2017 2018 2017 - 2018 English edition best of FREE Digital version périgord best of périgord www.petitfute.com PERIGORD NOIR Live each moment at terrasson lavilledieu ge Ho Herita use Sa in t S o if u l r c c s h a u p l r c a h M t n V 2017 u s i l Nouveau a l r e r bateau! e ja r T d e in rr s a ab G Cluzeaux Les Jardins de l’Imaginaire Tourist office of Vézère Périgord Noir rue Jean Rouby - 24120 TERRASSON LAVILLEDIEU Tél. : +33 5 53 50 37 56 www.ville-terrasson.fr 504925_2C.indd 1 4/3/17 9:49 AM PUBLISHING Collection Directors and authors : Dominique AUZIAS et Jean-Paul LABOURDETTE Welcome to Publishing manager : Cécilia DELACOURT In collaboration with Didier MENDUNI périgord! Authors : Claire DELBOS, Sandrine ANSEL LEMASSON, Jean-Paul LABOURDETTE, Dominique AUZIAS et alter Publishing director : Stéphan SZEREMETA Publishing team (France) : Elisabeth COL, Maurane CHEVALIER, Silvia FOLIGNO, Tony DE SOUSA Made for English-speaking people looking for good tips Publishing team (World) : Patrick MARINGE, Caroline MICHELOT, Morgane VESLIN, Pierre-Yves SOUCHET, and addresses in Périgord, “Best of Périgord” by Petit Futé Talatah FAVREAU, Hector BARON is an essential how-to guide to find an accommodation, a STUDIO Studio Manager : Sophie LECHERTIER restaurant, to organize your visits and outings and ensure a assisted by Romain AUDREN pleasant stay in this beautiful land! Périgord is well known Layout : Julie BORDES, Élodie CLAVIER, Sandrine MECKING, Delphine PAGANO, Laurie PILLOIS, Sara DOLLE, by all lovers of gastronomy and historical sites. Here, you Noémie FERRON Pictures management : Anne DIOT will find a rich heritage and countless attractions: castles, Mapping management : Jordan EL OUARDI abbeys, churches, bastides, trogloyctic sites, caves, chasms, WEB gardens, museums, theme parks, etc. Périgord is divided Web Director : Louis GENEAU de LAMARLIERE Technical Director : Lionel CAZAUMAYOU into four touristic regions, a classification we respect in this Web management and Development : Jean-Marc REYMUND, Cédric MAILLOUX, Florian FAZER guide. Périgord Blanc: around Périgueux and the Valley of and Anthony GUYOT Isle. Périgord Noir offers an unmistakable hint of truffle Community Manager : Cyprien de CANSON and concentrates the main prehistoric sites and remarkable NATIONAL PUBLICITY Publicity director : Caroline CHOLLET castles. Périgord Pourpre includes all the Bergeracois and Local publicity management : Michel GRANSEIGNE its hillside vineyards which produce a golden wine: the Customer relations management : Vimla MEETTOO and Sandra RUFFIEUX Monbazillac. Don’t forget to visit the bastides! Périgord Vert Heads of National Publicity : Caroline AUBRY, François BRIANCON-MARJOLLET, Perrine DE CARNE MARCEIN, includes municipalities located in the Périgord Limousin Caroline GENTELET, Florian MEYBERGER, Caroline PREAU Regional Nature Park and Brantôme, the green Venice of INTERNATIONAL PUBLICITY Périgord. Périgord is a land of enchanting landscapes, Heads of Publicity : Jean-Marc FARAGUET, Guillaume LABOUREUR assisted by Elisa MORLAND charming small towns and wild nature that you can explore CIRCULATION AND PROMOTION by walking, cycling or horse riding. It is also the craftsmen, Sales promotion Director : Bénédicte MOULET assisted by Aissatou DIOP, Alicia FILANKEMBO festivals, the cultural and culinary events, the markets where Sales Manager : Jean-Pierre GHEZ assisted by Nathalie GONCALVES you can find local products such as foie gras, truffle, ceps, Press and sponsor partnership management : walnuts, strawberries, wine… Tasty ! With this guidebook, Jean-Mary MARCHAL Petit Futé has done everything possible to give you a ADMINISTRATION Chairman : Jean-Paul LABOURDETTE selection of addresses gathering the must-sees as well as Administrative and financial Director : Gérard BRODIN the hidden treasures for a successful stay and to enjoy the Human Resources Director : Dina BOURDEAU assisted by Sandra MORAIS and Vianney LAVERNE best this territory has to offer ! 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It is published by Les Nouvelles Editions de l’Université 18, rue des Volontaires - 75015 Paris. & 01 53 69 70 00 - Fax 01 42 73 15 24 Internet : www.petitfute.com SAS au capital de 1 000 000 E - RC PARIS B 309 769 966 PRINTED IN FRANCE Cover : Vignoble des Moulins de Boisse © phbcz Printing : IMPRIMERIE CHIRAT - 42540 Saint-Just-la-Pendue Legal deposit : 02/08/2017 ISBN : 9791033162261 To email us, type the surname (lowercase) followed by @petitfute.com Write to the editor : [email protected] SOMMAIRE Sainte-Alvère ..........................................121 n DISCOVERY n Saint-Cyprien ..........................................122 Must-sees ................................................. 