People sitting and enjoying their time in Monpazier's Place des Cornières or main square. Ridley Scott has a thing for Monpazier. After first filming "The Duelists," starring Harvey Keitel, in the ...

It is a sunny mid-spring Monday morning as I look out from the crenellated battlements of Château de Castelnaud. Beneath me, the Dordogne river, still full of the downpours of the last few weeks, ...

Ridley Scott has a thing for Monpazier. After first filming "The Duelists," starring Harvey Keitel, in the southwestern French town in 1977, the British director returned for 2021’s medieval tale, ...

With a thousand castles and almost as many churches, France’s south-western Périgord region is a paradise for lovers of ancient stones. Aude, 32, has inherited the fortress of Commarque. The young ...

A tabletop laden with goodies showcases the nut culture of the French Périgord, where locals make cheese, bread, oil and liqueur using the area’s walnuts. Photo by Alastair Bland Walnuts, like almonds ...

To take full advantage of the Perigord region, which I consider the soul of France, I recommend la Tour de Cause, located in the tiny village of Pont- de-Cause, just over a mile from the town of ...