Pays de Bergerac tourisme - Bureau d'Information Touristique de Lalinde Lalinde, a fortified town between the Dordogne and the canal

Lalinde, the first English bastide in Périgord, was founded in 1267 by Henry III Plantagenet.

The fortified town is bordered by the Dordogne River and the canal, opened to navigation in 1844, where visitors can enjoy cycling or walking along the greenway (VV91). Its development was closely linked to the Dordogne. Indeed, many professional fishermen lived in Lalinde, and for years, a guild of boatmen helped barges navigate the rapids that often caused shipwrecks. Hence the legend of the "Coulobre."

The town is laid out in a grid pattern around the central square, which houses the market halls. On Thursdays during the summer, the market expands throughout the town center. From the Consular era, only the street plan of the center and a few old houses remain: the Bergerac Gate, the Governor's House (now the tourist office), and the vestiges of the southern wall along the Seine, overlooked by the public garden. The Renaissance-style Maison de Montard hosts art exhibitions during the summer and displays the coat of arms of Lalinde, a former royal bastide town.

Schedules :

• July-August : Monday to Sunday from 9am to 1pm and from 2pm to 6pm.
• From February to June and from September to October : Monday to Friday from 9am to 12:30pm and from 2pm to 5:30pm.
• November, December and January : Thursdays from 9am to 12:30pm and from 2pm to 5:30pm.