We had noticed that there was a market in the square in front of the cathedral and I headed there to buy some bread for breakfast. The market was large, bustling and had at least three artisan bakers. I chose one that used a wood fired oven, producing a large variety of different shaped, dark-crusted loaves. Most of these were very large and the half loaf that I chose would keep us going for at least three days. Needless to say, it was gorgeous, the wood fire producing a thick crust with a wonderful flavour.
The tourist information map provided two walks, one based on Roman Perigueux and the other on Historic Perigueux. We followed both of these, stopping for lunch back at Henrietta as we were never very far from the camperstop. The Roman trail was interesting, especially the ‘Temple de Vesone’ but the highlight was definitely the historic trail. The architecture in the old town is absolutely fascinating with a huge variety of stone buildings. These showed evidence of the changes in use and fashion over the years – timber-framed additions had been tacked on, windows changed or blocked up and new buildings shoe-horned into gaps between older ones. As always, the cathedral church was impressive but there was so much more to see.
After dinner we ventured out again as I wanted to take some night shots of the old town. The atmosphere was excellent with very few people around and some lovely lighting in the old streets.
Perigueux is a lovely place and I would highly recommend visiting it, especially with a motorhome.
Photos: I love French markets – they had taught these Merlu to do synchronised swimming!; A chandelier in the cathedral; A building in the centre of Perigueux showing many different designs of windows and the changes that have been made over the years; The River Isle at night; One of the many attractive Perigueux streets at night.
The tourist information map provided two walks, one based on Roman Perigueux and the other on Historic Perigueux. We followed both of these, stopping for lunch back at Henrietta as we were never very far from the camperstop. The Roman trail was interesting, especially the ‘Temple de Vesone’ but the highlight was definitely the historic trail. The architecture in the old town is absolutely fascinating with a huge variety of stone buildings. These showed evidence of the changes in use and fashion over the years – timber-framed additions had been tacked on, windows changed or blocked up and new buildings shoe-horned into gaps between older ones. As always, the cathedral church was impressive but there was so much more to see.
After dinner we ventured out again as I wanted to take some night shots of the old town. The atmosphere was excellent with very few people around and some lovely lighting in the old streets.
Perigueux is a lovely place and I would highly recommend visiting it, especially with a motorhome.
Photos: I love French markets – they had taught these Merlu to do synchronised swimming!; A chandelier in the cathedral; A building in the centre of Perigueux showing many different designs of windows and the changes that have been made over the years; The River Isle at night; One of the many attractive Perigueux streets at night.
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