Bergerac is the fruit of a happy marriage between earth and water. Founded on the banks of the Dordogne, it was a major navigation centre and is still a place to enjoy water sports and barge rides. The gentle river allows the surrounding vineyards to ...

The Venice of Périgord is an island surrounded by the River Dronne. In the eighth century Benedictine monks moved into caves at the bottom of the cliff before founding an abbey. Representing the king, Abbot Pierre de Bourdeille, who wrote Lives of Fa ...

Wherever you come from, let Périgueux be your host this summer! Day or night, there’s something for everyone in the capital of Périgord, from open-air festivals and concerts, guided tours and sporting activities to a host of special events, restauran ...

Sarlat grew up around a monastery. Workshops and shops fuelled the town’s expansion in the Middle Ages. Discover the mysteries of 77 listed monuments and buildings, including Etienne de la Boëtie’s birthplace, or take the recently built panoramic lif ...

Encircled by its villages, its vineyards and its cereal crops, Issigeac, the medieval town of southern Bergerac, is in the centre of the Pays des Bastides. It was built in a spiral and concentric circles according to the same pattern as the “Bouyrico ...

Bourdeilles is a medieval village built on the river Dronne, off the main road between Périgueux and Brantôme. The first of four baronies of 11th century Périgord, the medieval castle is flanked today by a vast Renaissance residence and dominates the ...

Entre les hautes vallées de l’Isle et de l’Auvézère, dans un paysage de causse, cette cité vieille d’au moins 1500 ans était jadis rattachée au comté de Limoges. Bâti sur une motte féodale du 10e siècle, son château rappelle le passé de cette place ...

Lalinde is a borough in the triangle formed by Bergerac, the Cingle de Limeuil, and the Bastide de Monpazier (Monpazier’s fortified town). It stands between Dordogne and the Canal, and is paradise for the countless swans that live there year round. E ...

A mi-chemin entre Périgueux et Angoulême, Mareuil-sur-Belle est l’une des portes d’entrée du Périgord. Cette petite cité commerçante, très animée pendant la belle saison, vous invite à venir flâner sur son marché du mardi matin ; puis à parcourir, au ...

Montignac bears witness to the ages: the heart of Man has beaten here for 40,000. Lascaux may have its famous cave, but Montignac has a thousand treasures. Once an inland navigation centre on the nurturing Vézère, today the town is a starting point f ...

Nontron is a cutler town nestled in the Périgord-Limousin regional national park, and earned a Ville et Métiers d’Art award for its craft in 2006. It is oddly built on a hillside and features cliffside attractions as well as a Jardin des Arts. It ove ...

En Val de Dronne sur la route Périgueux-Royan, au cœur d’un Périgord inattendu, Ribérac est le type même de petite cité provinciale où il fait bon vivre. La vie commerciale, culturelle et sportive y est intense. Cette vitalité s’illustre particulière ...

charme et l’authenticité de Saint-Astier, par son arrière pays que vous pouvez découvrir sur les nombreux chemins de randonnées balisés ou en canoë sur la rivière. Sur le grand marché du jeudi matin, vous pourrez rencontrer de nombreux producteurs, f ...

Située à l’ouest du Val de Dronne et aux portes de la Charente voisine, la bastide de Saint-Aulaye fondée en 1288 donne à voir ses remparts, son château, son église romane du XIe siècle et ses ruelles pavées. L’été, vous découvrirez les berges de la ...

Terrasson is a garden town half-way between Brive and the Lascaux Caves, and the gateway to Vallée de la Vézère and Périgord Noir. Its turbulent past and peculiar topography have endowed it with a wealth of Medieval and Renaissance heritage, gardens, ...

Thiviers is a town leading into Périgord-Limousin Natural Park on the road between Périgueux and Limoges, and its merchant spirit ripples through the surrounding countryside. Its well-known Saturday-morning market is a highlight across the Department ...