants in Monpazier
1. Biere de la Bastide
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 28 reviews
An artisan brewery making a range of British style real ales, American IPA, stouts and Belgium Saisons. Tasting board available. Brewery tours available. Full bar and shop. Charcuterie and cheese boards also availability if you’re hungry. Special event? Hire us out!
Reviewed By monpazier - Monpazier, France
This afternoon my wife and I met friends we hadn’t seen for a while. We sat outside in the sun chatting, listening to the live music, sharing stories, tasting our host Denise’s latest recipe and drinking the award winning beer, and wine, and gin. I can’t think of a better Sunday afternoon.
2. Place des Cornieres, Monpazier
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 168 reviews
Reviewed By JED457 - Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom
This is a stunning little bastide town. Pretty, nice shops (love the ceramics shop particularly), lovely cafes and an artisan gelateria.
3. Bastide du Perigord
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 147 reviews
Reviewed By Niwotois - Boulder, United States
After almost three weeks in Spain and France I had become particularly interested in the 100 Years War in the Dordogne area. We stayed in one "bastide" (beautiful Cordes-sur-Ciel), visited another (Domme) and probably were in others that we weren't aware would be classed as bastides. What we had not seen was the "classic" grid pattern. Monpazier was the perfect (and perfectly preserved) example of that. The town is simply beautiful and actually seems like a real, live town with people living and working in it, rather than primarily a tourist destination. Something like four of the original six (or six of the original eight - I forget which) gates are still in great shape. The streets are narrow and interesting and, as advertised, it's all in a perfect grid pattern. On the day we were there (late September) parking along a street a few blocks from the square was quite easy. The highlight is the very large central square. There is a covered area within the square and most of the four sides have a deep covered arcade in front of the buildings. It's all in a beautiful state of repair but none of it appears to be overly-remodelled. Such fun just to walk around, poke into the shops, and just marvel at the design of it all. There is a lovely church on the square as well. I've now seen the perfect bastide! It's a bit out of the way from other places we visited, but well worth the side trip. Don't miss this one.
