PÉRIGUEUX, capital of the département of the Dordogne and a central base for exploring the countryside of Périgord Blanc, is a small, busy and not particularly attractive market town for a province made rich by tourism and specialized farming. Its name derives from the Petrocorii, the local Gallic tribe, but it was the Romans who transformed it into an important settlement. A few Roman remains, as well as a medieval vieille ville, survive to this day.
Pages in section ‘Perigueux’: The City, Eating, Arrival, information and accommodation, La Cité.
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