French in the Dordogne offer a one week intensive immersion language course at Le Bourdil Blanc. Learn to speak and hear French with our daily classes programme and afternoon tours into rural France in the Dordogne.
An example of a weeks programme (arrival by air or train)
Saturday
Pick up at Bergerac train station or Bergerac airport
20 min drive to Bourdil Blanc
19.45 Drinks and introduction to the Bourdil
20.30 Dinner
Sunday
8.30 Breakfast
9.00 Introduction to teachers and weeks lessons
11.00 Leave for Issigeac street market
Visit to les Bastides (Tour 1 Page 61 in Guide book)
(Beaumont, Monpazier, Cadouin etc,) Picnic lunch
Return to Bourdil 17.30
19.30 drinks
20.00 dinner
Monday
8.30 Breakfast
9.00 –12 noon lunch (coffee break 10.20-10.40)
12.15 lunch at le Bourdil
13.30 leave le Bourdil for the valleys east of Bergerac,Lalinde, Tremolat etc
Return to Bourdil for 17.30
19.30 drinks
20.00 dinner
Tuesday
Same as Monday except for tour
13.30 leave le Bourdil for Lascaux, les Eyzies et la Vallée de la Vézère (Tour 3 Page 81 in Guide book)
Return to Bourdil 17.30
19.30 drinks
20.00 dinner
Wednesday
Same as Monday except for tour
13.30 leave le Bourdil for visit to Bergerac and Chateau Monbazillace (Tour 5 Page 96 in Guide book) followed by winetasting at Chateau Belingard Return to Bourdil 19.00
19.30 drinks
20.00 dinner
Thursday
Same as Monday except for tour 8.30 Breakfast
13.30 leave le Bourdil for Sarlat, les châteaux de la Dordogne (Tour 2 Page 69 in Guide book)
Return to Bourdil 17.30
19.30 drinks
20.00 dinner
Friday
Same as Monday except for tour
13.30 leave le Bourdil for Périgueux/Brantome et Bourdeilles (Tour 4 Page 88 in Guide book)
20.00 dinner in a local restaurant (at client's expense). This restaurant meal may be held at lunch one day.
Saturday
8.30 Breakfast
9.15 leave le Bourdil for a short visit to Saint Emilion en route to Libourne . Lunch in Libourne. Train leaves Libourne for Lille early afternoon.
Or visit to Bergerac street market in the morning , depart from Bergerac airport or train station after lunch/late afternoon
Itineraries can change depending on weather and each group’s interest
