City of art and history, Bergerac draws its features on the edge of the Dordogne. Here, it is good to live. We like to eat and laugh. Gastronomy, let's talk about it! Fresh poultry with foie gras to taste on a piece of toast, that is all the promise of a good meal. The whole is watered of a wine of the country obviously. Place Pelissière, it is the statue of Cyrano that welcomes you. From square streets, the walk is amazed by the intricate architecture of these façades with pointed windows and carved doors. Place of the Mirpe, it is the houses of the boatmen who fascinate. To digest all this, a little tour on the banks imposes itself. Just follow the towpath from the port. The walk is beautiful, the view splendid and the city really unique.
You can begin your discovery of the city by the House of Wines of Bergerac. Established in a house of the seventeenth century, it welcomes you to make you discover and taste no less than 13 appellations of the soil. Wine cellar, film and sensorial room to guess the aromas of the wines are on the program of this really exceptional cellar. The visit of Bergerac continues with the Tobacco Museum. A place where you will know everything about tobacco and its culture. It is 3,000 years of history that are exhibited in this place. Note, the carving machine in series pipes heads should leave you speechless.
To see absolutely, the historical center of Bergerac. We leave for 2 hours of walk, guided or free, to admire all the architectural splendours of the old city. Guided tour all year round on request for groups (paying, group of 10 to 29 people), free visit with sheet and mobile application. Torchlight visit from July 22nd to August 12th on Thursdays (paying).
The City Museum will perfectly complete your visit to the historic center of Bergerac. The old documents carefully preserved tell you the history of Bergerac since its prosperity thanks to its proximity with the Dordogne and the fame of its wines until today. In a cellar of the Small Mission is the Costi Museum. You will discover the sculptures of this timeless artist.
For a family day, the miniature port welcomes you for a moment of pure pleasure. Take a boat and go sailing on the waves aboard a miniature reproduction of a typical boat. Unless you prefer a squash party in the Squash Center and relax. Want to get in the air? The airfield of Bergerac is there for that! You can also go for a cycling or equestrian hike in the surrounding woods.
Every Saturday morning in the covered market hall, come to the truffle market. This very special local specialty will give a special taste to all your dishes.
All year round, the local produce market is held on Wednesday morning. You can fill your basket with good fresh products, but also basketry and flowers.
In early April, the Wellness Fair welcomes you to Bergerac. Around fifty exhibitors, therapists, but also clairvoyance, astrology and many other alternative medicines that do good. Relax !
Current May, it's Mai des Arts! Under this unusual title hides a contest of painting open to all. To your brushes... ready? Paint it!
Exposition de Peinture : Haut en Couleur
- From 28 march to 31 may 2024
- Avenue du Professeur Albert Calmette, Hall d'accueil de l'hôpital
- Nathalie, a member of Atelier Belle Lurette, exhibits her paintings on the theme of "haut en couleur", on the ground floor, in the reception hall of Bergerac hospital. - The vernissage will take place on March 28, in the presence of the artist. - Don't hesitate to invite your friends and family… come one, come all ! - The exhibition is open to the public during opening hours in the hospital lobby.
Exposition de la Plasticienne Catherine Libmann
- From 2 april to 16 june 2024
- Dordonha, Rue de la petite mission
- Every spring, the Musée Dordonha honors a local artist, selected through a call for projects that takes into account the links between the works and the Bergerac region. - This year, visual artist Catherine Libmann is exhibiting her work at the museum. She works with tapestry and plants, in an exhibition entitled "de fil en herbe". - Photo credit : Ville de Bergerac
La Micro-Folie de la CAB | Collection Auvergne Rhône Alpes
- From 2 to 17 may 2024
- 1 rue des Récollets, Micro-Folie
- Auvergne Rhône Alpes Collection. - Based on the theme of fashion and textile arts, the project has created a network of 31 regional museums, heritage institutions and craft houses, veritable conservatories of know-how.
Don du Sang
- On 14 may 2024
- Rue Jean Barthe, Salle Jean Barthe
- A blood donation drive is organized at the Salle Jean Barthe (Left Bank district). - A gesture that saves lives !
L'Oeuvre du Café : la Fabrique de la Ville
- On 14 may 2024
- Dordonha, Place de la petite mission
- "The City Factory - Thanks to the plans and multimedia features of the Centre d ? Interprétation de l ? Architecture et du Patrimoine (CIAP), the evolution of Bergerac will be detailed by observing and comparing different periods, from the 18th to the 21st century. - Free admission Booking recommended on 05 53 63 04 13 - A free hot drink is included !
Café Littéraire
- On 15 may 2024
- Espace Bellegarde, Médiathèque Bergerac
- Café littéraire : Come and share a convivial moment around literary favorites ! Open to all !
Lecture Pour Tous
- On 15 may 2024
- 7 place Bellegarde, Médiathèque
- Reading for all ! Do you like listening to stories ? Come and share a book reading with our librarians ! 6 to 99 years old ! - Free admission with registration. Open to all ages 6 to 99 !
Festival Jazz Pourpre | Exposition : Peintures de Alex Verdenne
- From 16 may to 2 june 2024
- Centre culturel Michel Manet, Place Gambetta
- Today, Alex Verdenne presents a colorful, free and passionate body of work, free from the rules of art. There are no limits to artistic expression, only our own barriers to creation. - His work mixes reality with the imaginary, regardless of the original form of his subject. - Opening Saturday, May 25,11am.
La Galerie Fête ses 30 ans : Exposition Collective
- From 16 to 26 may 2024
- Galerie Bénédicte Giniaux, Place du Docteur Cayla
- Group show to celebrate the gallery's 30th anniversary ! - A gallery of art dominated by dreams, poetry, tenderness, humor and testimonies, signed by artists committed to their creation, some of whose reputations extend far beyond our borders. - In the heart of Bergerac ? S historic quarter, the gallery presents the work of some twenty permanent artists on a rotating basis. - From small to large format, the works are in bronze, terracotta, raku, iron, corten steel, stainless steel, wood, fused glass, engraving, drawing, collage, pastel, acrylic, oil and photography. Personalized, stylized figurative art is on show, with themes including the human and animal worlds, travel, nudes, scenes of life and still lifes. Several abstract works are also presented.
Festival Jazz Pourpre | Apéro-Jazz : Les Tritons Swingueurs
- On 17 may 2024
- Bar Le N°7, Place de la Madeleine
- Jazz Pourpre is happy to cross the bridge for this first apéro-jazz at N°7, La Madeleine. - Les Tritons Swingueurs, well known on the regional and national scenes, offer us this evening their lively and inventive interpretations of gypsy jazz from the 50s. In their contemporary compositions and improvisations, they are both talented musicians and mischievous entertainers. - Vivien Gaviotakis, lead guitar - Sylvain Tomasino, violin ? Dominique Perry, rhythm guitar ? Didier Berguin, double bass
