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Black Périgord: Sarlat most of historical sites and castles, forests, the Vézère Valley and the Dordogne Valley.White Périgord: Around Périgueux and the Isle Valley….We suggest you visit our chapter “Visiting Périgord”, this will give you a general picture of the historical, architectural and natural treasures for each of the four Périgord regions.
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Sponsored content discover the Périgord THE 4 COLOURS OF THE PÉRIGORD The distinctive feature of the bastide is its geometrical plan around the market place (Monpazier). Bastides are a legacy of the battle between the King of England and the count of Toulouse (whose Bastides were built in the Agen area). These castles, as they are today, are characterized by the combination of various architectural periods.īastides were created between the 13th and 14th century and located in the southwest of the département (country of Dropt). The construction of these castles extends from the 11th Century to the French Revolution. In Dordogne, there are over 1,000 castles, manors and country houses along all the valleys of the Dordogne, la Vézère and l’Isle et de la Dordogne.Ĭhâteau de la Marthonie – St Jean de Côle
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The antiquity is characterized by the birth of the petrocores territory (Gaul’s community, 400 BC), which after the Gaul’s war, became one the towns of the Aquitaine Roman province with Vesunna being the county town.ĭuring this period, Vesunna acquired important urban infrastructures (aqueduct, amphitheatre, etc) the remains of which can still be found in Périgueux.