Périgueux is a commune in the Dordogne department, in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
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.
Tower and turret of Renaissance Maison du Pâtissier (also known as Maison Tenant or Maison Francony)
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
Périgueux
…region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Périgueux is the prefecture of Dordogne, and was the capital city of the historic region of Périgord. It is also the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese. The name Périgueux comes from Petrocorii, a Latinization of Celtic words meaning "the four tribes…
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.