The Périgord in southwestern France
Saturday, 31 August 2013 - 01:03 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General , UNESCO World Heritage
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The Périgord is a natural region and former province of France, which corresponds roughly to the current
Dordogne departement , now forming the northern part of the
Aquitaine region . It is divided into four regions, the
Périgord Noir (Black), the
Périgord Blanc (White), the
Périgord Vert (Green) and the
Périgord Pourpre (Purple). The geography and natural resources of Périgord make it a beautiful, unspoiled region rich in history and wildlife, and the newly created
Parc Naturel Régional Périgord-Limousin aims to conserve it as such.
The area is noted for its cuisine, more particularly its products related to ducks and geese, such as foie gras . It is one of the truffle areas of France, historically the most famous. Périgourdine wines include the famed Bergerac (red and white) and Monbazillac .
Truffle Market in Périgueux © flickr.com - KimonBerlin/cc-by-sa-2.0
The
préfecture (capital) of the Dordogne is
Périgueux .
Bergerac in the south and
Sarlat in the east are the sub-prefectures. There are Roman ruins in Périgueux which have been restored and the whole area is known as the ‘cradle of mankind’ due to its wealth of prehistoric sites, of which the most famous prehistoric site is the painted cave of
Lascaux , whose depictions of aurochs, horses, deer and other animals (but not of humans) date back some 17,000 years.
The centre of pre-historic studies is the small town of
les Eyzies , home to the newly rebuilt Museum of Pre-History, where 19th century archaeological investigations established the valley of the River Vezere as an unusually rich array of pre-historic sites dating back some 40,000 years. One of UNESCO’s World Heritage locations, the valley contains 147 prehistoric sites dating from the
Palaeolithic era and 25 decorated caves.
Read more on
Dordogne-Perigord-Tourisme.fr ,
Best of Périgord and
Wikipedia Périgord . Learn more about the
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