Bastide d'Eymet

24 km south of Bergerac, the bastide town of Eymet was built in a meander of the Dropt by Alphonse de Poitiers in 1270. Offering economic and political advantages to the inhabitants, it then formed a new town, well preserved today. Like most bastides, it has a chequered plan, a central square surrounded by arcades or cornerstones, covered passageways with shops, and many half-timbered houses.
Eymet has been inhabited since prehistoric times, as evidenced by the Neolithic dolmen of Eylias,...