Limogeanne and Eguillerie streets are home to half-timbered houses and private mansions dating from the Renaissance. Strolling through its maze of streets, you can glimpse Romanesque or Italianate decorations, flights of stairs, sculptures, door knockers that bear witness to a rich past. Then stroll through the old town of Périgueux, rich in 2000 years of history with 44 buildings registered or classified as Historic Monuments. Many Gallo-Roman antiquities from Périgord, frescoes, mosaics, glasswork, steles and sculptures but also paintings from the 16th to 20th centuries. An abundance of prehistoric remains are gathered there. It preserves a collection of precious treasures from the past in a charming 19th century building. The protected area of the Dordogne prefecture includes The Périgord Museum of Art and Archeology located on Cours Tourny. The city is large, but visiting it on foot also allows you to get lost in the little nooks and crannies that make it so charming. Now, exceptional archaeological collections tell the story of the ancient city and the lifestyles of its inhabitants, the Petrocores at the Vésunna Museum. The current vestige (the Tour de Vésone) conceals the immense temple that the building actually was. They erected a tower 30m high and 20m wide. Originally, the cradle of the town was Vésonne, its inhabitants were called the Petrocores. It was occupied in Prehistory, the Gallo-Roman era and the Renaissance. WINE, bastides and Bergerac What is the main town of Périgord? Périgueux is the prefecture of the Dordogne department. However, although often considered interchangeable, there are significant differences between Dordogne and Périgord. These two regions are famous for their picturesque villages, rolling, green landscapes and gourmet cuisine. In 2015, the website of the Departmental Tourism Committee granted equality to the two designations.ĭordogne and Périgord rightly conjure up images of magnificent lands, brimming with history, culture and opportunities for discovery. Today, the two names are most often confused by tourist publications. Why did Périgord become Dordogne?Īncient geographies subsequent to the creation of the department clearly used the name Dordogne to describe the territory, using that of Périgord when the purpose became more historical or ethnological. The department as we know it was established on July 28, 1790. The administrative organization dates from the old regime. It designated a county attached to the Duchy of Guyenne with a territory slightly larger than the Current Dordogne. This name dates from Roman times and represented the old province which preceded the department. The département of the Dordogne is often called by its old name: the Perigord. Have you made a reservation in Mauzens and Miremont in Périgord but the GPS tells you that it is in Dordogne? Don't panic, it's all the same! Welcome to us, where names will sometimes lead you by circuitous paths, to the countries of castles, caves and villages exceptional!
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