Villages of Perigord

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After studying science, he
rapidly gave up teaching
to devote himself to
photography. Now settled in
the South-West of France,
he is a news and corporate
photographer.
Settled in his native Gironde,
he specialises in travel and
winery photography. His
photos have been published
alongside numerous press
articles and in many books.
He is a regular contributor
to the magazine Détours en
France.
Freelance writer, he explores
France for the magazine press
sector and for travel guides.
He has scouted the Périgord
region high and low, for the
monthly magazine Détours en
France.
Initially a studio photographer,
his thirst for discovery drove
him further afield to travel the
world and capture the beauty
of man and his surrounding
landscape. He has worked with
the magazine Détours en France
for over twenty years.
Journalist and documentary
filmmaker for the last ten
years, this native of Bergerac
is a viticulture and medieval
enthusiast.
Perigordian by adoption,
she has a passion for local
culture. This journalist with
Sud-Ouest shows a boundless
spirit of inquiry in her travels
all around the Dordogne. She
also collaborates with different
regional magazines.
Jean-Marc Barrère Philippe Roy
Hugues Derouard
Bertrand Rieger
Valérie Hubert-Cassant Titia Carrizey-Jasick
PHOTOGRAPHERS
AUTHORS
MAIN CONTRIBUTORS
© DR
© Jean-Marc Barrère
© DR
© Bertrand Rieger
© DR
© Mathilde Parquet
ESSENTIALS
VISITS
Domaine
de Rapatel
As you leave the village,
take the D660 towards
Frayssinet-le-Gelat
+33 5 53 30 44 05
Daily except Monday,
open 2-6p.m.
Entry:2.50€
Maison
de la Châtaigne
Rue Notre-Dame
+33 5 53 29 98 37
Free entry
Oct.-May: Mon.-Fri.
9a.m.-5p.m.,
Sat. 9a.m.-4p.m.
June and Sept.:
Mon.-Fri.
9a.m.-5.45p.m.,
Sat.-Sun. 9a.m.-4p.m.
July-Aug.: Mon.-Fri.
9a.m.-6.45p.m.,
Sat.-Sun. 10a.m-5p.m.
HOTELS-RESTAURANTS
La Petite Auberge
Les Peyroulières
+33 5 53 29 91 01
Rooms: 50€-55€
Lunch menu: 14.50€
Evening menus: 38€
La Bastide
Route de Cahors
+33 5 53 30 22 67
Rooms:75€-95€
Lunch menu:18.50€
Evening menus:
24€-60€
EVENTS
WeeklyMarket
Saturday mornings
around Market Hall
Local Producers
Market
Tuesdays July-Aug.
from 6.30p.m. Market
Hall and town centre
CepMarket
During growth period
only (June at the earliest,
Pays des Châtaigniers
Tourist Office
Rue Notre-Dame
24550 Villefranche-du-Périgord
+33 5 53 29 98 37
TownHall (mairie)
Le Bourg, tel.: 05 53 29 91 44
For further
information
until first frost)
Daily from 3 p.m.
Market Hall
Cep and
Chestnut Fair
One of the last week-
ends in October
FURTHER AFIELD...
MONPAZIER (20 km)
Discover another bastide
town founded by the
English in 1284. Place
de Cornières is one of
the South West’s most
admirable architectural
units.
BELVÈS (20 km)
Perched on the summit
of a rocky spur, this fortif-
ied village is designed
around a splendid XVth
century Market Hall.
Cavities and other
remnants of underground
dwellings will fascinate
young and old alike.
BEAUMONT-DU-PÉRIGORD
(35 km)
Marvel at this imposing
XIIIth and XIVth century
fortified church, a Gothic
masterpiece in the centre
of yet another English
bastide town.
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