Périgueux: City of Art and History

Meet at Place Francheville in Périgueux. Pay-and-display underground car park.
(D) With your back to the car park entrance, head towards the Mataguerre Tower, then take Rue de la Bride, which runs to the left of the tower. At the end of the street, turn right onto Rue Séguier, then head left onto Rue des Places, which continues as Impasse des Places. In the Impasse, turn left onto Ruelle des Farges and climb the stairs to reach Rue des Farges. Turn left, then, at the Oxalis Restaurant, turn right into the small alley with stairs. Once on Rue Taillefer, continue to the right, then, at the Foie Gras shop, turn left onto Ruelle Saint-Silain. You will arrive at Place de l'Ancien Hôtel de Ville.
(1) Turn right to cross the square, then head right onto Rue de l’Ancien Hôtel de Ville. Cross Rue Taillefer carefully, walk past the Périgord Military Museum, then head down to Impasse de la Gaité. Turn left, cross Place de la Gaité, then take the stairs at the far right which lead down to Rue de la Gaité. When you reach the car park, turn left and walk up to Saint-Front Cathedral in Périgueux.
(2) After visiting the cathedral, exit via the rear of the building and turn right onto Rue de la Salinière. After the Biocoop shop, turn right onto Rue de la Clarté. You’ll arrive at the main entrance to the cathedral. Continue straight on along Avenue Daumesnil. Walk on until you reach the Buvette du Chineur, then turn left onto Rue du Plantier. Walk on until you reach the crossroads.
(3) Turn right onto Rue des Dépêches. At the end of this street, turn left onto Rue de l’Abreuvoir. This narrow, steeply uphill street ends in a flight of steps and leads onto Rue Barbecane. Head slightly left and continue to the Fondation Hospice Orphelines, then turn left onto Rue du Plantier to return to the crossroads.
(3) Turn right onto Rue de la Constitution, cross Rue Saint-Front with care and continue straight ahead onto Rue de la Miséricorde. At the end of the street, turn left onto Rue Limogeanne. You will arrive at Place du Coderc. Turn right to cross the square and pass to the right of the Halles du Coderc. In front of the Tourist Office, turn left to return to Place de l’Ancien Hôtel de Ville.
(1) Continue to the right to cross the square and carry on along Rue de la République. At the end of the street, first turn right then left, cross the D299 with care and continue onto Place André Maurois. At the first junction, turn left onto Allée d’Aquitaine then cross Esplanade Robert Badinter to pass in front of the Odyssée theatre. At the south-eastern end of the Esplanade, turn right onto Rue du Président Wilson, then cross this street carefully to continue along Rue Bertrand du Guesclin, which starts to the left of the Town Hall. At the stop sign, continue straight on along Rue des Gladiateurs and proceed to the entrance of the Jardin des Arènes.
(4) Walk through the park, keeping the lake on your left, pass the ruins of the ancient Roman amphitheatre and exit the park onto Boulevard des Arènes. Continue left along the edge of the park, then turn right onto Avenue du 50e Régiment d’Infanterie. After carefully crossing Rue de Turenne, you will arrive in front of the Porte Normande, the Gallo-Roman city wall and the Château Barrière.
(5) After visiting the site, with your back to the castle entrance, continue along Rue Saint-Étienne. At the stop sign, first turn left then right to carefully cross Avenue du 50e Régiment d’Infanterie and continue along Rue Saint-Étienne, which has been converted into a pedestrian street. You will arrive at Place de la Cité. Walk past the Church of Saint-Étienne-de-la-Cité on your left, then turn left to go round the back of the church and arrive opposite the Résidence Les Jardins d'Arcadie. Head right onto Rue de la Cité. You will arrive at Place Francheville. Cross the square to find the car park entrance (A).

No drinking fountains, but plenty of places to rest and have a drink on the terraces.

(D) Mataguerre TowerBetween (1) and (2) the Military Museum(2) Saint-Front Cathedral(4) the Jardin des Arènes(5) Château Barrière