Eymet, Dordogne - travel guide
Visit Eymet
Eymet is in the Perigord Purple region of south-west Dordogne, about 20 km south of Bergerac.
Eymet is an attractive town to visit, with a thriving central market square and an attractive location on the banks of the Dropt river.
The town in its current form dates from 1270 (founded by Alphonse de Poitiers), although the same location has been occupied during the earlier Roman and prehistoric eras.
Eymet has a typical bastide town layout (bastide towns are found more commonly in the Lot-et-Garonne and other departments to the south of the dordogne). This layout includes an open square which originally held a market hall (this no longer exists in Eymet), with straight roads leading off the square, lined with medieval houses.
The houses around the edges of the central square in a bastide town are typically arcaded, as in Eymet, with stone pillars supporting the upper storey, which can be in either stone or colombage.
More unusually among these towns, Eymet has also retained some parts of its defensive walls, castle, and an attractive bridge over the river.
Also to visit between Bergerac and Eymet
There are a few small places of note in the vineyard covered region south-west of Bergerac / north-west of Eymet, including the little villages of Sigoulès, Pomport and Saussignac.
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