Ironically, the oldest town hall in France was built for the well-known English king Richard the Lionheart and is located in La Reole in Aquitaine. The Perigueux city is famous not only for its Archeological Museum and Saint-Front Cathedral, built in the shape of a dome in the 12th century and reconstructed in the 15th century but also for the ruins of an ancient Roman settlement. Though times and cultures have entwined here – there is a Medieval district next to the two-thousand-year-old stone walls, and with the Renaissance epoch buildings all around the city. The Bourdeilles castle, the construction of which began in the 11th century, invites the guests to see the large collection of antique furniture and the objects of worship.
La Roque-Gageac has won the price as the most beautiful French countryside for a reason. Though it may have only a couple dozens of houses between a river and a rock, the beauty of this place is stunning. The du Tau Castle is also located here. Saint-Jean-de-Cole is also well-preserved and represents the Medieval French architecture. Cave explorers should go to the cave system close to the Villard village. And those, who are interested in the ancient history, should visit Lascaux caves, where you can see the cave paintings from the Paleolithic era. The admirers of the Medieval atmosphere will like Sarlat and Perigord. Beynac-et-Cazenac will please you with an old castle and the two churches. In the Domme commune you will see seven-hundred-years-old buildings, and a Craft and Folk Art Museum. All those abovementioned are just a tip of the iceberg of all the sights of Aquitaine, the land of old and rich history.
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