Château des Vigiers can host day meetings, residential seminars, incentive trips, gala dinners and weddings for groups of 10 to 140 people. The estate has six meeting rooms, two four-star hotels with 65 bedrooms in total, two restaurants, a spa and a 27-hole golf course. It stands in Monestier, in the Dordogne, between Bergerac and Saint-Émilion.
Seminars and company events
The estate sells two main formats. The study day includes an equipped room, coffee breaks, lunch at the Bistrot or at the starred restaurant Les Fresques, and access to the grounds between sessions. The residential seminar adds a night at the Château or at the Relais, dinner prepared by the estate's chefs, and access to the spa or the golf course. An in-house sales and events team, also active under the name Vigiers Event, plans the program, the breaks and the activities.
Team activities listed on the official site include golf tournaments and lessons with the estate's professionals, wine tastings, cooking workshops, archery and discovery rallies. The team can also book outside speakers and coaches. Parts of the estate can be reserved for a group, including the terraces overlooking the golf course and, depending on group size, an entire hotel.
Weddings and receptions
The château hosts wedding ceremonies, drinks receptions and dinners. The courtyard and gardens suit the drinks reception, and the Salon Chai, with its wooden dance floor, is the usual room for the dinner and party. Guests can stay on site, subject to availability. Catering and drinks are provided by the estate's own teams. Couples from abroad are welcome; legal formalities depend on each case.
Rooms and capacities
The official seminar site details four of the six rooms. All have daylight and air conditioning and can be set theater, classroom, U-shape, boardroom or banquet style.
The Salon du Relais covers 150 square meters and divides into three rooms. It takes 140 people theater style, 70 classroom or banquet and 40 in a U-shape. The Salon Chai, in the former winemaking cellar, covers 240 square meters with exposed beams and stone; it takes 130 theater or banquet, 80 classroom and 45 in a U-shape. The Salle Château, in the castle courtyard with a view over the golf course and the lake, covers 80 square meters and takes 60 theater style or 30 for a meal. The Salon Champagne, a 16th-century stone room inside the château, seats about 25 around a single boardroom table.
Each room has a projector, screen, flip chart and Wi-Fi. Microphones, sound systems and a lectern are available on request.
Accommodation
The Château has 25 bedrooms in the historic building, with large lounges and a billiard room. The Relais has 40 bedrooms in a contemporary building inspired by the region's tobacco drying barns, set in the middle of the golf course, each with a terrace or balcony.
Catering
Les Fresques holds one Michelin star; chef Didier Casaguana cooks seasonal produce from local farms. The Bistrot des Vigiers serves traditional cooking, with a terrace in summer and a fireplace in winter. Seminar menus can be paired with wines chosen by the estate's sommelier.
History and setting
Jean Vigier, a royal judge from Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, had the château built in 1597. The 17th-century dovecote is the most noted building on the property. A group led by Swedish owner Lars Urban Petersson turned the site into a golf and hotel estate: the course, designed by Donald Steel, opened in March 1992 and the hotel in May 1993. The golf course now has three nine-hole loops named La Vallée, Le Lac and Les Vignes.
Getting there
The address is 644 route Lars Urban Petersson, Le Vigier, 24240 Monestier. Bergerac is the nearest town with an airport, and Saint-Émilion lies to the west.
