Discover Perigord & the Dordogne
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You arrive in Périgord, on this unknown land where 1000 activities and places are available to you... You want to go to the essentials and know the places not to be missed, the cream of the crop, the best, nothing but the top ? The Perigord Guide offers a tight selection, admittedly subjective, but that relies on the most famous sites, the most famous villages, the pillars of our department. It's up to you to compose the stay of your dreams, among the essentials of Périgord !
According to my unmissable desires, includes tourist sites, towns, villages and bastides, the most famous places and representative of the tourist offer of Périgord.
Tocane Saint Apre
Pascal Bonnefond is a truffle grower in Tocane-Saint-Apre, north-west of Périgueux . With his faithful canine companions Irma and Lumière, truffle dogs , he searches for the precious truffle, the ...
Peyzac le Moustier
Astonishing, gigantic, intimate, educational… Discover all the chasms , rock shelters and troglodyte complexes to visit in Dordogne . Some time ago, we approached the Caves of Périgord . Decorated ...
Montignac
Whether it is very hot as in summer , or cold as in winter , they are always at the same temperature and pleasant to visit : the caves of Périgord ! Take a little wool, we descend into the depths ...
Dordogne is castle life ! Take the time to visit these giants of stone and history, in the life of the Châtelains of Périgord … Stroll through the paths of the landscaped gardens , admire the maje ...
Not a penny? No problem, here are plenty of ideas to discover Périgord, without touching his wallet.
Peyzac le Moustier
Today, I suggest a family visit to the fortress and troglodytic city of La Roque Saint-Christophe. Open all year , it is ideally located for discovering the Vézère Valley . Between Montignac and l ...
Audrix
Today, we are going down into the bowels of the earth… In a chasm which has brought fear and aroused curiosity since the 17th century… The Trou de Promeissat … To stop their fears, the villagers c ...
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Montignac
In Montignac , in the Black Perigord , there is a major prehistoric site: The Centre International de l’Art Pariétal ( International Centre for Cave Art), also called Lascaux IV . A symbolic place ...
Monbazillac
Monbazillac is one of the most sought after wines of the Bergerac vineyard . Famous in France, but also abroad , it an emblematic product from the Perigord and considered a highlight of good meals ...
Nontron
I keep hearing about Nontron and its famous knives. So I went all by myself to see it all and admire this famous craft. The Coutellerie Nontronnaise workshop is located at the entrance of the town ...
Montignac
On the 3rd December 2016, I was invited to the preview tour of the Centre International de l'Art Pariétal Lascaux IV located in Montignac . At first, the huge glass panel building impressed me. Wh ...
Montignac
Only located a mile away from Montignac , the site of Thot welcomes me. It is a Prehistoric Interpretation Centre which completes the Lascaux Caves. A combined ticket is therefore on sale either o ...
Castelnaud la Chapelle
Castelnaud Castle overlooks the Dordogne Valley and it is impossible to miss it from the road and I have decided to visit it today. The car park is located at the bottom of the castle ; it is a pa ...