From Bergerac you know Cyrano, whose nose you can scrutinize in different points of this charming town. Do you have any idea of his other assets?
Built on the banks of the Dordogne, the town owes its prosperity to the river, a stopover for travellers, pilgrims and merchants, and its vineyards, which are still renowned today. You can discover both during your stay in the Pays de Bergerac, 50 km south-east of Périgueux.
In Bergerac, you will wander through streets with a rich heritage: numerous half-timbered houses, the Peyrarède house built in 1604 which houses the Tobacco Museum, the Récollets Convent, home of the Bergerac Wines, the Place Pélissière and the Saint-Jacques church, the port and its barges, the Ethnographic Museum of Wine, Cooperage and Inland Navigation, ... Places to enjoy by the light of lanterns in summer, with the Bergerac Tourist Office.
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