In Saint-Laurent-des-Vignes, cycling is the best way to gently enter the Bergerac landscape. You leave the village on small roads lined with neat rows of vines, the air smells of pine and warm stone, and the hillsides lead quietly to the châteaux and golden vistas of Monbazillac. Here, distance is measured by the rhythm of the pedals: 15 to 20 minutes are enough to reach the quays of Bergerac, skirt the Dordogne and find a patch of grass for a picnic.

Renting a bike in Saint-Laurent-des-Vignes means choosing freedom: stop at a farm for some fruit, set off again along a white road, take a photo break in the hollow of a valley. Families will appreciate the quiet back roads and easy loops between vineyards and hamlets; the more inquisitive will push on to the neighbouring bastides, a series of gentle climbs and descents with, at the end, a view over the valley.