FRANCE - Perigord
The district called Perigord is placed next to Bordeaux on Dordogne river and is the center of many historical castles from the middle age, prehistoric caves with paintings; it is here you will find the famous Lascaux caves where the Cro-Magnon man was found. The Perigord Noir is the most compelling section of the Dordogne where you will eat some of France's finest cuisine and see the more beautiful landscapes.
The city of Rocamadour has attracted visitors for its beautiful setting, its historical monuments and its sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which for centuries has attracted pilgrims from every country.
BEST TIME to VISIT Perigord.
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to Perigord.
From June to September
Cathedral - The town of Sarlat La caneda has been able to maintain and preserve the marks of its history. Sarlat is a medieval city which grew around a great benedictine abbey of Carolingian origin. As a monastic estate, it reached its peak in the 13th century.
Market
Cathedral at the back
In and around the town of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac are a series of prehistoric rock dwellings, the caves include some of the most significant archaeological finds of the Upper Paleolithic (from about 40,000 to10,000 years ago) and Middle Paleolithic (200,000 to 40,000 years ago) period
Small village
Village
Dordogne River
La Roque Gageac : beautiful view of the village
castle and Dordogne river
view of a castle surrounding the Dordogne river
small castle
Dordogne river
View from the village
Beynac et Cazenac Fortress
Beynac et Cazenac Fortress
Church in a small village
Panorama
Rocamadour is full of great medieval buildings, sites, and interesting remains. The adjacent hamlet of L'Hopital have the remains of the Hopital Saint-Jean, founded in the 11th-century to welcome pilgrims.
Rocamadour is a truly impressive village on north bank of the Alzou river (l'Alzou), built onto the side of the high cliffs towering over the river gorge.
Perigord is a paradise for gourmets
Historic city - cathedral
Historic City
Historic city - roofs
Street view - Entrance to a private house
Overview on the village and cliff
shops
restaurant
Historic city - street view
Historic city - heritage house
The famous village and cliff
Historic city - roofs
pretty river and houses
old Abbey
Abbey - inside the church
colorful houses
street view of Brantôme
colorful house
colorful houses
built houses glued to the cliff
old village
church in a village
Heritage House
Restaurant
Cathedral
colorful house
Lanterne des Morts
colorful house
Road passing under the cliff
Chateau de Montbazillac and vineyard
vineyard
old towers
old village
Domme is a walled city - here a gate
Dordogne valley from Domme village
Landscape from Domme village
typical village
Village overview
old Abbey and river
old Abbey and river
old farm
old Abbey and river
Sunflowers
typical village
Castle
village
crossing a village
old church
pretty castle
restaurant along the river
street view
river and the old abbey
river and the village
old village
old Abbey
pretty house
old Abbey
Street view
River and kayaks
pretty hôtel
Old Abbey and river
river
bridge and river
Castle overlooking the Dordogne river
old village
Dordogne river
old church
old house in a village
restaurant in a garden
hotel