Bergerac

Yours to Discover

Cyrano and the good wine
Bergerac is famous for Cyrano whose statue stands in the heart of the city, in place de la Myrpe,and also for its wine trade... In the old city, the colorful streets are lined with stone and wood homes , and lead to the old port where once docked barges loaded with goods ... The cultivation of tobacco is also a specific characteristic of the region . It's is displayed in the Anthropology Museum of tobacco.

Église de Saint-Avit-Sénieur

Churches, Abbeys and Chapels

The church in brief ...
This imposing benedictine abbey church of the 11th century was fortified in the 14th century. Not to be missed ...
The magnificent frescoes inside, the romanesque painted ceiling ...

Place des Cornières

Architecture and Heritage

The square in brief ...
The square is surrounded by mansions, built between the Middle Ages and the 17th century, and by nice covered galleries . It also houses the old wooden framed halls .

Monpazier

Noteworthy Cities, Towns and Villages

The bastide of cape and sword
Founded in the 13th century, Monpazier is the best preserved bastide in the Perigord.Its central square is featured in all the films of cape and epee ... The walls of the city, the streets and the squares will take you back in time; in la place des Cornières for example, there are old houses that are bordering the Hall, which still houses old tools of measurement . For a view on the verdant surroundings, Visit the garden of the Franciscans from which the valley of the Dropt opens before your eyes ...

Château de Monbazillac

Castles, fortresses and Manor Houses

The castle in brief ...
This 16th century Renaissance castle has a 16th century furniture and tapestries .

Château de Lanquais

Castles, fortresses and Manor Houses

The castle in brief ...
The castle is composed of a main fortress-like building of the 14th and 15th centuries and a Renaissance building. Not to be missed ...
The Renaissance facades, the furnished interior , including a superb fireplace-porch.

Château de Biron

Castles, fortresses and Manor Houses

The castle in brief ...
The castle displays several architectural influences because its construction extended from the 12th to the 18th century. Not to be missed ...
The towers and the defensive terraces.

Musée régional du Vin et de la Batellerie

Museums and Interpretive Centers

Themes in brief ...
History, patrimony . Major assets ...
The industry of cooperage, the development of the vineyards of Bergerac, Batellerie, ship models, photographs of the port in the 19th century.

Musée d'Anthropologie du tabac

Museums and Interpretive Centers

Themes in brief ...
Decorative Arts, non-European cultures, Ethnology. Major assets ...
Cultural history of tobacco in four permanent exhibition rooms ,each dedicated to a thematic, temporary exhibition. Artists ...
Meissonnier. Characters ...
C. Columbus, A. Thevet, J. Nicot.

Sainte-Foy-la-Grande

Must See Places

Ah the beautiful bastide!
Sumptuous baside of the 13e century, Sainte-Foy -la-Grande, offers you a memorable trip back in the middle-ages through the course of its cobbled streets, its ramparts, its squares lined with arcades and its remarkably preserved timbered houses... You can enjoy a canoe-kayak adventure or a boat trip in the course of the Dordogne outside the city . You can also enjoy some fresh air in the The beach of Bardoulets and its Port of Sainte-Foy.And if you are into hiking or walking , the hillsides, the forests and the vineyards around are perfect, for they are full of trails ... Don't miss the Saturday morning market in Sainte-Foy .It is a festival of colors and flavors in a bastide that has become pedestrianised for the occasion ...