Sorges en périgord dordogne - Station verte de vacances - Réputée pour ses truffes noires - bienvenue

Sorges
Local events
Tourism
The VVF holiday village
Truffles
Hotels
Gastronomy
Contact
Geo.situation

Sorges en périgord dordogne - Station verte de vacances - Réputée pour ses truffes noires - english version
French Version
 
The truffle :

Welcome to Sorges in the Périgord (Dordogne), a "green" holiday resort.

The truffle is a delicious, much sought-after underground mushroom, famous since ancient times.
The Perigord Truffle or tuber melanosporum, is the most sought-after species in France. This truffle grows in association with oak and hazelnut trees, but also with hornbeam, lime trees, black Austrian or Alep pines, in chalky ground of between 100 and 1000 meters in altitude. The truffle reaches maturity in January or February.

It can take up to 10 years of working and tending the trees before the first harvest. The truffle has an incomparable perfume which it passes on to dishes such as the truffle omelette.		 Thetruffle has succeeded in keeping an aura of mystery, which makes it one of the most precious ingredients in our gastronomy. It is the black diamond of Perigord cookery.

Sorges, the capital of the Truffle in the Perigord, has created a Truffle Museum in the aim of helping to develop the culture of truffles. This museum, which holds many specialised documents, is of interest to both the public and professionals.
_____The truffle museum
Exhibits cover an area of 350 m², with a video film projection area. The visit lasts about 1 hour. You will learn all about the Perigord Truffle and other varieties.

The museum is open every day except Monday from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and from 2 - 5 p.m.
In July and August it is open every day from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 2.30 - 6.30 p.m.

Entry fee : Free for children under 10, 10 F for children from 11 to 16,20 F for 17 and over.

Group rates : (minimum 10 people) 8 F for children from 6 to 10, 10 F from 11 to 16, 15 F for 17 and over.
_____Courses on Truffles and Truffle Growing
Local truffle growers helped by professional technicians on truffle growing, share their know-how and their experience.
_____Footpath through the truffle groves
Discover truffles in their surroundings by taking this pleasant 3 km footpath across the limestone plateau. You will see the traditional vegetation of truffle producing areas, the wildlife and the dry stone huts, which have stood there throughout the ages.

Use of the footpath is free of charge (collect the guide leaflet from the museum).

There are guided tours of the truffle groves every Tuesday and Thursday in July and August. The tours leave from the museum at 3.30 p.m. and last from 1 to 1 ½ hours. Price : 20 F per person for ages 10 and over.

Guided tours of the truffle groves can be arranged all through the year by appointment, for groups of over 20 people at a cost of 15 F per person. Only guides officially approved by the Sorges Truffle Museum may accompany guided tours.
_____Documentation centre
This documentation centre holds works by more than 700 authors on the subject of truffles and their cultivation and is regularly enriched by new additions. These documents may be consulted free of charge at the museum by appointment.
For further information :
 TRUFFE ET TRUFFICULTURE

Editions Fanlac
249 F		 "Truffles and Truffle Growing", a book written by Jean-Marc Olivier, Jean-Charles Savignac and Pierre Sourzat in which they renew the traditional approach towards truffles and truffle growing. The authors have put together the technical and biological knowledge that is available today, including theories and new methods in this informative, dynamic and thoughtful book. Available from the Sorges Tourist Office and by mail order.

Available from the
the Sorges Tourist Office
and by mail order.
"The French Truffle Grower"
a quarterly newspaper full of varied and useful information. This newspaper publishes useful information about truffle growing, both in France and in other countries. There are also sections about legal matters, technical novelties, life in the regions, stories about truffles on many themes (cultural, gastronomic, readers' letters,..) and a special article in depth about a specific subject in each edition.

Annual price of 160 F
(4 editions per year).

Le Trufficulteur Français, 7 rue du Jardin Public,
24007 Périgueux Cédex.

Sorges en Périgord