Villages of Perigord

The sturdy square

keep known as the

“Monseigneur’s Tower”

is one the vestiges of the

XIIIth century castle, part

of which is used today

as a museum. Note the

numerous mason’s marks

left as signatures by

stonecutters, on

the north gate.

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La Cour d’Eymet will delight you with

reinvented regional specialities such as

Foie Gras Terrine with Grand Marnier

Soufflé. The Italian restaurant Les

Arcades

(opposite)

serves a delicious

Osso Bucco with unexpected nettle

ravioli, while La Maison d’Amour

offers “Perigordian style” crepes and

buckwheat pancakes, outside on the

terrace under the arcades.

Dining Pleasure

In the Shade of the Arcades

Eymet is a perfect example of a XIIIth century medieval bastide town. The vast

central square, called Place des Arcades

(above)

is lined with “covers” that have shelte-

red vendors since the Middle Ages. A stroll around the grid of streets and charming

“carreyrous”—very narrow lanes—reveals the village’s old dwellings and numerous

heritage features. In addition to churches and Romanesque chapels, you’ll come

upon mills, dovecotes and old washhouses. A little further, the medieval Dropt

Bridge

(opposite)

was built in the XIIIth century on the route linking Marmande to

Bergerac, in use since Roman Antiquity.

24+1 VILLAGES OF PÉRIGORD