Périgueux, Périgord/Dordogne

How to avoid land tax - build your house on top of the city wall! Ingenious!
Meandered around the provincial capital of Périgueux, on a Sunday,... so everything closed, stumbled upon a massive carboot/brocante fair, picnic'ed by the river, and discovered the lovely Mdme Corbiac ( decendant of Cyrano de Bergerac - the famous large nosed dude) whose family have been purveyors of fine wines for 700years.
Rounded out the day with a stroll through Bergerac on a warm autumn evening.Read more