Sights in Bergerac — 5 of Our Favourites

At the Wine Centre you will find all the information you need to explore our vineyards and meet our vintners. A team of professionals is at your disposal to help you plan an unforgettable trip, with exactly what you want from the Bergerac vineyards.

You will also find:

• An exhibition: “Wine is a journey” which is a fabulous place to start your tour of the Bergerac vineyards. There is an historical fresco from the tertiary era to the present day, the film “Wine is a Journey” and a “senses room”.
• A wine library or vinothèque where you will find a selection of wines from the Wine Route. You can taste and buy wine and there are lots of wine accessories in our World of Wine store. A games and sensory discovery area is also available for our younger visitors.

Each day from mid-June to mid-September a winemaker will be present to share his profession, his wines and his passion! It’s a great introduction before you head off to visit the vines, cellars and people working in the vineyards.

The collections on display are made up of a selection of objects, documents and the archives of former boatmen and archaeological sites along the river. There is a new section dedicated to the history of the bridges of Bergerac, from the Middle Ages to the present and, since 2013, a section of the museum has been dedicated to the history of urban development of the city.

Unique in Europe, the collections of the museum tell of the saga of this plant with has an interesting history that originated in America. It has an interesting collection of artefacts, including cigar and cigarette holders, pipes and tobacco jars, but tells also of the history of tobacco use and not just as we know it today.

Paul Abadie is responsible for its Neo-Gothic design and its 80 metre high steeple. Inside there are beautiful paintings of the worship of the Magi and the worship of the Shepherds.

First built in the 12th century as a chapel on the pilgrim route to Compostela, it is essentially a Romanesque church but was enlarged in the 13th century when it became the medieval town's church. It has undergone many alterations over the centuries and the nave was completely rebuilt in the 18th century.

In the 19th-century it was deemed too small for its large congregation and a new church, the Eglise Notre Dame, was built and consecrated in 1865. St Jacques, however, far from being abandoned was renovated.