8 Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère .........................123 Nature ......................................................15 Salignac-Eyvigues .................................123 History .....................................................19 Sarlat-la-Canéda ...................................126 Périgord gastronomy.............................. 22 Thenon ......................................................149 Sports & Leisure ......................................27 Terrasson-Lavilledieu ..........................150 Villefranche-du-Périgord ....................158 Festivals & Events .................................... 29 Vitrac-Montfort ......................................159 n PÉRIGORD BLANC n PÉRIGORD POURPRE n (WHITE PÉRIGORD) (PURPLE PÉRIGORD) n Périgord Blanc (White Périgord) ............ 34 Périgord Pourpre (Purple Périgord) ......164 Périgueux ..................................................34 Beaumont-du-Périgord .....................164 Marsac-sur-l’Isle .......................................56 Belvès .......................................................165 Montpon-Ménestérol ............................57 Bergerac ...................................................166 Mussidan ....................................................60 Couze-Saint-Front .................................179 Neuvic-sur-l’Isle .......................................61 Eymet .......................................................180 Saint-Astier ................................................63 Issigeac .....................................................182 Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac .......................66 Lalinde ......................................................182 Sorges ........................................................66 Limeuil ......................................................183 Vergt ............................................................69 Monbazillac ............................................184 Monpazier ................................................188 Montcaret ................................................190 n PÉRIGORD NOIR Sainte-Foy-la-Grande ...........................192 Villamblard ..............................................194 (BLACK PÉRIGORD) n Périgord Noir (Black Périgord) ................74 Beynac .........................................................74 n PÉRIGORD VERT Le Bugue-sur-Vézère .............................80 Le Buisson-de-Cadouin ........................86 (GREEN PÉRIGORD) n Carlux ..........................................................91 Périgord Vert (Green Périgord) .............198 Castelnaud .................................................92 Bourdeilles ..............................................198 Daglan .........................................................94 Brantôme-en-Périgord .......................200 Domme ......................................................95 Excideuil ...................................................208 Hautefort ...................................................99 Jumilhac-le-Grand ................................213 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac ..............................103 Mareuil ......................................................214 Marquay-Sireuil......................................108 Nontron ...................................................216 Meyrals ......................................................110 Ribérac .....................................................223 Montignac-Lascaux ..............................112 La Roche-Chalais ...................................228 La Roque-Gageac .................................118 Saint-Jean-de-Côle ...............................230 Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin- Thiviers ......................................................231 de-Reilhac ................................................120 Index ..................................................... 236 FIND the Best visits interesting excellent unmissable Unforgettable 3 The old town, Sarlat-la-Canéda. SOMMAIRE © SteveAllenPhoto 4 Bussière- Badil D9 Haute- Highway N 1 ers V Main road imoges Piégut L Vienne Secondary road Varaignes Pluviers O E Prefecture Javerlhac Subprefecture D85 D75 City, village Vers A D675 S ngoulême Dordogne Highway Exit Nontron Airport 1 St-Pardoux- N2 Jumilhac- Forest la-Rivière le-Grand la Rochebeaucourt- D708 D6 et-Argentine 75 e D707 n n D78 Charente Mareuil o r D939 D Sarrazac le D12 s Thiviers I D704 St-Jean- Champagnac- de-Côle Dussac Lanouaille D75 la Tour-Blanche de-Belair St-Sulpice- D707 Brantôme D78 d'Excideuil Verteillac