Don’t expect information on the harmful effects of smoking at the Musée du Tabac – this is a smoker’s paradise, dedicated to the scents and traditions of tobacco smoking. The interesting exhibits are housed in small rooms, with information on history..

The museum covers the development of Bergerac winemaking through the centuries and the different types of vineyard habitat, the activity of the «barricayres» or coopers, and canal transport using models of flat-bottomed barges with sails that used ..

This beautiful town house dating from 1603 is also called the “Kings of France” house. It is home to a tobacco museum.

This Protestant fortress consists of two large main buildings at right angles to each other, flanked by round towers and facing an internal courtyard enclosed by a crescent-shaped wall. Partly demolished by Marshal Monluc’s troops in 1598, the châtea..

Built in the 19C in neo-Gothic style, this church has a very slender bell tower and contains two interesting paintings: an Adoration of the Magi by Pordenone , a Venetian artist and pupil of Giorgione, and an Adoration of the Shepherds by Ferra..

A former stop-off for pilgrims travelling to Compostelle, this church now houses contemporary works of art.

This immense square, built on several levels and fronted by Saint-Jacques church, was extended when dilapidated houses were demolished during the renovation of the district.

A lovely street in Bergerac’s old quarter lined with 15C, 16C and 17C half-timbered houses with mullioned windows.

This street lined with old half-timbered houses is named after the negotiations that lead to the signing of the Peace of Bergerac in August 1577 between the King of Navarre and the representatives of Henry III, temporarily putting an end to the Frenc..

This museum, which occupies the Maison de la Petite Mission, possesses a collection of religious paintings, sculptures and objects. Don’t miss the Lauzerte stone , a curious archaic sculpture discovered in a chapel in the village of that name in the..

Continuing on from place du Docteur-Cayla is the equally charming place de la Myrpe featuring a statue of Cyrano de Bergerac (the hero of the Edmond Rostand play, not the French philosopher of the same name who was the inspiration for the character..

This large shady square surrounded by half-timbered houses is extremely attractive. The Temple Protestant, which is housed in an old 13C chapel adjacent to the former Couvent des Recollets (Recollets convent), holds exhibitions of local Protestantism..

The monks’ cellar, which was divided into two storerooms, one for grains, the other for wine barrels awaiting transportation by boat ( gabarre ), now hosts the meetings of the Consulat de la Vinée de Bergerac wine council. Built between the 12C and..

On the corner of place du Feu note the huge house which has preserved its Gothic doors with large pointed arches. At the end of the street you can see the façade of the town hall, which occupies the former Couvent des Dames de la Foi (ladies of faith..

The Vieux Port (old port) is where the gabares , the area’s traditional flat-bottomed boats, used to dock to load and unload goods and wood, and load wine for delivery to Bordeaux and then on to England and Holland.

There’s a curious balustraded balcony overlooking the street at a bend in this road.

Located in a house adjacent to the Maison Peyrarède, this museum traces local history through maps, documents, archaeological remains, furniture and so on.