Les Fresques - Château des Vigiers

On the crossroads between Dordogne, Gironde and Lot-et-Garonne, Vigiers Castle is a splendid 16C Périgord edifice set in grounds that are home to a vineyard and a well-known golf course. This several hundred-year-old castle houses a restaurant whose walls are graced with frescoes dating from the Renaissance period. Virtuoso chef Didier Casaguana paints from a palette rich in flavours and aromas, directly inspired by the region. This Toulouse boy, who admits to an overriding passion for nature and small-scale producers, also works with noble produce from the land of abundance that is southwest France, which he crafts into surprise menus: line-caught John Dory and mushrooms; fillet of Blonde d’Aquitaine beef with stuffed artichoke and a pressé of oxtail; a dessert that revolves around grand cru dark chocolate from Peru.