The department of the Dordogne which forms, for the most part, the main region of Périgord is without doubt the richest region from the point of view of tourism in France.
Prehistoric Périgord : the cradle of Humanity, the land where Homo "erectus" became "sapiens" as witnessed by the prestigious sites ( Lascaux, Font de Gaume, Villars …. )
Historical Périgord : with its thousand and one châteaux and its bastides (walled towns ), countless witnesses of the Hundred Years War and of the Renaissance.
Tourist Périgord : with its internationally well-known cities : Périgueux, Sarlat, Bergerac, Brantôme etc. |