Périgord
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Périgord is a natural region and former province of France, which corresponds roughly to the current Dordogne department, now forming the northern part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitai
Dordogne in Périgord, near Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
The four regions of Périgord
Château des Milandes in the commune of Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, built in 1489.
Gardens of the Château de Marqueyssac, classified amongst the Notable Gardens of France by the Committee of Parks and Gardens of the French Ministry of Culture.
Périgueux
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Périgueux is a commune in the Dordogne department, in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
Périgord
…caves. During the Roman conquest of Gaul, the area was organized as the territory of the Petrocorii (civitas Petrocoriorum) with its capital near modern Périgueux. This was known as Vesunna, apparently after a local Gaulish fertility goddess of the same name. Under the Roman Empire, it formed part of Gallia…
View of the city centre and St Front's cathedral from the east bank of river Isle
Roman Tower of Vesunna, bordered since the 19th century by a railway.
Saint-Étienne Church
Tower and turret of Renaissance Maison du Pâtissier (also known as Maison Tenant or Maison Francony)