Superb heritage Family fun Gastronomic delights Sports & outdoor activities Traditional skills New experiences Exciting adventures Unique Dordogne PRESS KIT 2017 02PRESS KIT 2017 MAP OF THE DORDOGNE LIMOGES BRIVE BORDEAUX TOULOUSE GETTING TO THE DORDOGNE BY TRAIN: BY CAR: • TGV stations in Angoulême, Bordeaux and Libourne • Périgueux-Paris - 550km • TER stations in Périgueux, Bergerac, Sarlat and elsewhere. • Périgueux-Lyon on the A89 - 400km BY PLANE • Périgueux-Bordeaux on the A89 - 120km • Périgueux –Paris with Twin Jet • Bergerac : 15 international flights 03PRESS KIT 2017 CONTENTS 6 > 9 10 > 12 A JOURNEY UNIQUE CULTURAL THROUGH EXPERIENCES PREHISTORY 13 > 15 16 STUNNING TOWNS SPORTS EVENTS IN 2017 17 > 18 19 20 > 21 BY BIKE OR ON FOOT WHAT’S NEW IN FAMILY DORDOGNE OUR GARDENS? 22 > 27 28 > 31 GASTRONOMIC TRADITIONAL DELIGHTS SKILLS 32 > 33 34 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM FOR TOURISM DISABLED VISITORS PRESS 35 > 37 38 > 39 CONTACTS: ACCOMMODATION, FESTIVE AND Micheline Morissonneau / WHAT’S NEW? CULTURAL PERIGORD Carine Gutierrez
[email protected] Tel: +33 (0)5 53 35 50 05 www.dordogne-perigord-tourisme.fr 04PRESS KIT 2017 GENERAL INTRODUCTION FACTS AND FIGURES Facts and figures: Tourism in numbers: 191 sites and monuments open to visitors • Region: Nouvelle Aquitaine 15 UNESCO World Heritage-listed prehistoric sites 9 prehistoric deposits • Prefecture: Périgueux 9 painted caves and shelters • Sub-prefectures: Bergerac, Sarlat, Nontron 6 troglodyte sites and villages 5 caves and chasms with crystallisations Surface area: 49 castles 9,060km²,