Sales Manual

10 Charming Cities and Villages The Périgord is made up of a great number of villages with character such as the bastide of Domme, which offers one of the most spectacular views over the Dordogne Valley; or Brantôme, also known as the ‘Venice of the Périgord’, sweetly coiled around a meander of the Dronne. Saint-Jean-de-Cole features half-timbered houses topped with charming brown roof tiles; Sarlat offers a labyrinth of historic lanes; and Bergerac – of ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ fame, a character depicted by Edmond Rostand – are also not to be missed. Périgueux, with its famous Saint-Front Cathedral crowned with five domes, has been honoured for decades by religious pilgrims on their way along the route of Santiago de Compostela. 190 Tourist sites, valleys, rivers and views to discover In addition to its inestimable treasures, the Périgord features an array of landscapes, gently rolling hills and waterways. As you drift along the Dordogne River in a historic cargo barge or canoe, the cliffs of the villages of Beynac and la Roque Gageac, as well as various troglodyte The village of Saint Geniès Via ferrata – Marqueyssac gardens